beginning the neo-orthodox movement 1920 The Ecclesia, an Esoteric Christian Temple, is erected and dedicated on Christmas Day (December 25) 1921 Oxford Group founded at Oxford 1922 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America founded 1922 The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, a New Translation by James Moffatt published 1923 Aimee Semple McPherson builds Angelus Temple 1924 First religious radio station in the U.S., KFUO (AM), founded 1925 Scopes Trial 1925 United Church of Canada formed 1925 St. Therese of Lisieux canonized 1925 The World Conference of Life and Work is held in Stockholm, Sweden 1926 Father Charles Coughlin's first radio broadcast 1926–1929 Cristero War in Mexico: The Constitution of 1917 brings persecution of Christian practices and anti-clerical laws – approximately 4,000 Catholic priests are expelled, assassinated or executed 1927 Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly founds the Congregation of Sisters of the Destitute 1927 Pope Pius XI decrees Comma Johanneum open to dispute 1929 Lateran Treaty signed, containing three agreements between kingdom of Italy and the papacy 1929 Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly dies 1929 Voice of Prophecy radio ministry founded by Seventh-day Adventist pastor H.M.S. Richards Sr. 1930 Rastafari movement founded 1930 Old American Lutheran Church founded 1930 The Lutheran Hour begins with Walter A. Maier as speaker 1931 Jehovah's Witnesses formally separate from the Bible Student movement 1931 Christ the Redeemer (statue) built in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1932 Franz Pieper's A Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the Missouri Synod adopted by the LCMS 1932 Marian apparitions to five school children in Beauraing, Belgium as Lady Virgin of the Poor 1933 Catholic Worker Movement founded 1933 The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts by George Lamsa published 1934 Herbert W. Armstrong founds Radio Church of God 1935 Gunnar Rosendal publishes Lutheran High Church manifesto Kyrklig förnyelse 1935 Dr. Frank C. Laubach, known as "The Apostle to the Illiterates", working in the Philippines, develops a literacy program that continues to teach millions of people to read 1935 Alfred Rahlf's critical edition of the Koine Greek Septuagint published 1935 Billy Sunday, early U.S. radio evangelist, dies 1938 First Debbarma Christian, Manindra Debbarma, is baptized at Agartala 1938 Tripura Baptist Christian Union established at Laxmilunga, Tripura 1939 Southern and Northern US branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church, along with the Methodist Protestant Church, reunite to form The Methodist Church (slavery had divided the church in the 19th century) 1940 Monumento Nacional de