HISTORY - continued

You chose, “The United Church was organized through the efforts of residents of Los Alamos, the Federal Council of Churches and the Atomic Energy Commission.” Now that wasn’t difficult was it? You are, of course, right. It was the unprecedented merging of these three forces that resulted in the official organizing of the church.

But, undoubtedly, it was the efforts of the lay people of Los Alamos that was the crucial factor in forming the church. They saw and lived the vision when Los Alamos was a military post with an ecumenical chapel. They were friends. They shared common ideals. They worked together in what was basically “a company town.” Why not worship together?