Who We Are

Cottage Grove Avenue Presbyterian Church is a diverse congregation in a variety of ways.
Age: We range in age from 90's to a few months old.
Racially: We are a mixture of black and white.
Culturally: We are a mixture of Caucasian Americans, African-Americans, and refugees from East Africa, mostly the Sudan.
Worship: We have three worship services: English, Mabaan, and Arabic as spoken in Southern Sudan.
Politically: We range from conservative to liberal. We are a More Light Church, which means we welcome all, without bias regarding affectional orientation.
Most importantly, we are a mission-oriented community that cares about one another!


Bob, Sue, Lois, Tom and Marcy participate in a Lenten fellowship activity.	Mary, Mayom, and Deng visit with Pastor Dave in the church office. (Mayom and Deng had just returned from separate trips to Africa. Mary has just become a U. S. citizen.)

Serendipity is a fellowship group of adults in the church.
It is open to all adults of the church and their adult guests.


The following pictures are from the Serendipity gathering at the McGowans' on December 15. We had a soup supper. Afterwards we drew numbers to determine the order of selecting the gifts that we had brought valued at approximately $10 each.
	Tom received an unusual edition of the Bible	Dennis received a watch

Sue received the game "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?"	Dave received a Sudoku desk calendar	Pam received a candy dish


Kate received a book of stamps	Marcy received an ornament handmade by Bob	Florence received a Willow Tree ornament

Robin received a Hershey kiss fondue pot	Roberta received hand towels	Bob received a 5-piece hostess set (which he traded with Ann to get back his ornament)
		Our next Serendipity event will be on Saturday, May 31. We will meet at the home of Tom and Marcy to disassemble their old shed. Be sure to wear your old clothes! After that we will enjoy a meal of pizza. The time has not yet been decided.
Terry received pretzels and M & M s	Ann was taking the pictures, so here is a later picture of her with her beloved cat Ali.

Who We Are