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Leander Presbyterian Celebrates 160th Anniversary

Leander Presbyterian Church celebrates its 160th year serving the Leander/Bagdad community.  Reverend Robert McElwaine is welcoming the community to share a pot-luck lunch with the church on February 12. The church was founded by Rev. R. M. Overstreet on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1857 in Bagdad, about one mile west of modern Leander. It was the 9th church