Westminster College to host vesper service

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- A holiday tradition continues at Westminster College with the annual Christmas vesper service at 7 p.m. Sunday at Orr Auditorium.
The service, which annually attracts nearly 2,000 visitors, includes traditional Christmas music sung by the audience and various Westminster choirs. Christmas gifts displayed in the lobby were purchased by members of the college community for needy families and foster children in Lawrence County -- an annual project coordinated by the chapel staff led by Keturah Laney, chapel assistant. Campus luminaries, which provide a lighted path to the event, were purchased by the Residence Life staff.
The evening's offering is designated for the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity International. The chapter is attempting to raise $5,000 this year. In the past 11 years, the chapter has raised more than $124,000 to support the home-building work of Habitat in the region and world.