Pequea Valley JULY 9, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 7,160 HOMES
VOL LXI • NO 29
Fun With Camp BY ANN MEAD ASH
Dementia Education
Now, WMCF is inviting the surrounding community to visit the church and see its recently completed fellowship hall on Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Come see what’s been built,” said Zimmerman of the upcoming event. “We are hoping people will see options for the community for wedding receptions and other events,” he noted, adding that the entire church building will be open, with a photo display focused on church history. “We will also hold a chicken barbecue,” said Zimmerman. WMCF, members of which are looking forward to celebrating a
On June 17, the kitchen at the front of The Factor y Ministries’ building was filled with the unmistakable scent of peanut butter. Five of the dozen children present were lined up by the kitchen sink with their hands in the air waiting for Liana Rogers, elementary program and family outreach coordinator for The Factory, to wash their hands. Rogers patiently removed peanut butter, honey, and pieces of oatmeal from each child’s hands while her assistant Julia Jones cleaned the same ingredients from the kitchen island. The food items were the remnants of the granola balls the students had made earlier. Fun with Food for firstthrough third-grade students in Pequea Valley School District was the theme of the first of four weeks of camp being held at The Factory over the summer. The free Brave Kids Summer Camps are open to all elementar y school-age learners in the district with the goals of engaging with others in their age groups and empowering students through summer learning activities. This is the fourth year that the Braves Learning Center has held summer camps with a focus on making learning fun. Fun with Food was held June 16 through 18 for first- through third-g raders and June 24 through 26 for fourth- through sixth-grade students. “We do some cooking,” stated Rogers. “Today we started off making pinwheel sandwiches followed by granola balls, and later we will do some protein pretzel bites.” On the first day of camp, Rogers reported, the focus was on fruits and vegetables. On day two,
See WMCF pg 7
See Summer Camp pg 2
“Reframing Dementia”
Reducing the stigma of dementia and helping care partners to build tools for purposeful engagement for someone living with brain changes.
A Four-Part Series
(2¼ hours each) Held at ELANCO Library 11 Chestnut St. New Holland.
Lunch & Learn
Pastor Micah Zimmerman stands outside the new Welsh Mountain Christian Fellowship fellowship hall in Gap.
12 P.M.-2:15 P.M. July 22, 24, 31 & August 7 Coffee Talk
What’s in a Name? WMCF (Formerly Meadville Mennonite) Plans Open House
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ccording to Micah Zimmerman, the recent name change for the church located at 5726 Meadville Road, Gap, is twofold. The church which was known as Meadville Mennonite C hurch since its inception in 1935 - became Welsh Mountain Christian Fellowship (WMCF) at the beginning of the year. One of the reasons for the name change was confusion with a chapel located in Meadville, Pa. “I got a call from Allegheny College
asking if they could put construction materials in our parking lot,” recalled Zimmerman. “I said, ‘You can, but we are four to five hours away from you.’” Another reason is to identify the 40 congregation members as followers of Christ first. “Our Mennonite heritage informs our faith journey, but it doesn’t limit who we actually are,” explained Zimmerman. “(We are) identifying ourselves as followers of Christ, and we wanted the community to connect us to that. It’s healthy to get outside the parameters and look at what we are really focused on.”
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