Category: In the News

Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Logan Moyer. To read click: https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_042226.

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Logan Moyer. To read click: https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_040826

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Francine Fulton. To read click: https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_022526

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Written by Ashley Stalnecker of LNP: Will Perez, associate director of programs at Kinber, left, and Anna Beasley, director of adult advocacy at The Factory Ministries, stand by the new laptops in The Factory Ministries Digital Learning Lab, on the day it opened, Wednesday, Dec. 17.  

A Paradise Township Christian nonprofit opened a digital learning lab Wednesday to offer community members use of 10 new laptops, internet access and monthly digital skills training.

The equipment in The Factory Ministries’ new lab, at 3293 Lincoln Highway East, was purchased by Kinber, a Lititz-based statewide digital access and opportunity nonprofit, and is the first participating site of several to be launched by the organization in coming months.

Additional hubs are slated to launch in 2026 at Redbank Valley Public Library, Clarion County; Tionesta Public Library, Forest County; Huntingdon County Library, Huntingdon County; and Green Free Library, Tioga County, according Kinber spokesperson Alexis LaPointe.

Written by ASHLEY STALNECKER | Staff Writer. To view the whole article click: https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/the-factory-ministries-opens-digital-learning-lab-in-partnership-with-lititz-based-nonprofit/article_15da4b49-0e53-4ed0-857c-95d1a244826e.html

Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Francine Fulton. To read click: https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_121025

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Francine Fulton about The Factory Ministries partner event with Paradise Township. To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_102225

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Written by Kerri Burns.

On a recent Thursday afternoon, a single mother walked through the doors of the Factory Market in Paradise for the first time. She had heard about the market from a neighbor who knew she was struggling to keep groceries on the table. With the rising cost of food, she often faced impossible choices between paying bills and feeding her family.

As she picked up fresh produce, milk and pantry staples, she seemed to relax. “It feels good to have a choice,” she told our volunteers…

To read the full article click here: https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/factory-market-in-paradise-has-a-model-that-restores-hope-and-dignity-column/article_f5b6d0de-b2b8-4e1b-9ebc-8ff5e7d53229.html

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Ann Mead Ash about The Factory Ministries’ Market Volunteers. To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_080625

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Ann Mead Ash about The Factory Ministries Back to School Event. To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_072325

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Article by Tim Struhldreher in partnership with The Lancaster County Community Foundation:

Our unique role as a community foundation allows us to hear directly from organizations on the front lines to learn first hand how federal initiatives are impacting us here in Lancaster County. To help connect our shared community with accurate information, we reached out to The Factory Ministries in Paradise, PA to understand how cuts to federal support impacts residents in eastern Lancaster County.

Adam Nagle thinks a lot about poverty. How people fall into poverty, and how to help them out of it. How people perceive it, versus the reality.

Nagle is the executive director of The Factory Ministries, a faith-based social services hub fighting poverty in eastern Lancaster County. Its mission is threefold: to empower people, connect resources, and build community.

Adam Nagle, Executive Director of The Factory Ministries (Photo by Tim Stuhldreher)

“We believe the best way to address poverty is to empower individuals with tools and resources through relationship,” the organization says.

To read the full article click here: https://www.lancfound.org/federal-funds-and-the-factory-ministries/

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Ann Mead Ash about The Factory Gala Fundariser. To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_051425

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Ann Mead Ash about The Factory Workforce Together Initiative Network leadership team. To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_043025

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Ann Mead Ash about The Factory Ministries bringing PVELC to The Factory. To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_041625

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Ann Mead Ash about The Factory Ministries Community Leadership Summit (CLS). To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_022625

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Article in the Pequea Valley Pennysaver, by Ann Mead Ash about the VITA program held at The Factory Ministries. To read click https://issuu.com/engleprintingandpublishing/docs/peq_021225

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