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      • 0.1 Intro
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Karen Fitz La Barge

Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge was the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Allegan for the past six years. She is currently the pastor elect for North Kent Presbyterian Church and begins her partnership in Rockford in July. She enjoys board games, best-selling novels, growing 125 varieties of roses, collecting Brighton jewelry, poetry, photography, and milk chocolate caramels. She lives in Grandville, Michigan with her husband, daughter and three cats. You are invited to follow her blog at ThoughtfulBoldness.com.

Community Lunch
ImageJune 17, 2016

Community Lunch

By Karen Fitz La Barge

Allegan, Michigan (2015) The First Presbyterian Church of Allegan started the Community Lunch in 2011. It slowly grew and was supported through grant funding,…

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Topology Magazine

Topology Magazine is a place for active contemplation through prose, poetry, and art: the produce of thoughtful labor in the places where we find ourselves. Each person is inextricably tied to their physical location, and Topology cultivates that connection by publishing work which explicitly or implicitly recognizes the influence of place. Read more …

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  • Mike Finley
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  • Karen Fitz La Barge
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  • Kendra Stanton Lee
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  • Lynne S. Viti
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