Fair Posts Baby Parade, Baking Contest Winners
The 2025 Solanco Fair was held from Sept. 17 to 19 at the Solanco Fairgrounds. After withstanding some drizzly weather for the parade on Sept. 17, fairgoers enjoyed sunshine for the remainder of the fair, enjoying an assortment of activities and contests, like various baking contests and the Baby Parade.
The Baked Products Section at the 2025 Solanco Fair had a total of 164 exhibitors with 345 entries, and 35 of those exhibitors participated in the annual baking contests. Four bakers were selected in these special competitions on Sept. 17.
The Homemade Chocolate Cake Contest is sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs (PSACF), and the winner this year was Bethany Osborne of Holtwood with her chocolate marble s’mores layer cake.
The PSACF also sponsors the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest, and the winner for 2025 was Neve Haun of Lancaster.
Pennsylvania’s Incredible Angel Food Cake contest was once again co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Egg Farmers and the PSACF. Lauren Osborne from Holtwood had the winning entry this year with her strawberry angel food cake.
Nine-year-old Annelise Hrovath of Millersville won the Cookies, Brownies and Bars Junior Baking contest with her never box brownies again. This contest is sponsored by the PA Preferred program, which is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and encourages youths to find locally grown or produced ingredients for their baking.
All four of these certified contest winners are eligible to enter the Pennsylvania State Farm Show in January of 2026, where first-place winners can receive prize money.
Additionally, the 2025 Solanco Fair Baby Parade was held on Sept. 18. Winners are as follows: In the Walking Division, first place for Best Characterization
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Supporting Girls and Women With Dignity
BY CAT SHANNON
Sarah Zeitler wants to get people talking about some of life’s most basic necessities while making sure everyone has access to them.
The Lancaster woman is the local face of I Support the Girls, a national nonprofit that collects bras, underwear and feminine hygiene products for girls and women in need. What began for Zeitler as a simple search for a place to donate gently used bras has grown into a mission she calls both energizing and deeply personal.
“I’m very focused on changing the conversation,” says Zeitler, who has two teenage daughters, ages 14 and 16. “Why don’t we talk about pads and tampons? ... I tell my girls, ‘You don’t have to be embarrassed by this topic.’ I want to help people who don’t have access to products most of us take for granted.”
Zeitler discovered I Support the Girls in late 2024. When she realized Lancaster no longer had an active chapter, she quickly stepped up. The hyperlocal aspect drew her in.
“I like that the bras you’re giving are not going to women in another state,” she said. “They’re going right back to local women. I also wanted to be sure these bras were going to women in need who were going to use them.”
I Support the Girls began 10 years ago when founder Dana Marlowe started the organization in the Washington, D.C., area. From one donated bra, the organization has grown to more See Dignity pg 4
Lexi and Hailey won first place in the Nursery Rhyme, Fairy Tale, or Storybook category of the Vehicle on Wheels Division for their “Frozen”themed entry.
Archer Lutz earned first place in the Miscellaneous category of the Vehicle on Wheels Division for “On Top of Spaghetti.”
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Church Sets Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat
Colemanville United Methodist Church, 210 Colemanville Church Road, Conestoga, will host its Fall Fest and Trunk or Treat on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Children may dress up and visit trunks to collect
treats. The event will also feature a fish pond and “Day on the Farm” activities, as well as light refreshments.
The event is free of charge. For more information, call the church office at 717-872-7951.
Church Plans Community Meal
Little Britain Presbyterian Church, 255 Little Britain Church Road, Peach Bottom, will hold a community meal on
Friday, Oct. 24, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The meal is free of charge. For more information, call 717-548-2266.
EMU Sets Drone Pilot Training Program
Eastern Mennonite Univerity (EMU) will offer a hands-on drone pilot training program designed to prepare participants for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
Classes will take place at EMU’s Lancaster campus, located in the Listrak Building at 100 W. Millport Road, Lititz, on Wednes -
days, Nov. 5, 12, and 19. The class will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 5 and 12 and from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 19. There is a fee, as well as an extra cost for materials and the FAA exam fee. For more information or to register, visit https://emu .edu/lancaster/events, call 717-690-8600, or email drones@emu.edu.
