EVENTS
We hold many annual fellowship events such as our Spaghetti Supper, Gift Card Bingo, Easter Egg Hunt and Christmas Tea. Check in often to see a list of our upcoming fellowship events.
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Events & Activities
Sundays
10:30 am: Worship is in the historic sanctuary and livestreamed on YouTube. We encourage all churchgoers to wear a face mask. View all Covid-19 protocols HERE. Children's Sunday School is held during worship for ages 4 through 7th grade.
Adult Learning Hour is held Sundays at 9 am in person and by Zoom for a 12-week study of "Tales of Two Americas" edited by John Freeman. For info, contact Brian Frederick at brianfrederick44@gmail.com.
Thursday Choir Rehearsals
6 pm: Emmanuel Ringers hand bell choir
7 pm: Chancel Choir and small vocal ensembles
Afternoon of Games
1:30-4 pm, Sept. 2 and 23
Enjoy Scrabble, other games and refreshments two Thursdays a month in King Auditorium. For info, call Carol at 717-632-2665.
Compassionate Crafters
1-4 pm Mondays
Knitters, crocheters and needleworkers create lap blankets and other items for donation, work on their own projects, swap techniques and enjoy fellowship.
Check back for updates or reach out by email at office@eucchanover.org.
Emmanuel United Church of Christ
Open & Affirming Welcoming Statement
We, the members of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Hanover, Pennsylvania, are a community of Christians who believe that all people are created in God’s image. As we seek to fulfill our mission to live out Christ’s compassion and grace, fairness and equality, we welcome into our community of faith all persons of every gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, mental and physical ability, age, race, ethnic origin, economic and social status, faith background, marital standing and family structure; and we invite each of them to share in the life, leadership, ministry, fellowship, worship, rites and sacraments, responsibilities, blessings and joys of our congregation as we seek to grow together in faith and love. Therefore, we celebrate ourselves as an Open and Affirming Christian Community.
Photo by Harrison Jones
Listen to the message from April 7, 2019
~ Open & Affirming Celebration~
Join us as we welcome ALL
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Emmanuel celebrated its Open & Affirming status at a worship service on April 7, 2019. We welcome the LGBTQ+ community, persons of every color, physical ability, ethnic origin, family structure, faith background, etc. Emmanuel has been working on its Open & Affirming process for nearly two years and is the only ONA church in Hanover and Adams County.
Read about us in this story from May 12, 2019,
in The Evening Sun
