History

Following is a very brief overview of the history of our church.

Spring 1994: Christopher Labs and others develop a desire to plant a daughter church of Westminster Presbyterian Church in the Lancaster area.

January 1995: Church of Christ Scientist property goes on the market

April 18, 1995: The Steering Committee first officially meets at Westminster.

June 30, 1995: Purchased Sanctuary property

July 16, 1995: Sunday evening services begin in the Fellowship Hall

September 10, 1995: First worship service in our Sanctuary

April 28, 1996: Christopher Labs elected by our congregation to serve as Senior Pastor. He serves in this capacity through February of 2003.

June 2, 1996: 124 Charter Members received during the morning worship service

June 2, 1996: Afternoon worship service of organization of Wheatland Presbyterian Church as a particular church. James Montgomery Boice was the keynote speaker and the Westminster Brass played.

August 12, 1996-April 30, 1997: Ward Shope serves part-time as Director of Youth and Outreach

August 26, 1996: Doris White hired as the Administrative Assistant

May 20, 1997: Purchased current Study Center building

December 1, 1998-August 15, 2001: Trip Beans serves as Director of Youth and Outreach

July 1999- October 2010: Matthew Monticchio serves as Music Director

September 1, 2001-June 30, 2005: Matt Seilback serves as Youth Director

May 17, 2000: Purchased 1137 Columbia Avenue property for future expansion

June 1, 2002: David S. Anderson hired as Assistant Pastor

October 20, 2003-June 30, 2007: David Anderson serves as Associate Pastor

February 1, 2005: Bruce C. Mawhinney begins as Senior Pastor

July 1, 2006: Mary Jo Rader hired as Youth Director

August 1, 2009: Luke LeDuc hired as Assistant Pastor