John Sibole, an adjunct faculty member in aviation, teaches a past class.
Candlelight Open House Set
Historic Ephrata Cloister, 632 W. Main St., Ephrata, will host a candlelight open house on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 4 to 8 p.m.
Attendees will explore the illuminated grounds and historic buildings and encounter costumed interpreters, skilled craftspeople, and historic demonstrators who will bring Ephrata’s past to life.
The self-guided event will feature performances by the Ephrata Cloister Chorus in the 1741 Saal at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 p.m. The performances are included with admission, and seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will also include a brief guided cemetery tour to learn more about Ephrata’s historic burial grounds and a fireside telling of “The Ghost of Longmarsh Run … The Three Wives of Christopher Beeler.” Vendors Ginny Good and Emily Smucker-Beidler will display their handmade wares and take orders for them in the visitor center. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.store patrailsofhistory.com/2/#/ Admission or in person on the day of the event. Members of the Ephrata Cloister Associates and children age 3 and under will receive free admission.
For more information, visit www.ephrata cloister.org.
PennDOT Posts Innovations Challenge
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites high school students from across the state to participate in this year’s PennDOT Innovations Challenge, which encourages students to use their problem-solving, creative, and strategic thinking abilities to solve real-world transportation challenges in a competition among their peers. The Innovations Challenge is open to all students in grades nine through 12, regardless of their school’s learning model.
For this year’s challenge, students are asked to develop a concept for the use of artificial intelligence in work zones to dramatically improve safety for work crews and road users. The concept must outline how PennDOT can use smarter systems to prevent accidents and protect people. The concept should also take into consideration cost-benefit information, statewide deployment implications, and public outreach.
Regional Innovations Challenge winners will be selected and invited to present their solutions to the PennDOT secretary and a panel of judges, which will determine the statewide winner. For this year’s challenge, PennDOT is partnering with several organizations to provide a monetary award to the statewide winning team. These organizations include the Transportation Policy and Education Foundation, an educational arm of the Associated Pennsylvania Constructors (APC); the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/ PA); the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (MASITE); and the Intelligent Transportation Society of Pennsylvania (ITSPA).
For complete details, visit www.penndot.gov/ innovation and click on the Innovations Challenge link. The submission deadline is Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.
Museum Plans Halloween-Themed Event
The National Watch and Clock Museum, 514 Poplar St., Columbia, will hold its annual family-friendly Pumpkins & Pendulums event on Saturday, Oct. 25, from noon to 3 p.m.
The museum will be decked out for Halloween fun, with festive
decorations and displays throughout the exhibits. The event will include themed games, crafts, and story time, as well as food trucks, door prizes, and trick-or-treating in the museum. Children and adults are encouraged to wear costumes.
Columbia Public Library staff members will read spooky children’s stories. Create Columbia will host a pumpkin-decorating station. Separate ticket prices are set for youths ages 6 to 17, adults, and seniors. Children age 5 and under will be admitted for free. A family
package for two adults with two or more children is also available. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
The National Watch and Clock Museum houses approximately 13,000 timepieces and related artifacts and is run by the nonprofit National Association of
Watch & Clock Collectors. The museum is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.museum.nawcc .org or call 717-684-8261.
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than 40 million products donated over the past decade.
Locally, Zeitler collects donations and works with partners including Second Grace, which supports young single mothers, and River’s Place, a free clothing closet at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manheim Township. She has also begun reaching out to local doctor’s offices, especially plastic surgeons, to encourage women undergoing breast
surgery to donate their gently used bras.
At her job as a product manager at Armstrong, she regularly collects donations. And thanks to I Support the Girls national partnerships with major retailers like Victoria’s Secret, she receives shipments of new bras to distribute.
“I like to make sure there is diversity in what I’m giving away,” she said.
