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Mt. Olive changes hands
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Monroes Mt. Olive Church is now Resurrection-Monroe Lutheran Church after the congregation merged with the Verona church of the same name. The official merger happened Aug. 28 after Mt. Olives former pastor retired. The church is located on the corner of 16th Avenue and 16th Street in Monroe. (Times photos: Adam Krebs)
Since 1985, the Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran congregation has called its church on 16th Avenue home. On Aug. 28, however, Mt. Olive officially merged with Resurrection Lutheran Church in Verona and is now Resurrection-Monroe Lutheran Church.