Being Perfectly Imperfect: The Rev. Jonathan B. Hall, PhD, delivers the message, based on Isaiah 6:1-8 and Luke 1:39-45, at 10 a.m. The congregation will also sing Christmas songs for a “Christmas in July” section of the service.

Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/07/22/religion-events-in-the-san-fernando-valley-july-22-29/

The congregation decided to stay and fix the church to preserve its history and to continue to serve the community.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/central-presbyterian-church-reno-stained-glass-windows-1.6836943?cmp=rss

The congregation, including members of the local Henderson family, planned it in an early earthen cabin on South Washington St. They raised money to build a simple church on “Baptist Hill.”

Source: https://www.fcnp.com/2023/03/31/call-and-response-sermons-bear-witness-at-second-baptist/

The congregation is small, but Proctor said many have shown up to help unprompted.

Source: https://wbhm.org/2023/in-rolling-fork-a-congregation-comes-together-to-save-a-century-old-church/

The congregation still faces a challenge, however: there's not a child — or hardly even someone not silver-haired — among them.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/freshwater-united-church-no-minister-atlantic-voice-1.7053369?cmp=rss

“The congregation was made up of older men – all seemingly over 65 – and women over 40.”

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