“I want to have everything from sports bras to special occasions, from tween
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sizes to larger sizes.”
Her work has become a family effort. Her daughters, August and Citizen, pitch in with everything from social media posts to sorting donations. They’ve also joined her at training sessions offered by the national nonprofit, turning the project into a shared mission of empowerment.
This year, Zeitler received a grant to create a permanent collection site in Lancaster. While she’s still searching for the right location, she continues to collect donations at her home and through temporary community partners. This fall, for example, a collection bin will be available at Pocket Books, 903 Wheatland Ave., Lancaster, through October.
For Zeitler, the work is about more than just distributing products;
it’s about starting conversations that too often remain in the shadows.
“I’m passionate about women’s causes,” she said. “We have very unique needs. Men don’t have to worry about having the right bras to go to work and feel professional or feel confident in their own skin. This is something I’m very passionate about, and doing this work literally energizes me.”
She notes that her involvement in the project has raised her own awareness about community needs.
“Think about victims of domestic violence,” she said. “The police often collect undergarments as evidence, and these women are sent home without underwear. ... Girls literally miss school because they don’t have the proper hygiene products.”
It’s also important to Zeitler that donations stay in the local area.
“Everything that comes into us, whether it’s money, hygiene products or bras, it all goes right to women and girls right here in Lancaster,” she said. “This is really a boots-on-the-ground organization, and we are helping right where it’s needed.”
To learn more about I Support the Girls or to make a donation, email takemybras@gmail.com or search Instagram for @isupportthegirls lancasterpa. Zeitler also has an Amazon Wish List accessible at https://bit .ly/3K6eApn.
Sarah Zeitler with daughters August (left) and Citizen
Webinar on Retinal Surgery Scheduled
VisionCorps will offer an online webinar about surgery on the retina of the eye on Monday, Oct. 27, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. as part of its speaker series. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Dina Gewaily, an experienced retinal surgeon from Lancaster Retina Specialists, will present information about retinal surgery. She previously practiced in Philadelphia and is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was chosen as the first female surgical retina fellow. She was a member of the surgical retina team that developed the first FDA-approved gene therapy in the U.S. for an inherited disease.
PennDOT To Accept Project Proposals
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through Friday, Oct. 31.
Instructions on how to submit a project and information on the unsolicited proposal review process can be found at www .pa.gov/agencies/penn dot/programs-and-doing -business/public-private -partnerships.
PennDOT holds unsolicited proposal periods in April and October each year.
The presentation will include a discussion of the reasons a patient might consider retinal surgery, how it is performed, the benefits and risks, and the recovery after surgery. Gewaily will also discuss the future direction of retinal surgery. Retinal surgery could be recommended for eye conditions such as retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane (ERM), macular hole (MH), complications from diabetic retinal disease or cataract surgery, floaters, trauma, or oncology/tumors. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. Call 717-205-4199 or email sschafebook@vision corps.net to register and receive the link to attend.
The submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects, infrastructure, and services. During this period, members of the private sector may submit proposals offering innovative ways to deliver transportation projects across all modes including roads, bridges, rail, aviation, and ports. Proposals can also include more efficient models to manage existing transportation-related services and programs.
Members of the private sector may also
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Solanco Runners Compete in League Meet
photos by Bob Diller
Mackenzie Landis, with a 41st place finish, is the top placer for the Solanco girls in 41st during the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships, held at South Hills Park in Lebanon on Tuesday, October 14.
Lizzie Reese competes in the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships for the Mules on Tuesday, October 14, held at South Hills Park in Lebanon.
In Lebanon on Tuesday, October 14, Brooklynn King competes in the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships for the Mules, held at South Hills Park.
With a 32nd place effort, Mules’ Issac Esh is the top finisher for the Solanco boys during the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships, held at South Hills Park in Lebanon on Tuesday, October 14.
On Tuesday, October 14, Solanco’s Nate Reese competes in the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships held at South Hills Park in Lebanon.
