From Michigan-
Through the last 100 years, St. John's Episcopal Church in Plymouth has remained a constant in the community. The Rev. Dorian McGlannan, pastor, attributes the congregation's endurance to “listening and adapting to changes in culture and the church.”
What began in 1898 as a meeting of six women in the home of Mrs. Warren Mills has grown to 325 families.
The church had ups and downs along the way, including an eight-year hiatus due to dwindling attendance. It resumed services in 1911 in the Universalist Church on the corner of Dodge and Union and on Feb. 19, 1912 became a mission of the diocese. An Episcopalian congregation remains a mission until it is financially self-sustaining. Parish status was granted in 1944 and in 1955 a campaign began to build the church on Sheldon between Ann Arbor Road and Ann Arbor Trail. Ground was broken Sept. 6, 1959 and the first service held June 5, 1960.
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http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20110605/LIFE/106050399/Church-celebrates-100-years-growth?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CLivonia%7Cp
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