McCracken Aila Boydaboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com After more than three decades in ministry — including the founding of CommUNITY Church in 2005 — Pastor Thomas McCracken is stepping into retirement, reflecting on a career defined less by buildings or attendance numbers and more by community engagement, service and presence during moments of crisis. “As I reflect on my retirement, the moments that stand out most are the ones when the church became exactly what it was meant to be — a conduit of hope, grace and mercy,” McCracken said. One of the most defining seasons of his ministry came during the COVID-19 pandemic,...