Modern Day Pilgrims: The History of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023
1-2 pm EST
This event will held live on Zoom with an interactive Q&A
Join us for a virtual discussion with Rev. Dr. Ron Hamilton and Rev. Alwyn York, editors of a new two volume edition of Modern Day Pilgrims: The History of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference published in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.
The first volume, Modern Day Pilgrims: A Proud Heritage was first published in 2000 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. It tells a multi-dimensional history of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference and the diverse origins of the churches which founded it. This current volume is a revised and updated version of the original book intended to make the information available to a new generation.
The second volume, Modern Day Pilgrims: A New Generation tells the story of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference in the quarter century since the 50th anniversary of the Conference in 1998. It presents the new ministry initiatives and changes in the structure of the Conference that took place in those years.
The event is free to all, but registration is required via this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0p1ebVskRpeVmse29hxa3Q
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SPEAKER BIOS
Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Hamilton has served as the CCCC Conference Minister since 2012 and previously worked as the Director of Church Multiplication from 2007 – 2012. He was founding pastor of the Woodbury Community Church in Woodbury, MN where he served for nearly thirty years. He is deeply committed to the development of healthy congregations with a commitment to missional ministry.
Rev. Alwyn York currently serves as Conference Historian of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, and served a previous term 2006-2013. He writes a regular column on Congregational history for the newsletter of the C.C.C.C and has conducted seminars on historical topics at the Annual Meetings of the conference since 1995. He is the author of Rediscovering Congregational Foundations and of several articles published in The Banner of Truth magazine. He is retired from pastoral ministry after a thirty-four year career during which he served churches in Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, and Montana.
