BEFORE Ron Nissen, Elim Church on South Richey Street had two preachers who stayed 20 years each. "I was always thinking, 'How do they do it? How could you pastor a church for that long?' ...

On Sept. 16 and 17, Elim Church will launch a four-weekend celebration of the congregation’s 100th anniversary. Elim Church began in 1917 as a prayer meeting that came out of the 1906/07 Azuza ...

Through 10 decades, Elim Lutheran has served as the spiritual home to thousands of Petalumans. Petaluma’s Elim Lutheran Church, established in 1925, has been celebrating its storied 100-year ...