Church News

As of Dec. 8, 2011...

ALL SAINTS
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Elm Ave. & Valley Road
Hershey, Pa.
Rector
The Reverend Susan Claytor
Director of Music:
The Rev. Dr. Darrell Woomer
Sunday:
8 a.m. - Holy Eucharist Rite I
10 a.m. - Holy Eucharist Rite II, Choir and Children’s Chapel
11:15 a.m. – Sunday School & Adult Forum
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BALSBAUGH’S UNITED
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Governor Road, Route 322
Hershey, Pa.
Pastor
Benjamin Dowdrick
Sunday:
10 a.m. - Worship
Wednesday:
7:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer Meeting
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BINDNAGLE LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Located 3.2 miles from the square in Palmyra at 801 Gravel Hill Road,
Phone: 838-4599
Interim Pastor
Rev. Dr. Roger Bucy
Sunday
9 a.m. - Service
10:15 a.m. - Sunday School
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THE BRIDGE CHURCH
Services in Lower Dauphin
Middle School, Hummelstown
Sunday 10 a.m. – Worship Service
Children’s program and nursery
Casual – Come as you are
A Different Kind of Church
Pastor, John G. Reitz
Executive Pastor, Pat Dee
www.thebridgeonline.com
Phone: 566-6578
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BRIGHT HOPE
FELLOWSHIP
“A place in God’s family for you”
Worship Celebration
each Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
at 345 N. Deodate Road,
Middletown
Just off Route 230
Call 944-4400
Pastor: Ray Hock
E-mail: brighthopefellowship@netzero.net
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CAPITAL BIBLE CHURCH
100 North Hershey Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Phone: 545-1132; www.cbc.nu
Pastor: Dr. Bill Haken
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CARING COMMUNITY
CHURCH OF GOD
Contemporary Worship
~ Timeless Truth
7176 Red Top Road
Hummelstown, PA
Phone: 566-7970
www.caringchurch.org
Senior Pastor: Glenn Peck
Assoc. Pastor: Pat Kelly
8:15 a.m.: Intercessory Prayer
9 a.m.: Discipleship & Fellowship Hour, Nursery care
10:30 a.m.: Worship Service, Nursery care
Sign Language Interpretation
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CHURCH OF
THE REDEEMER
United Church of Christ
500 W. Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, Pa.
Phone: 534-1719
Pastor
Rev. Betsy Bruaw
9:15 a.m. – Worship
10:45 a.m. – Sunday School
Nursery Care available during Worship and Sunday School.
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CHURCH OF THE SERVANT
(Presbyterian Church In America)
25 N. Franklin St.
Palmyra, PA
838-9505
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship
11 a.m. - Sunday School
Sunday Evenings:
Bible Studies in small groups in various locations.
Wednesday Evenings:
Prayer meeting in home.
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CROSSPOINT UMC
@ SOUTH HANOVER ELEMENTARY
15 W. Third Street
Hershey, Pa. 17033
Pastor
Jason Mackey
Kids Classes @ 9 a.m.
Contemporary Worship @ 10 a.m.
Contact 545-1911 for more details or go on the web at www.xpointumc.org.
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DERRY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
248 E. Derry Road
Hershey, PA
533-9667
www.derrypres.org
Pastor
Rev. Dr. Richard Houtz
Parish Associate
Rev. Dr. Marie Buffaloe
Sunday worship: 8 & 10:30 am
Church school: 9:15-10:15 am
Midweek worship with communion: 6:45-7:30 p.m. every Tuesday
Child care available
Handicap accessible
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EAST HANOVER
MENNONITE CHURCH
(the church is located along Pa Rte. 743, 3 ½ miles north of Hershey, 3 miles south of I-81)
Pastor
Rev. John K. Brenneman
Church Administrator
Mark G. Brubaker
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Worship
Prayer meeting is held the first Wed. evening of each month at 7:30 p.m.
For further information, call 469-0396.
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EBENEZER UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 939-0766
www.ebenezerumc.net
Pastor: Rev. John Overman
Sunday:
9 a.m. - Traditional worship
10 a.m. - Coffee & Conversation
10:30 a.m. - Worship 2.0 An informal and contemporary worship experience. Nursery provided.
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EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF HERSHEY
330 Hilltop Road,
Hummelstown 533-4848
www.hersheyfree.com
Senior Pastor George Davis
Sunday:
8 a.m. – Heritage, classic hyms and gospel songs
9:15 a.m. – Encounter, guitar-led hymns and contemporary songs
11 a.m. – Exaltation, keyboard-led hymns and contemporary songs.
Nursery provided. Classes for children, youth and adults.
