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APRIL 24, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 51
17th annual EPC Golf Outing to drive out homelessness BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
One of GSS’ largest fundraisers is an annual golf outing that is ccording to the Penn- made possible by a partnership sylvania Department of with Engle Printing & Publishing Community and Economic Co., Inc. (EPC). The 17th annual Development, more than 15,000 EPC Golf Outing will take place Pennsylvanians are known to be on Friday, June 7, at Crossgates homeless on any Golf Club, 1 Crossgiven day. Housing land Pass, Millersinstability and ville. Tee times will “Our focus is on c r i s e s c a n s te m be at 7:30 a.m. and continuing to from a multitude 1:30 p.m. Golfers respond to the of factors, affecting may also purchase men, women and tickets for prize needs of our children across drawings that communities the state. In Lanwill feature items caster and Chester donated by busiacross Lancaster counties, nonprofit nesses in the local and Chester organization Good community. Food counties.” Samaritan Services will be included in (GSS) is working the cost of admish a rd to c o m b a t sion; breakfast homelessness by offering a vari- for the morning group will be ety of resources to individuals provided by Joe on the Go Coffee who are experiencing a housing Co., and the afternoon golfers crisis. will receive a boxed lunch from
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See EPC Golf Outing pg 12 Golfers support Good Samaritan Services by taking part in the annual EPC Golf Outing.
On April 7, New Providence Baptist Church (NPBC), 2411 Beaver Valley Pike, New Providence, held a groundbreaking for a new fellowship hall. After the church’s Sunday ser vice, many congregants joined members of the building committee in kicking off the construction project and celebrating the achievement, which was made possible by two years of fundraising initiatives.
40 years of Christ and community at WJTL 40 Fest
T h e p ro j e c t b e g a n a f te r members of NPBC realized the church’s children had no facility to call their own, and there was no place where the church could hold youth programs. The congregation was also growing quickly, and the church wanted to acquire a large commercial kitchen to serve its members as well as the surrounding community. The new building, which will be constructed on the land where the original church was torn down, will serve as a dedicated space for
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
For four decades, WJTL has been a home for C hr isti an programming, and the radio station wants to honor its legacy and longevity by giving back to the community. WJTL 40 Fest will be held on Saturday, May 18, at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks. The event will begin at noon and will wrap up with a headlining performance by Crowder, beginning at 8:15 p.m. “We wanted a day to celebrate
our 40th anniversary and decided a festival lineup at an outside venue would create the type of event perfect for a celebration,” said Phillip Miller, event and facilities director. “I had been talking with Cherry Crest Adventure Farm since 2022 about using their facility for an outside concert, and we thought our 40th anniversary would be the perfect time to bring a great lineup of music to the property.” The lineup for the festival includes Behold the Beloved, which will perform at 3 p.m.;
See Fellowship hall pg 4
See WJTL pg 2 Crowder will headline WJTL 40 Fest.
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Church holds groundbreaking