At South Hills Park in Lebanon, Solanco’s Robert Baxter finishes with a time of 19:31.24 during the Lancaster-Lebanon League Championships on Tuesday, October 14.
Christmas Tree Sought for City Celebration
The City of Lancaster, in partnership with Lancaster’s Economic Action for Downtown’s Success (LEADS), is seeking an evergreen to serve as the city’s Christmas tree in Penn Square this holiday season. Property owners with a healthy conifer at least 30 feet tall and full on all sides who plan to remove the tree are encouraged to contact the city.
Interested property owners should reach out to city arborist Rick Anderer at 717-291-4846 or randerer@cityoflancasterpa. gov and include a name,
address, phone number, the tree’s location, and a photo. A jury of city staff and LEADS board members will select the tree.
The tree selected will be cut down by the city, then transported and mounted in Penn Square shortly before Thanksgiving. The donor will be recognized for the contribution in a press release and the program at the mayor’s tree lighting. After the holidays, the tree will be transformed into mulch for city parks.
The tree will be the centerpiece of the mayor’s tree lighting in November.
Halloween Dog Costume Event Set
The Quarryville Community Dog Park, 297 Park Ave., Quarryville, will host its Halloween Dog Costume Event on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Attendees may dress up their dogs in their spookiest, silliest, or most creative costume, and prizes will be awarded for the best-
dressed dogs. Registration will start at 10:30 a.m., followed by the small dog contest at 11 a.m. and the large dog contest at 11:30 a.m. Friendly, leashed dogs are invited to participate.
The event is free to attend, and no preregistration is required. For more information, email Qville dogpark@gmail.com.
Community Dinner Planned
Memorial Church, 101 S. Hess St., Quarryville, will host a community dinner on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Dinners are held on the last Saturday of each month. Donations will be accepted to benefit the food bank at Solanco Neighborhood Ministries. For more information, visit https://quarryville .church.
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submit applications for non-PennDOT-owned assets directly to the P3 board during this time. Transportation entities outside of the governor’s jurisdiction, such as transit authorities and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, may establish their own timelines or accept proposals year-round.
The state’s P3 law allows PennDOT and other transportation authorities and commissions to partner with private companies to participate in delivering, maintaining, and financing transportation-related projects.
As part of the P3 law, the seven-member Public Private Transportation Partnership Board was appointed to examine and approve
Grube Named All-America Scholar-Athlete
Holly Grube of New Providence was one of 10 softball players at Lebanon Valley College (LVC) recently named as All-America Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
To be named an Easton/ NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or greater for the 2024-25 academic year.
Grube, a graduate of Solanco High School, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in business administration at LVC.
potential public-private transportation projects. If the board determines a state operation would be more cost-effectively administered by a private company, PennDOT would issue a request for proposals and start a competitive procurement as defined by the P3 law.
The next unsolicited proposal acceptance period will occur in April 2026. To learn more about P3 in Pennsylvania, including active projects, visit www.pa.gov/ agencies/penndot.
Saturday, Oct. 25th
7:30-9:00 a.m.
Topic: Door of Hope - Hosea 2:15 Stepping into Your New Identity
Contact: Merv Beiler 717-715-4659
Email: ministries@twinbrookretreat.com
(breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m.)
Seating is limited RSVP: October 23rd Where: Twin Brook Retreat 5697 Strasburg Road, Gap, PA Admission by donation Registered 501(c)3
A bit about Wesley: Husband, father, and construction guy who can’t think of any purpose greater than relationally knowing the Creator of everything.
went to “Pick of the Patch,” Findley Dean, and first place for Best Team went to “Wizard of Qville,” Harvey Wagner, age 4; Ruby Herr, age 4; and Lucs and Myron Evans, ages 5 and 1.
