Photo Gallery: La Cañada United Methodist Church prepares for 50th anniversary

Pastor Elaine Cho of the La Canada United Methodist Church, on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Pastor Cho is one of the organizers of the church's 50th anniversary on Sept. 14, 2014.

Pastor Elaine Cho of the La Canada United Methodist Church, on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Pastor Cho is one of the organizers of the church’s 50th anniversary on Sept. 14, 2014.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

The La Cañada United Methodist is celebrating 50 years of service, with a jubilee celebration this Sunday to mark the occasion, with former pastors and church members invited.

Photo Gallery: La Canada United Methodist Church prepares for 50th anniversary

Church member Frances Evans with one of the many boards made for the La Canada United Methodist Church’s 50th anniversary celebration, on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The church celebrates its 50th anniversary Sept. 14, 2014.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Canada United Methodist Church prepares for 50th anniversary

La Canada United Methodist Church pastor Elaine Cho holds a photo of the church’s original charter members, on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The church celebrates its 50th anniversary Sept. 14, 2014.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Canada United Methodist Church prepares for 50th anniversary

From left to right, front row, are Dorothy Maddux, Pastor Elaine Cho, Carole Kemmerer and Bill Evans. Back row, left to right, Frances Evans, Esther Ariathurai, DeniseLenore and Marie Henry, members of the La Canada United Methodist Church, on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The church celebrates its 50th anniversary Sept. 14, 2014.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Canada United Methodist Church prepares for 50th anniversary

Original members of La Canada United Methodist Church Frances Evans and her husband Bill Evans hold a photo of the original charter members from 1965, with them at top row, right) on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The church celebrates its 50th anniversary Sept. 14, 2014.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: La Canada United Methodist Church prepares for 50th anniversary

The La Canada United Methodist Church, on Berkshire Place in La Canada Flintridge on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The church celebrates its 50th anniversary Sept. 14, 2014.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)