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PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING BLOOD when possible.

MANY THANKS. BLESSINGS .

PASTOR TERRY

Christmas Child Shoeboxes - October - November 2023

Begins on Sunday, October 1, 2023! Mrs. Pam Johnson (head of the HPC Outreach Team) will give our Sunday School Children and Youth money to spend for the Christmas Shoeboxes’ “Wow Gift”. “Wow Gifts” are due on Sunday, November 5, 2023.

Packing of Shoeboxes completed on Sunday, November 5, 2023.

Hancock's helping hands - Saturday, August 12, 2023!

Thanks to the generosity of our Hancock Church Family, we provided 20 backpacks for Kindergarten Children, and 20 for Pre-school Children, with 4 extra and supported the Event on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Widmeyer Park.

Last August 2021, Hancock’s Helping Hands provided backpacks filled with school supplies to over 700 children and youth. The personal care bags and household bags touch the lives of people: in Hancock; Berkeley Springs, and Warfordsburg/Needmore. Thank You!

The Merle and John Keefer Scholarship:

2023 rECIPIENTS are:

lydia fincham - Berkley Springs High School 2023 graduate

Attending West Virginia University - Health and Well Being

catherine smith - south fulton high school 2023 graduate

Duquesne University - Biology

tess M. shephard - south fulton high school 2023 graduate

Attending Kansas State University (On line) - Production Management

brianna N. buskirk - hancock high school 2023 graduate

Attending Hagerstown Community College - Biology

2022 recipients are:

Katlynn m. rossignol - Berkeley Springs High School 2022 graduate

Cedarville University, Business Communications, Cedarville, OH

Emma stouffer - hancock jr. sr. high school 2022 graduate

Lock Haven University, PA - Pre-physician’s Assistant

ava kipe - southern fulton high school 2022 graduate

Hagerstown Community College - Nursing

alyssa keefer - berkeley springs high school 2022 graduate

Granddaughter of Dora and Rick Ridgeway; Blue Ridge Community College - liberal arts/math

benjamin thomas wakeman - hickory high school, harrisburg, nc 28075 2022 graduate

Granddaughter of Maurice and Shirley Younker, Hancock Presbyterian Church (u.s.a.); North Carolina State - Raleigh

jacob warnick - hedgesville high school 2022 graduate

Son of Danny and Shayna Warnick; Apprenticeship

2021 Recipients ARE:

Amarie Farris - Berkeley Springs High School 2021 Graduate

Blueridge Technical College, Health Care profession

CARSON STOTLER - Berkeley Springs High School 2021 Graduate

Lehigh University, Statistics

Kitana CONNORS - Hancock High School 2021 Graduate

Wilson College, Biology/Pre-Veterinary

LAURA GOLDEN - Hancock High School 2021 Graduate

West Virginia University, Biology/Pre-medicine

GRACE C. GREGORY - Southern Fulton High School 2021 Graduate

• Granddaughter of David and Nancy Bivens

Coastal Carolina University, Marine Science

RACHEL BRADSHAW - Southern Fulton High School 2021 Graduate

Wilkes University, Pharmacy

About Merle and John Keefer and the Scholarship

The Keefer Scholarship is usually given annually to high school seniors in each of the Tri-State high schools who will be continuing their education.  It has been made available through the generosity of a faith commitment of John and Merle Keefer and the Han­cock Presbyterian Church (USA).  Hancock Church set aside a tithe of the mo­nies bequeathed to them in 1999 by John Keefer to establish a Scholarship Fund.

John and Merle Keefer had no children of their own, but had the heart, mind and faith commitment to do well for the children of the Tri-State community.  Merle Keefer was a fifth grade teacher at Hancock Elementary School.  She was a member St. Thomas Episcopal Church and served as Organist and a Sunday School Teacher.  She was active in the community library, and a member of the Hancock Historical Society.  John Keefer was a life-long member and elder of Hancock Presby­terian Church.  He was an employee of the former People's Bank, now F&M Bank, and a talented investor.  His investments have made pos­sible these gifts to the students of the Tri-State Community: Hancock, Berkeley Springs, and Southern Fulton High Schools.

Micah's Backpack

Volunteers gather at the Community Center/City Hall to pack 50 backpacks for our Hancock Elementary School students. This event varies due to the pandemic. Please contact Pastor Terry if you are interested in participating.

Hancock Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) joined with four other churches and philanthropic organizations in Hancock to help provide weekend meals for 50 students who attend the Hancock Elementary School. The program is overseen by the Interfaith Service Coalition.   

SOUP & SANDWICH FELLOWSHIP 2024

Come join us, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm for good food and fellowship provided by our congregation.

Our next Soup & Sandwich Fellowship will be saturday, JUNE 1, 2024.

All are welcome!

CLICK HERE for the specific dates on our Events page. 

* Except January, July, and August