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Leland Spencer

Long Creek Church member

By Leland Spencer

  • Long Creek Provides Annual Community Christmas Dinner

    January 30, 2018, by Leland Spencer
    The Long Creek Church held their annual Christmas fellowship dinner on Dec. 16, 2017, for the Long Creek community in Oregon. The event was well-attended, and extra seats had to be tucked into the corners. According to the mathematical wizards and...
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  • Construction Begins on Long Creek Church

    October 25, 2016, by Leland Spencer
    The new Long Creek (Ore.) Church construction seemed more real on Aug. 2, 2016, than any time during the preceding months of preparation and discussion. Kelly Kilby at the controls of his 305 CR Caterpillar excavator took the first bite of dirt fo...
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  • Long Creek Holds Annual Christmas Outreach Dinner

    February 11, 2016, by Leland Spencer
    The Long Creek Church congregation held its third annual Christmas Outreach Dinner on Dec. 9, 2015. The goal was to get each member in Long Creek, Ore., and surrounding areas together with some food and fun activities. Members hoped to use the Chr...
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  • Long Creek Hosts Community Christmas Dinner

    February 10, 2015, by Leland Spencer
    Sixty people met at the fellowship hall of the Long Creek (Ore.) Church Dec. 10, 2014, for a communitywide Christmas dinner and fellowship. 
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