Prizes were given out in the Vehicle on Wheels Division as well. Best-CarriedOut Theme winners were “My Fair Ladies,” Scarlett and Piper Sensenig, ages 4 and 10 months, first place; “Winniesaurus,” Winnie May Miller, 20 months, second place; and “The Circus,” Miles Jordan Parsons, 6 months, third place. In first place for Nursery Rhyme, Fairy Tale, or Storybook was “Frozen,” Lexi and Hailey, 3-year-old twins. Miscella-
neous winners were “On Top of Spaghetti,” Archer Lutz, 7 months, first place; “Solanco’s Cutie Cherry Pie, Sophia DiMatteo, age 5, second place; and “Little Chick,” Everly DeHoff, 6 months, third place.
The Mini Float Division featured an assortment of entries. Best-Carried-Out Theme awardees were “Little Rascalls,” Parker and Harper Krishnakurup, age 3, first place; “Miles to the Rescue,” Miles Troop, age 3, second place; and “Scooby-Doo,” 3-year-old Colton Woerth, 1-year-old Parker Woerth, 2-year-old Owen Petersheim, 2-year-old Maeve Kreider, and 2-yearold Maeve Cross, third
place. First place in Nursery Rhyme, Fairy Tale, or Storybook went to “Little Bo Peep,” Ella Tollinger. In the Miscellaneous category, first place went to “The Hocus Pocus Sisters,” Hadlee Ream, age 3; Hazel Hunsenburger, age 4; and Harlow Hunsenburger, age 2.
In the Float Division, Best Characterization winners were “Myleigh’s Market Bouquets,” Myleigh Jo Willis, 11 months, first place; “Fairy Garden,” Emily Fry, age 5, second place; and “Wizard of Oz,” 4-year-old Carter Shissler, 4-year-old Penelope Shissler, 2-month-old Parker Shissler, 4-year-old Bentley Heiselman, 1-year-
old Brynnley Heiselman, 3-year-old Hudson King, and 6-month-old Josie King, third place. First place in the Miscellaneous category went to “Little Pilot, Big Dreams,” Hudson Frackman, 19 months. Grand Prize Best of Show winners were “Pick of the Patch,” Findley Dean, age 1, Walking Division; “On Top of Spaghetti,” Archer Lutz, 7 months, Vehicle on Wheels Division; and “Myleigh’s Market Bouquets,” Myleigh Jo Willis, 11 months, Float Division. To relive more moments from the fair, visit https://townlively .com/in-the-community/ solanco-fair-5/.
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH: 600 E. Penn Grant Rd., (Mailing: P.O. Box 635, Willow Street, 17584) 717-464-5683 Pastor: The Rev. Maureen L. Seifried Worship w/Holy Communion: Saturday Eve. 6 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. Livestreaming Visit: www.ascensionws.org
BETHEL CHURCH: 3716 Main Street, Conestoga. Sunday worship at 10:15 AM. Pastor: Jake Farnham. For more info, call 717-872-6755.
CHESTNUT LEVEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1068 Chestnut Level Rd., Quarryville, PA 17566 Ph: 717-548-2763. Visit us online at www.chestnutlevel.org Rev. John Hartman - Senior/Lead Pastor. Join us for worship at either our 8:00 AM or 10:30 AM services held in the church sanctuary. Adult/Youth Sunday School is held at 9:15 AM. K.I.D.S.Own Worship is held in the Family Life Center during the 10:30 AM worship service. The 10:30 AM service is also live streamed via Zoom, CLPC Facebook and YouTube. Links can be found on the church’s website.
COLEMANVILLE UM CHURCH: 210 Colemanville Church Rd., Conestoga. Sunday Worship 8:40 AM, Sunday School 10:15 AM. 717-872-7951 Pastor: Manuel Cruz www.colemanvilleumc.org
ENCOUNTER CHURCH: 300 Hideaway Drive, Quarryville, PA 17566 Sunday Service & Kid's Church held at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Church e-mail: office@encounterchurchpa.org www.encounterchuchpa.org Church phone: 717-786-2756
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MILLERSVILLE 121 Walnut Hill Rd., Millersville. Sunday Worship at 8:15 am & 10:45 am. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am. Phone: 717872-4581 www.findgracehere.org
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH: IndependentBible Believing. Meeting at 211 Gap Rd., Strasburg, PA. Weekly Worship on Sundays at 11 am. Also meeting Wednesdays at 7 pm for weekly Bible Study & Kids Club. Phone: 717-983-8755. Visit us online at: www.hopeforstrasburg.com
KIRKWOOD MENNONITE CHURCH: 1923 Noble Rd, Kirkwood, PA 17536. Join us Sundays at 9:00 am. For more information call Pastor Dave Sweigart 717-333-3979.
