Oldest church in Summit County completes renovations, but takes on a new challenge

Christmas came a few weeks early for the Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Cuyahoga Falls.At least that’s how the Rev. Kirk Bruce feels. After nearly five years of a leaky roof and wearing wood on Summit County’s oldest church, Pilgrim UCC’s steeple received an overdue face-lift in a project that finished last month. “It’s exciting. It’s almost like an early Christmas present,” Bruce said. “They finished up just in time for the new church year to