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Fernecrest:
The Story
of the Land
A
s if by fate, Ferne Hetrick once shared
with her sons, Bruce and Homer, that if
the Hetrick family farm were ever to be sold, it’d
be a great location for a retirement community—
a one-day vision that Messiah Lifeways was
not privy to when we first inquired about
the property.
“We’re blessed to have connected with the
Hetricks and honored that our plans to expand
the reach of our services for older adults
will fulfill the hopes of Ferne and her family,”
said Messiah Lifeways President & CEO Karl
Brummer. “It feels like divine intervention.”
Messiah Lifeways purchased the Hetrick’s 85 acres
of land, located off of Spanglers Mill Road in New
Cumberland, in October of 2023. And as we’ve
learned more about the land and the life lived
here through the reflections the brothers have
thoughtfully shared, we fully embrace its past,
present, and ongoing story—the land as it once
was and as it will grow to be.
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