300th Anniversary Celebration Weekend

Saturday, October 7th, 2023 | Weaverland Valley Bus Tours

Times: 9:00 to 11:30am and 1:00 to 3:30pm

Tickets are $35 which includes lunch. Lunch will be served at Weaverland at 11:45am for both tour groups.

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Tour Highlights

Weaverland Valley Farm Layout

Four farms formed the nucleus of the immediate Weaverland Valley in the colonial period.

Early homes along Weaverland Road

George and Elizabeth Martin House, Immigrant Jacob Weber House, Immigrant David Martin House/Bishop Henry Martin House

Bishop George and Maria Weaver Home, Spring Ike Martin House and Peter Martin Cabin

The oldest part of this house dates to the mid-1700s.

Groffdale Spring, Groffdale Church and Cemetery

Traditional site where the Groffs found their horses after the animals strayed from the Pequea settlement. The Groffdale congregation predates the Weaverland congregation by several years. The cemetery is the final resting place for immigrant Hans Groff, Bishop Christian Burkholder and Bishop Noah Mack.

Pike Meetinghouse

This division dating from the 1840s led by Jacob Stauffer.

Sensenig Cemetery

Immigrant Jacob Sensenig is believed to be buried here. This also the final resting place of Johnny Wenger.

Community of Weaverland

Henry Weber House Site, Conestoga Traction Trolley Bridge, Rupp’s Mill/Martin’s Mill Site, Johnny Wenger House and Weaverland Post Office

Native American Sites

Remnants of Lenape and Susquehannock Native Americans dot sites

Old Weberthal Cemetery

This is the final resting place for many of the original Mennonite immigrants.

Goodville Area

Goodville Mennonite Church and Cemetery, Jonas and Sarah and Anna Martin House, J. Paul and Phebe Graybill House

Lichty's Mennonite Church and Zimmerman Cemetery

Lichty's, also traditionally known as Smoketown, was built in 1889. Bishop Jacob and Anna Zimmerman are buried here.

Union Grove

John W. and Anna Weaver House and Christian bookstore, Spring Grove Forge

Wheelwright Shop and I.B. and Hettie Good House

I.B. served as a colorful preacher at Weaverland in the early twentieth century.

Immigrant George Weber House

This house is identified with the youngest of the three Weaver immigrant brothers.

Sunday, October 8th | Anniversary Events at Weaverland

Worship Services at 8:00 & 10:30 am

Utilizing the “bench” and “singers table.” Singing our story … yesterday and today.

Worship Team

Remembering Our Story

Keith Weaver, Retired LMC Moderator & Bishop

Pressing Forward in Christ

Rodney Martin, LMC Bishop Elder Team

Inviting Our Story to be My Story

Brian Martin, Lead Pastor & Bishop

Corporate Sunday School at 9:30 am

Storytelling: Retired Weaverland bishops, pastors, and deacons sharing memories

Carl Sensenig, Ken Martin, Leon Hurst, Earl Weaver, Don Weaver, Nevin Martin, Facilitated by Brian Martin

Fellowship Meal

"This Very Ground, This Crooked Affair"

Author & Historian Dr. John Ruth connects the story of Mennonites who had themselves fled suffering and landlessness with the fates of Native Americans continent-wide.

Cemetery Walking Tour

This tour led by historian Dr. Kenneth Sensenig includes stories of hardship, trial and the persevering faith of the faithful witnesses buried in the cemeteries east and west of Route 897.