Apples Church Celebrates Its Centennial a Second Time by James Rada, Jr. On April 13, 1932, a child was baptized at Apples Church in Thurmont. On the surface, it doesn’t seem unusual. More than one person was baptized at the church each year, and some of them were children. However, April 13 was the centennial…

On Saturday, April 20, Apples United Church of Christ dedicated its Meditation Trail at a community event. The one-tenth-mile-long trail was a vision of Roger Troxell after the church was given a connecting 2.25-acre tract by the Harbaugh family several years ago. Mr. Troxell wanted to make the church and its grounds a place for…