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Rev. Rogers has retired from active ministry. September 11, 2011 was his last Sunday in our pulpit. He spent 39 years of active ministry having served churches in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He and his wife Carol have moved to Rochester, NY where his son Greg and daughter-in-law Jessica live.Both Rev. Rogers and Carol are looking forward to enjoying their retirement. Their new address is 311 West Craig Hill Drive, Greece, NY 14626 and his new phone # is 585-270-8456.
Rev. Rogers' new address is 311 West Craig Hill Drive, Greece NY 14626
His Cell phone has not changed (xxx-xxx-xx52). His new home phone is 585-270-8456
He maintains his Facebook page. Fred and Carol are still unpacking boxes. Their son Greg has been very helpful helping them to install a new gas stove, dishwasher and new countertop.
Hope of Christ hosted a Spaghetti Dinner in 2011. It was well attended and good fellowship was had by all as well as realizing over$2000.
First Presbyterian Church of Panther Valley merged with the Tamaqua Presbyterian Church. Tamaqua held its last service of worship in June 4, 2007. The merger necessitated finding a new name for the merged church.We are now Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church! Our merger would not have become a reality without the help of many people. We thank Lehigh Presbytery for helping us through the process. Rev. Leon Morgan who has been serving as the Moderator at First Presbyterian Church of Tamaqua was instrumental in getting all the work complete. Thank you Leon!
This is a picture of the Cherry Picker that Sobrinski and Sons was using as they worked on the refurbishment of the church.
This is how the building looked before any work was done on the new Brickface.
Hope of Christ prior to the refurbishing.
As noted elsewhere our church has had a facelift. We had a billboard that told about our church. It was on the Nesquehoning Road (just past the High School; seen best when you are traveling toward Lansford from Nesquehoning.) We hope to be able to have it return soon.
The pictures above portrays the contractors at work using a cherry picker; the lower pic shows the building prior to repair.
The Gathering of the churches of the Panther Valley (formerly the Ministerium) sponsored a Vacation Bible School called Come to Camp Edge which took place at Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church July 27-July 31.
TIME: 9:00 AM- 11:30 AM
WHO: Children from ages 4 thru grade 6
WHERE: Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church on the Corner of White and Market Sts. in Summit Hill
REGISTRATION: $5.00/CHILD with a $10.00 minimum/ family.
INFO: Call 570-645-5524 (church office) or
After the Tamaqua church merged with us we needed to sell the building where they had been worshiping. We are pleased that Stephen Bennett, a world renowned portrait painter has bought the building. He will be using it as a studio and he has begin the work of setting up a residence in the building as well as a studio for his art. He also has plans to open up the studio to teach local children how to do portrait painting. You might want to take a look at some of his work at http://www.theportraitpainter.com. Some of the money from the sale of the building is being used to help offset the cost of refurbishing the Summit Hill Church building.
Our solution to the problem of having a projector right in the middle of the Sanctuary (which was obtrusive to many and which made it impossible to see the Celtic cross) was to purchase two large flat screen TV Screens that replace the projector. They are now in place and the resolution is great! Their addition makes it possible for us to again see the beautiful Celtic Cross that graces the wall directly behind the Ambo (pulpit) but which was not seen when the projection screen was lowered. We don't lose the technology of the projector. In fact, we have added to our technology. Now we have both. Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church certainly is keeping pace with the technology of our time!!
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