February 2026

Ministerium Social Outreach and Planning Meeting 
February 5, 2026 
Doug Lamb Conference Room, CPOW 

Welcome: Doug Lamb 

Introductions & Prayer: Doug Lamb 

Community Updates:  

Introductions 

Prayer- Don Lamb 

Informational Updates: 

  • UCEA Community Cupboard- Doug Lamb 

  • Donations are needed; look for Facebook posts.

  • EACTC- Gail Viscome 

  • Programs 

  • Homework Helpers/Mentors 

  • Have 3 new college helpers. 

  • 2 girl programs going well. 

  • Working with Magistrate Ember on the Connections program to help minors who would normally be sentenced with community service. 

  • Ladies Lunch happening the end of March 

  • Will have students share and an acapella group perform.

  • Atollo fundraising needed 

  • $33,000 needed to operate a year 

  • Teach at-risk students how capable they really are. 

  • ECHOS- Jenn Fields 

  • Lower shelter numbers this year. 

  • Seeing significant mental health issues. 

  • Huge funding need 

  • Code Blue has made things very busy. 

  • EASD- Jenn Fields 

  • Great community support. 

  • Corteva has donated to Bear Bags. 

  • Lunch Debt has been paid off. 

  • Working on partnering with social work students at the Etown College 

  • Have an Executive Director with the Elizabethtown Education Foundation. Dara Vance helps with grant funding for both the district and the foundation. 

  • UCEA- Heather Elicker 

  • 2025 Year-End  

  • Cornerstone Youth Center-  Jim Bush

  • Banquet at the Star Barn with speaker Seth Joyner March 26. 

  • 30 kids come for the Middle School program. 

  • 20 kids come for the High School program. 

  • The winter retreat went well last weekend. 

  • Heart & Art- 2/13 students enter art and it’s judged. Winners go to the banquet for auction. 

  • Safe Homes for Families-

    • Awareness Sunday February 15.

    • Pray for the Lancaster County chapter. They have not received funding from the county.

  • Willy Keener- Has a store front available beside EVO Coffee and praying into what to do with the property. 

  • Etown Ministerium 

  • Next meeting Pastors Prayer & Light Breakfast 1/22 at 9am at the Marriage Hub 

  • Pastor & Police Chief Prayer 1/21 at 6:45am at the borough station.the next Social Outreach & Planning Meeting is scheduled for February 5. 

  • Closing Prayer

Heather Elicker