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All right, we have the last, at least, of our initial batch of those from the CPC, the Covenant Presbyterian church denomination,

Heritage CPC in particular, but also a few other CPCs in general, and just the culture

in general. Some of the things they've covered up, some of the things they care about, their

culture, their theology, everything else. So if you can start off by talking about how you got

introduced to this church in general, If you're born into it,

your first memories of it. So what was it like when you were first introduced or your first

memories in the CPC? So I was raised Christian by my parents.

I grew up in primarily Reformed Baptist churches.

And then when I was around 11, I believe, my parents and obviously me and my sister joined a CPC church in Texas by the name of Crown and Covenant.

And very quickly after joining there, my father was, my father began the process of becoming a pastor there because it was a single elder church and they were in need of some help.

So we very quickly moved into church membership and my father becoming a pastor.

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