HISTORY - continued

You chose, “The United Church was organized through the efforts of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the residents of Los Alamos.” Most certainly the Atomic Energy Commission had a hand in the formation of The United Church. It is safe to say that Abram Sangrey was the first and only minister ever hired and salaried by the AEC (now the Department of Energy). But as a government agency and with America’s established “separation of church and state,” it was in no position to do much more than assist in the formation of the church.