Our FALL SEMESTER of Growth Groups kicks off August 27th at 7pm, and continues EVERY Wednesday night through November 12th! We’ll have FVYouth, FVKids, Bold & Brave Women's Ministry, CALLED Men's Ministry!
7pm Wednesdays August 27th-November 12th
We are offering a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, for anyone in need of one! These are not frozen turkeys, but pre-cooked turkey with easy-to-make sides, for a Thanksgiving Dinner. Supplies are limited, so sign up now if you are in need.
Pick up: Wednesday, November 26 9-12pm or 6-9pm (delivery upon request, that same day, in Gettysburg or New Oxford, Hanover)
Join us along the walking path of the Gettysburg Rec Park on October 18th!
We’ll have activities and treats for the kids!
A chili cook off is a great way to celebrate fall, fun, and family! We’ll have a couple of judges, and each chili and cornbread will be submitted to them for the bragging rights of winning the Great Chili Cook Off of 2025! We’ll also need extra chili so everyone can have some, as well as cheese, sour cream, cornbread, and drinks!
Sign up below to enter your chili!
FVYouth is going to Cherry Crest Adventure Farm in Ronks, PA! Cherry Crest is one of the highest rated corn mazes in the nation. This will be an all day event with plenty of fun things to do and we’d love for you to join us. Transportation is provided.
Drop Off: 9am @ FVChurch
Pick Up: 10:30pm @ FVChurch
Ticket prices start at $33.94 and you can purchase your tickets at the link below.
Lunch/Dinner will not be provided so please send your students with money for food. Food options on the property can be found below on the more info link. Cherry Crest is a cashless facility but they do have booths to exchange cash for a card used to make purchases on the property. If you have any additional questions you can click below for more information or call/message Pastor Isaiah at 717-577-6166.
Come stroll with us! Our goal is to get out into nature and experience God’s beautiful creation. We inadvertently get some exercise and fellowship at the same time! All are welcome!
Please Contact Chris Livelsberger to get more details. Email: ch64live@gmail.com Phone: 717-965-3681
October 25 MD Heights @ Harper”s Ferry?
Pumpkins and Carving Kits NOT provided! No knives without a sheath allowed!
October is here and at FVYouth that means pumpkins and costumes! Come dressed in your best costume and we’ll vote to determine the winner of this year’s costume contest! Also bring along a pumpkin and a carving kit and we’ll see who has the skills to create the best carving of them all! Winners of both contests will be taking home a big bag of candy. Its gonna be a fun filled night of creative competition can’t wait to see ya there!
Sharpies will be provided for those without carving kits so they can still decorate their pumpkins for the contest.
Pumpkins are typically available for sale at Walmart or Target
Below is a $10 Pumpkin Carving Kit from Amazon
For more information call/message Pastor Isaiah at 717-577-6166.
Bring a Thanksgiving dish, and celebrate FRIENDSGIVING with us! Following service on November 9th we’ll be eating together, and being thankful for friendship. Join us!
Sunday, November 9th
Come stroll with us! Our goal is to get out into nature and experience God’s beautiful creation. We inadvertently get some exercise and fellowship at the same time! All are welcome!
Please Contact Chris Livelsberger to get more details. Email: ch64live@gmail.com Phone: 717-965-3681
November 15 Caledonia
FVYouth’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner is coming! Every year at FVYouth we love to celebrate Thanksgiving with a fun & delicious dinner with our Youth and Youth Leaders. In order to make this happen though we need food! So if you’re attending FVYouth’s Thanksgiving Dinner please bring a drink, side or dessert. Below are some Thanksgiving Staples that we’d like to have. If you’re able to make any one of them great! If there is another dish not on there you’d like to bring great! Just let Isaiah know. Aside from those we will need cups, paper plates, bowls and cutlery. Thank you to everyone who plans on attending its gonna be a great night!
Thanksgiving Staples Currently Needed:
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Green Bean Casserole
Macaroni & Cheese
Sweet Potato Casserole
Corn Bread
Pumpkin & Pecan Pie
This year, FV will be participating in GETTYSBURG C.A.R.E.S.—the cold weather shelter that Gettysburg Area Churches work together on! St. James Lutheran Church hosts, but each church will pick a two week block (or two) and to serve breakfast as kitchen volunteers in the morning! We will also need blanket washers at the end of the 2 weeks (to be done at a laundry mat).
If you’d like info on being an overnight volunteer for the season, we email the program director (Debi Little, director@gettysburgcares.org) and let her know.
Dates: Dec 1-15
Needed: 14-21 Kitchen Volunteers // 2-3 Blanket washers // Breakfast food
Volunteer Responsibilities
Kitchen Volunteers:
6am-8am. In the Youth House just down from the St. James Church. We will need 2 to 3 volunteers each morning (except Sundays) to prepare, serve, and clean up breakfast for the guests.
Blanket Washers:
This is a one-day only job (9am on a Monday), meeting at a Gettysburg laundry mat and washing all the blankets! You are not responsible for providing the finances.
Food Donations Needed:
Eggs
Breakfast meats
Fruits
Breads or baked goods
Pancake/waffle mix
syrup & butter
ALL the women of FV are invited to our Bold & Brave Christmas Party this year! Wednesday, December 3rd, from 7:00-8:30pm, we’ll do “Bring-Your-Own Board” again, soups, games and more! Save the date and we’ll update details as the party is planned.
Get all your holiday shopping done in one place! Join us for a fun Christmas market on December 13th!
Application:
*Please note 10/6: Inside spaces for this event are completely sold out, we are only accepting outdoor vendor inquiries at this time.
**There have also been a massive amount of spam posts for this event on our social media platforms. The ONLY place you can apply for this event, is this page, and you can ONLY pay for your space with the link that Diana or Candace sends you. Please do not send money anywhere else.
FVYouth’s annual Christmas Party is here once again! At FVYouth we like to celebrate Christmas with a White Elephant Gift Exchange. Buy a gift, make a gift, you decide! There is no dollar limit just make sure it's wrapped! Wear an Ugly Christmas sweater too and we’ll vote on the best one! Winner goes last in the white elephant exchange assuring they go home with the present they want! We can’t wait to celebrate and close out the year with you.