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Members of Altadena Community Church had just learned their pastor, who has Parkinson’s disease, was retiring.

The low living expenses gave her the freedom to work as an end-of-life guide; she also worked at the Altadena Community Church, an inclusive, social-justice-oriented congregation where she helped book events for community organizations.

On Sunday, Jan. 5, the Rev. Paul Tellström announced his retirement from the pulpit at Altadena Community Church.

Altadena Community Church — founded in 1940, with its sanctuary built seven years later — stood near Altadena Drive and Lake Avenue, with the San Gabriel Mountains visible just beyond its red-tile roof and stately bell tower.

Even before Sunday, she said, members of Altadena Community Church were “struggling to discern” what the congregation’s next best steps were.