To find new pastors, churches go through lengthy courtship, transition

Three congregations in Columbia have hired new clergy within the past six months.
Sunday, November 8, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CST; updated 9:37 p.m. CST, Wednesday, December 2, 2009

COLUMBIA — When Pastor Joe Rolison arrived in Columbia in June, he had no idea the transition from a small Mississippi church to Columbia’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church would be so grueling.

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