Complex sentence: In 1969, during his fifth year as dean of students at L.I.F.E, Hayford was asked to pastor a small congregation, the first Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California, a struggling congregation of only 18 members, with an average age of 65 years.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1969, during his fifth year as dean of students at L.I.F.E, Hayford was asked to pastor a small congregation, the first Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California. The congregaton was a struggling congregation of 18 members, with an average age of 65 years.