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Logo Design Contest

Over the past several months, our Council has been discerning a new statement of purpose and guiding principles that express how God is calling us to be and serve today, and in the years to come. We shared these with the congregation at our May All Church event and in the June/July newsletter. We will spend several weeks in the fall more fully fleshing out these calls, but, for now, it’s time to design a new logo and we need your help!

Logo designs, to be used on our letterhead, website, t-shirts, brochures, and around the building, should be submitted by July 28 to pastorckurtz@gmail.com, or placed in Pastor Caitlin’s mailbox. A brief explanation of your design should be included with your design.

Logos should be clear, concise, and colorful (but not too colorful as to make screen printing difficult). They should express who we are, what our purpose is, and the guiding principles that lead our work.

Who we are: A church with over 275 years of history offering help and community to people in Jonestown

Why we exist (Purpose): Gathered by God’s grace, we are empowered to serve and sent to share Christ’s love.

Guiding Principles:

  1. We relate to our community. We are based in Jonestown because we feel the activities we partake in here are valuable.
  2. We are grounded in faith practices that strengthen us and help us grow as disciples. We are willing to diversify what we offer to the community.
  3. We invite others to participate in God’s work in our world, however they can.

Thank you and good luck!

2019 Vacation Bible School

We are excited to be joining forces with Jonestown United Methodist Church for this year’s Vacation Bible School! We’ll be looking at all the great “escape” stories from scripture: escape from Egypt, escape from the whale, escape from the tomb and escape from chains, with an eye towards “escape room” games and activities. We hope you’ll join in the fun! Click here to register online today, or pick up a registration form from church. 

2019 Lebanon Lutheran Mission Trip

The 2019 Lebanon Lutheran Mission Trip will happen LOCALLY June 16 to 22, 2019 and hopes YOU will participate! You can choose to stay overnight at Camp Kirchenwald, commute each day of the week, or only help on a day or two. Work will happen at Camp Kirchenwald and the Wittle Farm, Lebanon/Lancaster Habitat in Lebanon, Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), Business Improvement District (BID) in Lebanon, and Union Canal and Coleman Memorial Parks.   Work will include home clean out, building and home repair/rebuild, roofing, painting, landscaping, garden work and much more.

There is a 50 dollar non- refundable commitment fee for adults 18 and over, and a 25 dollar nonrefundable commitment fee for youth 14 to 17.  This commitment fee is the only cost for work-day -only volunteers and includes breakfast at Camp and the meal at the closing program,   If you lodge at Schreiber Haus  the total cost for commitment fee, lodging, and all meals is $300. If you have any questions, please see Pastor Caitlin

More information:

MISSION TRIP 2019 (general information)

MT 2019 Commitment Form (deadline: March 14)