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JANUARY 27, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 43
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ConnectUs Church To Launch On Sunday evin Greene’s relatives are spread throughout two countries. He was born in British Columbia, then his family moved to Wilmington, Del., when he was 5. Kevin’s mother’s family lives in Manitoba, and his father’s sister lives near Niagara Falls. Kevin and his wife, Alisha, moved to Ephrata five years ago. Lancaster County, with its genealogical roots stretching back three centuries for some people, is quite different than Kevin’s experience. “Family connections in Lancaster are a lot,” Kevin commented. “(As a newcomer, I) have to make those connections in other ways.” Making connections - forging relationships among people and between God and people - is the mission of ConnectUs Church, which Kevin recently founded. From its beginning as recorded in the biblical book of Acts, the Christian church has been a place where people can find support. ConnectUs Church aims to follow that example.
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“We are here to help every person take their next step to becoming the person God wants them to be and do the things God wants them to do,” Kevin said. ConnectUs Church has been about two years in the making. Kevin completed a church planting residency at Life Church Lancaster, and with the support of people he met while earning a digital communications degree from Lebanon Valley College, several Life Church members, and Alisha’s parents, who moved to Lancaster from Pittsburgh, he created ConnectUs
See ConnectUs Church pg 2
The Greene family includes (from left) Zaylah, Kevin, Alisha, and Kinsley.
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
A program dedicated to helping individuals in transition has made its own move. The New Choices Career Development Program, most recently sponsored by the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC), will return to its founding organization, the YWCA Lancaster. New Choices was created in 1985 to help individuals develop essential job-seeking and work skills, and classes were held at the YWCA, 110 N. Lime St., Lancaster, for many years. Later, the program’s headquarters was moved to the PA CareerLink of Lancaster County
On Jan. 15, the anniversary of the late Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, one local organization announced its most recent effort to promote diversity and inclusion, ideals to which King dedicated much of his life. The Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, 625 Community Way, Lancaster, has established a scholarship that will benefit graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. Master’s-level students who have excelled in the field See Schreiber Scholarship pg 2
Church, an independent congregation that is part of Converge. The Northeast Collaborative, which aims to remedy the isolation of leaders from resources and teammates, has helped with funding, accountability, and partnerships. “COVID has thrown a wrench in (the launch),” Kevin remarked. “There’s no book on how to start a church in a pandemic.” COVID-19 delayed the start of worship services, but for the last month, ConnectUs has been meeting at Reel Cinemas, 1500 Christopher Place, Lancaster, on Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon, with gatherings beginning at 10 a.m. The adults gather for worship in one theater, and children meet in another one. A nursery is located in a private hallway. A formal grand opening will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31. Kevin will deliver a message titled “Meet Jesus: When Real People Meet the Real Jesus.” During the
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offices. Being back at the YWCA will help new and existing clients access services. “The program fits a particular niche within the YWCA’s program offerings to support economic independence and opportunity. We have lots of parents who use our child care services who are working but are low income and are looking for an opportunity and support to move forward in a career,” said YWCA Lancaster CEO Stacie Blake. “We expect New Choices will have many inquiries from folks getting back on their feet as well as from employers who want to fill critical roles quickly.”
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