Community of Christ Union

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In 1999 Elder Patti Findley was elected as our first female pastor. During the time she was pastor, a new mission was launched from the branch which focused on contemporary Christian music and worship. Living Rock Mission began meeting at Union Avenue on Sunday afternoons and, after a few years, elected to move to the Northview branch. The Union Avenue Branch continued to grow spiritually. We worked to increase home visiting and two evangelists worked with us to prepare the branch for a congregational blessing. Patti Findley also developed and trained a leadership team to take on more of the leadership of the branch. The pastor's office was updated with a new desk, ceiling fan and mail boxes. The nursery was also updated with new toys, new paint, ceiling tiles, and carpeting during that time. In 2000, Elder Tim Colthorp was elected as the pastor. At this point, many of our senior high kids had graduated and most of our children were very young and so Vacation Bible school was started up again after a long hiatous. In 2002, the branch celebrated 50 years at the Union Avenue location. This was also around the time that the church name was changed the Community of Christ. The branch worked to include more of our neighborhood in activities and ministry such as Vacation Bible School , Peacefest at Garfield Park , and some annual fund raisers were moved to Union Avenue in order to include our neighbors...

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