225th Anniversary Celebration
An anniversary celebration of 225 years of faith will be held on the campus of Boehm's
United Methodist Church, 13 West Boehms Road, Willow Street, June 24-26. The
celebration begins Friday evening, June 24, with a fellowship meal followed by a 7 p. m.
prayer gathering in Boehm's Chapel.
Saturday morning, June 25, will include time for Boehm/Beam descendants to interact,
meet and greet new cousins, compare family research and possibly visit the, nearby,
grave-site of immigrant Jacob Boehm. Descendants are encouraged to bring family
photos and ephem1era to be scanned. Several scanning stations will be set up in the
church. Scans will be titled, archived, and descendants will receive digital copies.
Additionally, members of the community and current and former members Boehm's
UMC are invited to bring old photos and documents relating to Boehm's Church,
Chapel, or Rawlinsville Camp Meeting to be scanned for posterity.
At 10 AM on Saturday a unique presentation by Spiritual Fruit Farm, with
The Bible Dude and his horse, Hope. Suitable for children and adults.
The 'Kid's Blitz' will kick off at 2 p. m. on Saturday and include old-fashioned children's
games, cake walk and ice cream social. A musical presentation by 'This Way Up'; is
scheduled for 3 p. m.
The Sunday celebration will feature several distinct segments. Morning worship, in the
chapel begins at 10:30 a. m., followed by a church picnic, to which the public is invited.
Time capsules from both the 19th and 20th centuries will be opened at approximately
1:30 p. m. A walk-through of the Chapel Society's auxiliary building will be held in the
early afternoon, followed by the burying of a 21st-century-time capsule near the new facility.
The annual Chapel Society business meeting will follow.
Bishop Peggy Johnson will bring the message for the thirty-fifth annual Heritage Sunday
worship service, at 4:00 p. m. Representatives of the Board of Bishops of the Lancaster
Mennonite Conference, district pastors including Pastor Joe Garber of Byerland
Mennonite Church and Bishop Steve Weaver, will announce the recently passed
resolution regarding the remission of the censure of excommunication of Martin Boehm,
which occurred in approximately 1775. Participants in period dress, a circuit rider on
horseback and members of the Colonial Militia will be on hand to invoke a feeling of
eighteenth-century lifestyle. Definite times and additional details will appear on the chapel
website, before the June 24- 26, celebration. All events are open to the public. Food will be
available for purchase.
United Methodist Church, 13 West Boehms Road, Willow Street, June 24-26. The
celebration begins Friday evening, June 24, with a fellowship meal followed by a 7 p. m.
prayer gathering in Boehm's Chapel.
Saturday morning, June 25, will include time for Boehm/Beam descendants to interact,
meet and greet new cousins, compare family research and possibly visit the, nearby,
grave-site of immigrant Jacob Boehm. Descendants are encouraged to bring family
photos and ephem1era to be scanned. Several scanning stations will be set up in the
church. Scans will be titled, archived, and descendants will receive digital copies.
Additionally, members of the community and current and former members Boehm's
UMC are invited to bring old photos and documents relating to Boehm's Church,
Chapel, or Rawlinsville Camp Meeting to be scanned for posterity.
At 10 AM on Saturday a unique presentation by Spiritual Fruit Farm, with
The Bible Dude and his horse, Hope. Suitable for children and adults.
The 'Kid's Blitz' will kick off at 2 p. m. on Saturday and include old-fashioned children's
games, cake walk and ice cream social. A musical presentation by 'This Way Up'; is
scheduled for 3 p. m.
The Sunday celebration will feature several distinct segments. Morning worship, in the
chapel begins at 10:30 a. m., followed by a church picnic, to which the public is invited.
Time capsules from both the 19th and 20th centuries will be opened at approximately
1:30 p. m. A walk-through of the Chapel Society's auxiliary building will be held in the
early afternoon, followed by the burying of a 21st-century-time capsule near the new facility.
The annual Chapel Society business meeting will follow.
Bishop Peggy Johnson will bring the message for the thirty-fifth annual Heritage Sunday
worship service, at 4:00 p. m. Representatives of the Board of Bishops of the Lancaster
Mennonite Conference, district pastors including Pastor Joe Garber of Byerland
Mennonite Church and Bishop Steve Weaver, will announce the recently passed
resolution regarding the remission of the censure of excommunication of Martin Boehm,
which occurred in approximately 1775. Participants in period dress, a circuit rider on
horseback and members of the Colonial Militia will be on hand to invoke a feeling of
eighteenth-century lifestyle. Definite times and additional details will appear on the chapel
website, before the June 24- 26, celebration. All events are open to the public. Food will be
available for purchase.
See the Boehm's United Methodist Church website for a complete itinerary.
