{"id":6042,"date":"2021-06-17T13:07:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=6042"},"modified":"2021-06-23T12:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T17:29:21","slug":"guest-preacher-for-pride-sunday-june-20-latayna-purnell-member-in-discernment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2021\/06\/17\/guest-preacher-for-pride-sunday-june-20-latayna-purnell-member-in-discernment-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Preacher for Pride Sunday, June 20:  LaTayna Purnell, Member in Discernment"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong><u>Guest Preacher for Pride Sunday, June 20: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>LaTayna Purnell, Member in Discernment<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LaTayna Purnell lives in Houston, Texas with her wife and two sons. Before moving to Houston six years ago, they called Massachusetts home. 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