Our Pollinator & Wildlife Habitat at the corner of Barnett Avenue and Amsterdam Road is certified by MONARCHWATCH.ORG as WAYSTATION #19178 in support of the conservation and preservation of the beloved, endangered Monarch butterfly and it’s spectacular annual migration.

A Pollinator & Wildlife Habitat group has been formed to participate in Monarchwatch activities; and to further enhance, develop and maintain the Habitat. Church & community members of all ages who are interested in learning more about this group may contact Bob & Shelley Benchoff at 717-749-5202.

The milkweed and wildflower area has been enhanced with a new mulched and cultivated nectar plants garden between the entrances to the mowed walking path.  

  

                                                                              

      

 

For safety, all parking is in the church parking lot, access is by using the front sidewalk to the south end of the church and then across the lawn to the Habitat.

 

 

When the sunflowers are blooming, the community is invited to visit the habitat anytime to enjoy the sunflowers and to take photos. To receive a free bouquet of sunflowers, sunflower heads for seeds when the blooms fade, or milkweed pods for seeds contact Shelley & Bob Benchoff at 717-749-5202.

Come take a walk and enjoy this important environmental ministry, a site of natural beauty for the congregation and community to enjoy as it provides a life-sustaining habitat for the pollinators and other wildlife.

Outdoor Worship at the Pollinator & Wildlife Habitat, August 2019.