See web site for additional ministries
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THE EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF
THE HOLY TRINITY
212 Cocoa Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
Office: 533-2467
Website: www.htluth.org
Senior Pastor
Cindy A. Brommer
Sunday:
8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion service
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
Handicapped accessible
Child care available at 10:30 service
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF HERSHEY
Southern Baptist
Convention Affiliate
228 McCorkle Road
Hershey, Pa.
Pastor
Rev. Dr. James R. Luck
Sunday
9:15 a.m. - Sunday School (all ages)
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship
Wednesday:
6:30 p.m. - Mid-week Prayer Service & Bible Study
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FAITH BIBLE CHURCH
2075 Harrisburg Avenue
Mount Joy, Pa. 17552
717-361-8200
Pastor Danny Linville
www.office@fbcmountjoy.org
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship – 10:45 a.m.
Evening Service – 6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Service – 7 p.m.
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FISHBURN UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
1215 Fishburn Road
Hershey, PA
Phone: 534-2262
www.fishburnumc.org
Pastor
John Kratz
Sunday:
9 a.m. – Praise Service
9:15 & 10:30 – Sunday School
10:30 a.m. – Reflective Worship Service with American Sign Language interpreter
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FAITH UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
743 and Faith Road
Grantville, Pa.
Pastor
Rev. George Robertson
Office: 469-2444
Home: 838-0846
Sunday:
9:00 a.m. - Sunday School
10:15 a.m. - Morning Worship, Nursery available.
Grantville Nursery School: 469-2051
Grantville Area Food Pantry
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FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
64 West Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
(717) 533-9668
www.firstumchershey.org
Pastors
Rev. Karen Atanasoff,
Administrative Pastor
Rev. Gary Weaver,
Teaching Pastor
Sunday Worship – 8, 9:30 & 11 a.m.
Child Care Available for all services
Sunday School, Children, Student, Adult, Music, Life Groups
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GEYERS UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
1605 Geyers Church Road
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: 944-6426
Pastor
Donald Walters
Sunday Services:
9 a.m. - Worship Service
10 a.m. - Coffee Fellowship
10:30 a.m. - Sunday School
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GLAD TIDINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD
190 Fulling Mill Road
Middletown PA 17057
717-944-1042
www.gtagpa.org 
Lead Pastor: John M Lanza
Student Ministries Pastor:
Andrew Jordan
Children’s Pastor:
Ben Grenier
Sunday service:
9:30 a.m. - Christian Education 10:30 a.m. - Worship
 6 p.m. - Prayer
Nursery and Child care available @ all services
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GRACE CHAPEL
2535 Colebrook Road
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Phone: 944-5571
Pastor
Rev. Melvin Weaver
April 24
6:30 a.m. – Sunrise Service
9 a.m. – Easter Worship Service
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GRACE & TRUTH
BIBLE CHURCH
410 Pleasant View Road
Hummelstown, PA
Phone: 566-9329
Pastor - Rev. Daniel Norton
Youth Pastor – Mr. Aaron Kimmel
Sunday:
9:15 a.m. – Sunday School
10:30 a.m. – Morning Worship
6 p.m. – Evening Service
Wednesday:
7 p.m. – Family Ministries
Friday:
7 p.m. –Reformers Unanimous – addictions ministry
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GRACE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
433 East Main Street
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-2897
Fax (717) 566-4232
Visit our website at:
www.gracehummelstown.org
Pastor
John Schaefer
Church School – 9:30 a.m. (all ages from infant to adult)
Worship services – 8:30 a.m., 9:35 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Child care provided
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HANOVERDALE CHURCH
OF THE BRETHREN
577 Hershey Road
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Pastor:
Kevin King
Office: 566-8821
www.hanoverdalechurch.org
Sunday:
8:30 a.m. – Traditional worship.
9:40 a.m. – Bible Study. For all ages.
11 a.m. – Casual worship.
Nursery available
Children’s Church (thru 2nd grade) available during Casual Worship.
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HERSHEY CHURCH
OF THE NAZARENE
1 mile west of Campbelltown,
Route 322, Hershey, Pa.
Phone: 534-2010
Pastor
Rev. Bill Russell
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. - Worship
11 a.m. - Sunday School
Wednesday:
6 p.m. - Mid-week Services.
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HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH
245 West Pine Street
Palmyra, PA 17078
Phone: 838-3369
Email: church@holyspiritrcchurch.com
Pastor
Fr. James F. Podlesny
Sunday worship
8 & 10:30 a.m. (mid-Sept. to mid-May)
Monday worship
6:30 p.m. (mid-Sept. to mid-May)
Reconciliation: Saturday 3-3:30 p.m.
