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Service of Ordination and Commissioning 2020
After nine months of delay amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Service of Ordination and Commissioning was held on Saturday, March 6, 2 p.m. at Concord United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Order of Worship Recorded Livestream