Carol Ripley-Moffitt returns to CUCC

Rev. Carol Ripley-Moffitt served as Pastor at Community UCC from 2000-2002. This was a period of transition for the church, in that both the pastor and associate pastor had recently departed. Rev. Ripley-Moffitt, who came to CUCC from an American Baptist background, served very effectively during this transitional period and holds a very special place in the hearts of many CUCC members, even though her time at the church was relatively brief. This return to the pulpit was by invitation of the CUCC Board of Deacons and Occurred on September 30, 2012.

This video is also available on YouTube.

Rev. Dave Barber revisits CUCC

Rev. David Barber served as Pastor at CUCC during the 1990s. At the invitation of the Board of Deacons, Dave returned to CUCC on September 23 to give a guest sermon. Dave and Lynn presently reside in Rapid City SD where Dave has returned to his alternate vocation of meteorology and where Lynn continues her work as a patent lawyer and her true love of birding.

This video was filmed and edited by Carson Roach-Howell. It is also available on YouTube.

John Lackey Returns to Community UCC

John Lackey served as Pastor at Community UCC from 1969 to 1977. These years marked the first years in the new church location at the corner of Dixie Trail and Wade Avenue. Following his tenure at CUCC, Rev. Lackey pastored Church of the Savior in Knowville TN, where he retired in 1993.

His return to Community UCC occurred on September 16, 2012, at invitation of the CUCC Board of Deacons. This video is also available on YouTube.