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HUMMELSTOWN UNITED
CHURCH OF CHRIST
104 East Main Street
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Phone: 566-8893
hucc@hummelstownucc.org
Pastor
Rev. Dr. Claude I. Dencler
Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m. (Junior Church and Nursery care available)
“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”
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HERSHEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
610 West Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, PA
Phone: 533-7009
www.hersheyadventist.com
e-mail: hersheysda@verizon.net
Pastor
Vaughn Jennings
Saturday:
9:30 a.m. - Sabbath
School (classes for all ages)
10:45 a.m. - Worship Service
Mother’s Room available
Vacation Bible School – “Noah’s Ark”, July 18-22, 6:15-8 p.m. Ages 4-12
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KINGDOM LIFE COVENANT CHURCH
Pastors Philip & Karen Cappuccio
Lifting up The Matchless Name of Jesus at
The Old Hershey Middle School - 2nd floor
30 East Granada Avenue
Hershey, Pa 17033
Telephone: 717.534.8590
Web site : kingdomlifehershey.org
Wednesday Evenings 7 PM
Sunday Mornings 10 AM
We're Spirit filled &
Jesus centered
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LIFEPOINT CHURCH
7733 Hillcrest Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17112
West Hanover Township
½ mile west of the intersection of Rt. 22 & 39 beside Fulton Bank
Casual, Contemporary, Relevant, Real
Pastor: Glenn Pfeiffer
Sunday, 10 a.m.
www.lifepointpa.org
Phone: 652-1954
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LIVING LEGACY CHURCH
A new casual, comfortable, meaningful Baptist Church meeting at Granada Ave. Gym & Fitness Center each Sunday.
30 E. Granada Ave. Hershey
Worship time at 11AM
Children’s Sunday School at 10:15AM
www.livinglegacychurch.com
(717) 756-8178
Pastor Larry Snyder
Childcare provided for ages 5 and under.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW
BIBLE CHURCH
34 Sipe Avenue
Hummelstown, PA
Pastor
Rev. Dr. N.C. Marks
Assoc. Pastor
Mr. Brian Dukeshier
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Preaching
6 p.m. - Evening Service
Wednesday:
7 p.m. - Prayer.
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MT. CALVARY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Neighbors Serving Neighbors in Christ
West Hanover Township
175 N. Fairville Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Email: mtcalvaryumc@verizon.net
Phone 545-1681
Pastor
Jennifer Deutsch Thomas
9:30 a.m. - Worship service
11 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages.
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NEW LIFE
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
(corner of Rtes. 22 & 743,
Hershey/Grantville area)
Office: 469-2023
Pastor
Rev. Robert D. Stiem
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship
6:30 p.m. - Prayer & Praise
Wednesday:
7 p.m. - Family night.
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NEW LIFE CHURCH OF HERSHEY
99 South Valley Road
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Phone: 533-LIFE
Pastor
Doug Miller
10:30 a.m. – Worship
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ST. JOAN OF ARC
CATHOLIC CHURCH
359 W. Areba Avenue
Hershey, Pa.
Pastor
Rev. Michael W. Rothan
Masses
Saturday – 6:45 a.m.
Sunday - 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon; 5:30 p.m.
Confessions
Wednesday: 5-5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 4-4:45 p.m.
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ROUTE 230
CHURCH OF CHRIST
4806 E. Harrisburg Pike
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Phone: 367-8211
Email: info@rt230church.org
Website: www.rt230church.com
Minister
Rev. Danny Walker
Phone: 566-5523
Sunday:
9 & 11:15 a.m. – Worship service
10:15 a.m. – Bible classes, all ages
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SAND BEACH
INDEPENDENT
BIBLE CHURCH
216 Canal Street
2 ½ miles north of Hershey,
1 mile east of Union Deposit
Phone: 533-4243
Pastor
Charles H. Martzall Jr.
Sunday:
9:15 a.m. - Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
7 p.m. - Evening Worship
Wednesday:
7 p.m. - Mid-week Bible Study & Prayer Hour.
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ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
158 S. Hoernerstown Road
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Phone: 566-6296/FAX 566-7148
E-mail StJohn158@aol.com
Rev. Kirk C. Kerns, Pastor
Sunday:
8/10:30 a.m. – Communion worship
9:15 a.m. – Sunday School for adults and Confirmation
10:30 a.m. – Sunday School ages 5-12
Nursery for those under 5
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ST. JOHN’S UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
165 Fire House Road
Grantville, Pa. 17028
www.grantvilleumc.org
Church Phone: 469-7181
Pastor
Rev. Dennis Adams
Sunday:
7:45 & 10:15 a.m. - Worship
9 a.m. – Sunday school hour for all ages
3rd Sunday of month:
5:30 p.m.- Fellowship time
6 p.m. – Celebrate @ Six contemporary service
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ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
850 Hill Church Road
Hummelstown, PA
Phone: 533-3218
e-mail: stpaul.sandhill@verizon.net
Office Hours: Mon-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Pastor: Rev. George M. Minick
Sunday, 9 a.m. - Worship service.
