From left: Doris Sieverkropp, Raymond Sieverkropp and Gary Bracht. The Sieverkropps were married at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in 1955 and have been members there ever since. Bracht, a member since 1996, is the church council president.
July 27, 2026
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July 30, 2026 3 a.m.
Holy Trinity celebrates 80 years of faith
EPHRATA — Even in challenging times, there's a lot going on at Holy Trinity Church in Ephrata. “(It’s) a far cry from the heyday in the history of this congregation where they had hundreds of people worshiping on a Sunday,” said Council President Gary Bracht. “But within this small body, we're doing a lot more outreach and impacting more people in the community. We're looking at it as, where do we see God calling us? And that's the direction that we've taken.”