People gathered outside on the Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail on Sunday, April 24, for a unique form of worship service. Zion Lutheran Church, Akron, hosts a Rail Trail Church service twice a month. Each occasion affords time for religious reflection, adopted by bodily exercise on the rail path and one other quick session on the finish for prayer. Occasionally, attendees share a wholesome snack.
“This is church without a building,” the church’s web site reads. “This is church on the way, walking together, aware of the gifts that surround us. This is church for people who experience connection with God in the natural world, with creation.”
Zion Lutheran’s Rail Trail Church is the second and fourth Sunday of the month; all occasions begin at 11 a.m. on the Warwick Township Municipal Authority at 315 Clay Road, Lititz.
Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, and Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, sing throughout Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Pastor Matt Lenahan, left, speaks throughout Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, and Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, and Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Ramon Rivera, left, of Manheim Township, Jude Gemmell, of Lititz, stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Like & Zach Rowe, within the background, of Lititz and Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, & Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, return from the stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Liz Rowe, of Lititz talks through the Rail Trail church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Liz Rowe, of Lititz talks through the Rail Trail church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
The Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Dogs are exploring through the Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Sunday April 24, 2022.
The Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
The Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, and Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, sing throughout Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Pastor Matt Lenahan, left, speaks throughout Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, and Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, and Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Ramon Rivera, left, of Manheim Township, Jude Gemmell, of Lititz, stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Like & Zach Rowe, within the background, of Lititz and Jude Gemmell, left, of Lititz, & Ramon Rivera, of Manheim Township, return from the stroll alongside the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail through the break from Rail Church service at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Liz Rowe, of Lititz talks through the Rail Trail church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Liz Rowe, of Lititz talks through the Rail Trail church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
The Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
Dogs are exploring through the Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Sunday April 24, 2022.
The Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
The Rail Trail Church service on the pavilion close to the Warwick-to-Ephrata Rail-Trail at Warwick Township Municipal Authority in Warwick Twp. Sunday April 24, 2022.
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