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SHELL’S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
287 Shells Church Road
Grantville, PA 17028
Phone: 469-2586
Pastor
Rev. Linda Hostetter
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. - Worship with Holy Communion
Service at East Hanover Township Building until further notice
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SHOPE’S UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Corner of Shope’s Church and
Waltonville roads
Hummelstown, Pa.
Pastor
Rev. Wayne Bender
Sunday:
9 a.m. - Morning Worship
10 a.m. - Sunday School.
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SPRING CREEK CHURCH
OF THE BRETHREN
335 E. Areba Avenue, Hershey
Phone: 533-7192
Senior Pastor
Dennis Garrison, Senior Pastor
Website: HYPERLINK "http://www.springcreekcob.org" www.springcreekcob.org
8 & 11 a.m. – Worship service
Nov. 6 - 9:45 a.m. Christian Education programs for all ages. 11 a.m. COMBINED Middle School Youth Worship Service to be held in the Chapel (no 8:30 a.m. service).
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STOVERDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Hummelstown’s Most Historic Church
Corner of Middletown and Wood roads, Hummelstown
Rev. JoAnn Darrow, Pastor
Telephone: Church - 566-9631
Thursday:
7 p.m. – Worship with a beat (contemporary)
Sunday:
8:45 a.m. – Adult Sunday school
9:30 a.m. – Fellowship time
10 a.m. – Worship celebration (traditional)
Junior Worship
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TEMPLE BIBLE CHURCH
5880 Schoolhouse Road
Elizabethtown, Pa 17522
(off of Route 743 next to Conewago Elementary School)
Pastor Andy Hawes
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. – Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service
Wednesday:
7 p.m. - Prayer Service
Conservative In Music
Evangelistic In Its Outreach
717-433-7585
templebiblechurch.info
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TRINITY EVANGELICAL
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH
165 N. 67th St.
Rutherford Heights
Phone: 564-1528
Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Keith A. Blank
Youth Director & Assoc. Pastor
Brian Parker
Sunday:
8:30 a.m. - Traditional Worship
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11 a.m. – Contemporary worship in Fellowship Hall
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TRINITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
210 West Main Street
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-0252
Senior Pastor
John W. Betlyon
Associate Pastor
Ellen J. Evans
Sunday:
8 & 11 a.m. – Traditional worship service
9:30 a.m. – Contemporary worship; Sunday School (all ages)
10:30 a.m. – Youth Sunday School
6 p.m. – Youth Group; Promise Keepers
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UNION DEPOSIT
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
34 W. Main Street
Hershey, Pa.
(in the Village of Union Deposit)
Office Phone: 566-7231
Parsonage Phone: 566-3528
E-mail: pastor.udumc@verizon.net; udumc@verizon.net
Pastor
Gail P. Boyer
Sunday:
9 a.m. - Sunday School
10:15 a.m. - Worship
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UNITY CHURCH
37 E. Main Street
Palmyra, Pa.
Phone: 838-7808
Sundays:
10:30 a.m. – Scripture and Song service
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
OF UNION DEPOSIT
5 West Main Street
Union Deposit
Hershey, PA 17033-2443
Phone: 566-3376
Diaconal Minister
Kate Smith
Pastor
Rev. Jeffrey C. Compton
www.zionlutheranud.org
Sunday schedule:
8 & 10:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion
9:15 a.m. – Sunday Church School
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
10310 Jonestown Road
PO Box 275
Grantville, PA 17028
Phone/FAX 865-4689
www.forministry.com/17028z
Pastor
Rev. Daniel Shutters
Sundays:
9 a.m. - Worship
10:15 a.m. - Sunday School
Thursday:
6:30 p.m. - Junior Choir rehearsal
7 p.m. - Senior Choir rehearsal
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
100 West Main Street
Hummelstown, PA 17036
717-566-2589
www.zluth.org
Senior Pastor – Rev. Wayne D. Moritz
Deacon – Marsha Roscoe
8 a.m. - Worship with Holy Communion
9:30 a.m. – Sunday School
9:45 a.m. – Chapel Service with Holy Communion
10:45 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion