Part 3: Church now focusing on homeless, ill

DANA MERRYDAY

Church members donated a part of their grounds to facilitate Jefferson Park, an affordable housing site for seniors and low-income residents.

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series.

Having had the monumental experience of leading his congregation in building its new home, probably explains why Rev. Hugh Peniston chose to spend his entire remaining ministry in that church. He is the longest serving minister in First Presbyterian’s history. Peniston had…