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Camas United Methodist Church pastor says goodbye, prepares to serve in Ashland

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Photo contributed by Kristina Gonzales. Known for her ministerial work as well as her environmental advocacy, Camas United Methodist Church Pastor Richenda Fairhurst is pictured here at Standing Rock in North Dakota, where she joined more than 500 clergy and religious leaders in November 2016, to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in their opposition to the controversial Dakota Access crude oil pipeline.

A Camas pastor and environmental advocate will deliver her final local sermon during the 10 a.m. service, Sunday, June 11.

Richenda Fairhurst, pastor of Camas United Methodist Church (CUMC) since July 2013, will begin her new appointment as the senior pastor of Ashland First United Methodist Church, in Ashland, Oregon, effective July 1.

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