LITTLE BRITAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
255 Little Britain Church Rd., Peach Bottom (between 222 and 272). Sunday School Classes all ages 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Groups for Elementary, Jr. High and Sr. High, Choir, Bell Choir, Small Groups. Rev. Thomas Milligan, 717-548-2266. Web site: www.littlebritainchurch.org E-mail: lbpc1732@gmail.com
MEMORIAL CHURCH- 101 S. Hess St., Quarryville. quarryville.church 717-7862941. Sunday Morning Worship Schedule: 8:30 Traditional, 10:30 Contemporary, Fellowship time from 9:40-10:20 am Livestream: quarryville.online.church Here you are accepted as you are and challenged to become more like Jesus.
MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30 AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org
MT. EDEN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH: 1241 May Post Office Rd., Quarryville, (5 mi. South of Strasburg, 3 mi. North of 372). Rev. Margaret Rohnacher, Pastor. Sunday worship service 9:30 am. Limited handicap accessibility. 717-786-7565 mtedenlutheranchurch@gmail.com
MT. NEBO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 673 Martic Heights Dr., Pequea. Pastor Chandler Evans. Office 717-284-4331. E-mail: secretary@mtneboumc.org. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m. www.mtneboumc.org Mt. Nebo Preschool - 717-284-4331.
MT. VERNON CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Growing Deeper, Reaching Farther. 1 Lighthouse Dr, Kirkwood. Pastor Tony Murrin. Sunday School- all ages 9am, Worship 10:00am. Handicap Access. Phone: 717-529-4102. Visit us online at mtvernonchristianchurch.com
PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH
Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org
PROVIDENCE CHURCH: 269 Cinder Road, New Providence. 717-786-5580. Family Worship Services at 9:00 & 10:45 AM led by Pastor Dwight Lefever. Handicapped Access. Visit us online at www.provchurch.net for more information and church updates. Livestreamed services during both worship hours.
REFTON BIC CHURCH: 110 Church St., Refton, Scott MacFeat, Jr. Lead, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10-11:15 am. We offer LIVESTREAM services via YouTube, search “Refton Church”. Clothing Room: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6:307:30pm. Rental Space available. Visit reftonchurch.org for more info. 717806-5812.
SMITHVILLE CHURCH OF GOD: 595 Pennsy Rd., New Providence. 717-786-1879. A Family Friendly Church. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m.
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Where everyone can find a place to belong! 116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford (Rt. 472 at the Rt. 1 bypass ramps). Sunday Holy Communion Services at 8:00 & 10:00 AM; 10:00 AM also live-streamed. When people warmly welcome you, you will know you have found a church home where you can come just as you are. The Episcopal Church is Catholic in the way we worship and Protestant in the way we think. You’ll find beautiful music, good preaching, and an inclusive community in which to worship God. YOU BELONG HERE! Check out St. Christopher’s website, YouTube, or Facebook for updates and links. Rev. Dr. Mary Ann Mertz rector@stchrisoxford.org 610-932-8134 www.stchrisoxford.org
THE WAKEFIELD VINEYARD: 2292 Robert Fulton Hwy., Peach Bottom. Senior Pastors Mark & Pam Couch Join us on Sundays @ 10:15 AM For more info, call 717-955-0173.
UNION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 5637 Street Rd., Kirkwood, PA, off Rt. 472 between Quarryville & Oxford. (717) 529-2000. Blended Worship at 10 am.; Sunday School 9 am.; Nursery provided. Email: upc@epix.net, Web site: www.unionpres.com, handicap access.
