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Church to Create Mural in Honor of 175th Anniversary
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Community Painting Day Set for April 11 BY FRANCINE FULTON
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blank wall on the north side of the education building at Penningtonville Presbyterian Church (PPC) in Atglen will be transformed into a mural, one of the special activities that will celebrate the church’s 175th anniversary this May. The mural will be painted by the congregation members, and the public is welcome to participate. The 14-by-26-foot mural, which will be located along Ridge Avenue, has been designed by anniversary committee members. Helping to assist in the placement of the mural will be artists Michael Miller and Steve Wilson. “Our committee has worked on the layout of it, and we have two artists, Steve Wilson, a former member who grew up in the church and is well-known in the Lancaster art world, and Michael Miller, who grew up in Gap and now lives in Reading,” explained congregation and committee member Lisa Rudisill. She noted that both artists are skilled in the creation of community murals. The mural will not be painted directly onto the wall. Rather, 3-by-5-foot panels will be painted, and
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