200 Year Celebration

More than 100 people gathered on October 6 as our year of celebration came to a close.

Former pastors, former members, and community members joined us for worship led by Rev. Dr. Erin McGee, Transitional Lead Presbyter, and for a catered meal in the fellowship hall afterward.

We’ve spent the past year reviewing where we’ve been and considering where we want to go in the future.

  • We adopted a new ministry, Opportunidades, a program that reaches out to our immigrant community.
  • We tried new things, like a re-envisioning of Breakfast with the Christmas Angel and a different approach to Dorcas Baskets.
  • We continued the programs that have worked well, like the Monday Bible Study, Men’s Breakfast and the Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets.
  • And we addressed some maintenance issues that we’d postponed, like sanctuary lighting, painting in several rooms, and repairing the stained-glass windows.

Challenges lie ahead. With God’s help, we will address them with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love.

Former pastors (L-R) Rev. Beau Brown, Rev. Karel Hanhart, Rev. Judy Fitchett, Rev. Fred Beck, and Rev. Mark Morningstar joined us in celebration.
Decorating team: Back, L-R, Ann Kirschner, Marilyn Zumkeller, Fred Sess, Becky Morris, Cathy Kirk, George Morris, Kay Bishop, Sarah Smith Front: Mary Swope, Kathie Matney, Lisa Hazelrigg, Jill Yaryan, Lois Sess
We enjoyed a meal catered by Mike Fort.
Maggie Ross-Barnhizer created a special ornament for the event from her painting of our building.