Lawsuit blocks Cornish church from dissolving
Frank Ackerman, of Cornish, won a judgement in Sullivan County Superior Court to keep the United Church of Cornish open after church members voted last March to close as its pastor of 33 years, Dale Nicholas, was set to retire in May. Ackerman was photographed at the church in Cornish, N.H., Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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CORNISH — After around 20 years as a member of the United Church of Cornish, Duane Churchill knew that the small congregation was struggling.