WILLOW STREET UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: 2723 Willow Street Pk., Willow Street. Pastor: Rev. Dr. Zachary C. Wooten. For more information: 717464-3462 or office@wsucc.com
Please Note: Updates can be made to your church’s listing for 1st issue date of each month only. (Changes must be submitted by the previous Wednesday.) For More Information On Church Listings And Rates, Call Justin at 717-492-2533
Hempfield Is Home to Worldwide Nonprofit
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
A nonprofit organization with a global reach has its headquarters in Hempfield.
On Sept. 24, BCM International (Bible-Centered Ministries) offices moved from Granite Run to Estelle Drive in Mountville.
“We’re in what I call a growth season in the organization and adding key team members,” president Rick Rhoads said. “We outgrew the space we had. There’s good stuff happening.”
BCM International is a faith-based nongovernment organization (NGO) that seeks to reach children and strengthen churches globally in 56 countries, Rhoads said. Through camping ministry, orphanages, schools, disaster relief, and church ministry, BCM International serves approximately 3.5 million people on a yearly basis.
“BCM International was the original Bible club movement and started 89 years ago in Philadelphia,” said Rhoads, who has been the group’s president for three years. It was founded by Bessie Traber, who was a missionary to the Philippines. “Home on furlough, she was working with some children, and a child asked her what she did in the Philippines,” said Rhoads. “She told him, and then he said, ‘Why can’t you do that here?’ And that’s how it started.”
Rhoads noted that in 89 years, BCM International has become involved with 56 countries and has 42
camps in 32 countries, as well as 5,000 churches, including ones in India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, as well as all throughout Africa.
“Our churches and our camp ministries, like all of our ministries, are centered on the work of Jesus in the New Testament and disciple-making principles,” Rhoads said. “Our passion is all about making disciples, empowering leaders who in turn can go make other disciples. At the end of the day, we have almost 17,000 workers, so it’s one of the larger Christian organizations on the planet. But we’re tucked in here in Lancaster County as the home base.”
BCM International’s primary focus is on reaching children. Second is strengthening the church. BCM International also has orphanages, provides disaster relief services, and offers kindergarten through 12th grade schools, he said.
BCM International holds camps and Bible clubs in Lancaster County. “We look at each culture and each country and ask what it needs,” Rhoads said. “We look around here and say, ‘There’s endless amounts of churches. There’s no need for another church here.’ But there is a need for camps that can service churches and strengthen the church. There’s also a need for Bible clubs where we can connect to children for schools. That’s what we do primarily here in the states.”
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In the past year, BCM International has expanded to Ecuador, Argentina, South Sudan, and São Tomé and Príncipe. It has created a marketing department and hired a new director of marketing and communications to move into the digital age.
“I think our heartbeat is for just disciple, disciple making, and empowering national leaders in their countries to lead,” said Rhoads. “Though we oversee the vision and provide accountability globally, we’re all about empowering local and national leaders to develop teams and to lead. We really want this to be something that, in Brazil, we want it to be a Brazilian movement, (and) in Ecuador, we want it to be an Ecuadorian movement. We want those people to know that they have what it takes to do this. ... I think our passion, at the end of day, is how we serve the kingdom and serve others well.”
Go to www.bcmintl.org for more information or to donate. “We’re a nonprofit, and we raise funds,” said Rhoads. “The finances we have all need to be raised, and we’re looking for partners that see our vision, believe in the vision, and would want to join through prayer and then also giving financially to us. We really try to connect people on a deeper level, so they’re not just giving to something random, but to connect to very specifically a country or a national leader or a person in country that’s reaching that country.”
“We’re a missions organization, but we differ from most missions organizations,” he continued. “Most are sending people from the West, from North America, other places. That’s what we were 89 years ago. But about 30 years ago, we started making the switch, and now the people that are our missionaries, those 17,000 that I’m talking about, are all people in their country reaching their country.”
BCM International president Rick Rhoads oversaw the group’s move to Mountville. Photo by George Deibel