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    • Intergenerational Ministries
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April 07, 2015

Fredericksburg UMC Leaves Building on Palm Sunday

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Fredericksburg UMC Leaves Building on Palm Sunday

It’s easy to think of church as physical location: a place that you go.  According to Senior Pastor Jason Fry, on Sunday, March 29, “the church left the building.” 

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