Memorial Christian Church in Ephrata will be closing its doors this year after nearly eight decades of serving the community. During its time the congregation moved the pictured building from the military base in Ephrata to its current foundation, saw baptisms, weddings and funerals and did as much as it was able to support community members through life’s challenges.
March 27, 2024
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EPHRATA – After more than 70 years, Ephrata’s Memorial Christian Church will soon shut down after decades of service to the community, Pastor Don Dunn and church elders said in an interview with the Columbia Basin Herald last week. “It’s an aging thing…,” Dunn said. “One of the people in another church in town says that they’re aging out, and I think we’ve kind of aged out and the ministry has changed.”