Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson
These are some highlights and well-wishes from Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson's October 20, 2023 Installation at Lakewood Congregational Church UCC, in Lakewood Ohio. She is the 10th General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ.
The full recorded livestreamed service can be found here.
Read More“God is doing a new thing. God is making all things new.”
If anyone doubted that this was a historic occasion, the Rev. Merlyn Hyde Riley made sure they knew.
The theme of newness, as part of God’s promise, was woven throughout Hyde Riley’s sermon during the Friday, Oct. 20 installation of the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson as the United Church of Christ’s 10th General Minister and President.
The jubilant celebration — featuring a diversity of religious practices, a wide assembly of interfaith dignitaries and powerful, praise-filled performances — was held at Lakewood Congregational Church in Lakewood, Ohio, just a few miles west of the UCC’s headquarters in downtown Cleveland.
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