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this celebration to recognize what has come before and the sacrifices made by previous generations so that we might have a place to worship. Epiphany sold us this building at a price far less than what they probably could have gotten for it because they had a desire to see their building continue to serve this community. We think that is worthy of remembering and celebrating,” he said.

Pastoring in the meantime on a volunteer basis, Larrabee shared of the July 25 celebration that, “what we are trying to do here is communicate, the best we can, that Jesus loves you and we are going to do our very best to reflect that love towards everyone we can.” Smith echoed Larrabee in sentiment.

“We’re thankful for the people before us who had a desire to have a church,” he said of Epiphany and its long history at the site.

Once again, the event is located at 114 West Oak Street on July 25.