PIONEER Organized from the Loup Assoc. (org. 1903) and the Southwestern Assoc. (org. 1931). The Southwestern was formed from the 1931 union of the former Republican Valley (org. 1880) and the Frontier (org. 1890). 13 Churches. President - Terri Licking; Vice President - Lauran Heidenreich; Registrar - Fay Ann Blaylock; Western & Pioneer Associations Church & Ministry Committee Chr. Jean Miller, Vice Chr. Carolyn Edwards, Sec. Fay Ann Blaylock, Dick Hald, Darrell Mehaffie, Linda Martin, Sharron Miller.

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