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Article: OUR TOWN: OLIVIA; Church rolls shrink; church roles remain vital; Declining membership doesn't mean a decline in need. So much of what happens in small towns is built around their churches. Olivia's churches feed off (and sometimes feed) one another, while modern-day pastors sometimes serve several churches as a matter of economics.(NEWS)(SERIES: OUR TOWN: OLIVIA)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 14, 2002
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Byline: Chuck Haga; Staff Writer
Olivia, Minn. -- Editor's note: This is the 11th in a 12-part series about life in Olivia (population 2,570). The final part will appear Friday. Go to http://www.startribune.com/olivia/ for more from "Our Town: Olivia," including a gallery of Brian Peterson's photographs, an audio diary by Chuck Haga and previous installments of the series.
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