VISION & HISTORY
MORAVIAN MANOR'S EARLY YEARS

• Lititz, PA: 1973-2005

1947
The Moravian Home for Aged Men and Women of the Northern Province of the Moravian Church was incorporated on January 27. Founding Board of Trustees included:

Mr. James R. Schmid, President
Mrs. J. Donald Pharo, Vice President
Mr. Paul T. Warner, Secretary
Mr. George A. Sundberg, Treasurer
Rev. F. P. Stocker
Rev. Byron K. Horne
Rev. R. I. Giering
Rev. Hugh Kemper
Mrs. Hilda Appelbaum
Mr. Owen P. Bricker

1952
The Board of Trustees’ vision was to care for the Church’s aged members. After researching numerous leads, the Board obtained a large residential property in Easton, PA. Easton Moravian Manor was dedicated on December 7 with a boarding capacity of 11 residents.

1958
Nettie S. Yost, a member of the York First Moravian Church, bequeathed a large residential home in York, PA, for use as a home for the aged. Yost Moravian Manor was dedicated on December 7 with a boarding capacity of nine residents.

1962
Ten years after opening the first facility, the Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to change the corporate name to Moravian Manors, Inc.

1969
Moravian Manors, Inc. became a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging (PANPHA). Also, the Board of Trustees finally reached a consensus that "we should, if possible, build an entirely new home to accommodate our present type of guest, possibly with a small nursing wing."

1970
During this pivotal year, the Synod directed the Eastern District Executive Board to undertake a capital fund effort on behalf of Moravian Manors, Inc., to raise no less than $100,000 as soon as possible in support of a new facility. The Synod authorized the Manor’s Board of Trustees to build a complex for the aging and amend the Corporate Charter, permitting the care of non-Moravians.

At the same time, the Lititz Moravian Church had formed its own committee, chaired by Paul W. McCloud, to consider establishing a facility to care for the elderly within the Lititz Borough on a 22.5-acre site owned by the congregation.

On July 19, the Manor’s Board met with the Lititz Moravian Congregation to discuss building such a facility. Subsequently, a joint decision was made to construct the home, and the Congregation donated their land to Moravian Manor.

Numerous people are to be commended for their vision, untiring service and commitment to the establishment of Moravian Manor Retirement Community. Their work laid the foundation for the present day Manor and its ongoing ministry.

• Lititz, PA: 1973-2005