All programs are free — freewill offering received 717‑964‑0811  ·  office@MtGretnaTabernacle.org
Mount Gretna Bible Festival at the historic Mt. Gretna Tabernacle · 1899 Proposed mark — original logo in footer
Always free · freewill offering

Summer evenings under the canopy

Settle in beneath the 1899 trusses for an evening of song.

Free summer programs of music & the spoken word · Sundays & Fridays at 7 p.m. · June–September

Third St. & Glossbrenner Ave., Mt. Gretna, PA

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This week at the Tabernacle

This Sunday

Today is Thursday, July 9, 2026

Programs begin at 7 p.m. — come early and enjoy the grove.

FPO — artist photo planned Third Stream on the Tabernacle platform
Jul12
Sunday, July 12 · 7 p.m.

Third Stream

Creative brand of American music since 1974 — familiar tunes to original compositions.

Free · freewill offering
The round Mt. Gretna Tabernacle seen through the surrounding woodland Jul12
Sunday, July 12 · 10 a.m.

Morning Worship in the Tabernacle

Led by Mt. Gretna UMC, Pastor Andrea Haldeman.

All are welcome
Coming up
  • July 19 Jess Zimmerman and Family — Nashville recording artist (sponsored by Just Like Family)
  • July 26 Choir Festival — guest conductor Pepper Choplin (sponsored by Loser’s Music)
See the full season
Events calendar

The 2026 season

July at a glance — show the calendar
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Program day Today, July 9
  • June 6 Handbell Festival with Brian Childers
  • June 28 Eddie Zheng, organ
  • July 12 Third Stream
  • July 19 Jess Zimmerman and FamilyNashville recording artist · sponsored by Just Like Family
  • July 26 Choir Festival · guest conductor Pepper ChoplinSponsored by Loser’s Music
  • Aug 16 Anthracite Marimba Ensemble
  • Sept 6 Patriotic Concert — season finaleMichael Faircloth with Brassworks · America’s 250th

Highlights shown — programs run Sundays (plus June Fridays) at 7 p.m., with more announced each season.

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Season highlights

Four evenings not to miss

Handbells, organ, marimbas, and a brass finale for America’s 250th — all free.

Brian Childers, handbell conductor
June 6

Handbell Festival

A festival of handbells, led by Brian Childers.

Eddie Zheng, organist
June 28

Eddie Zheng, Organ

An evening of organ music.

FPO — photo planned
August 16

Anthracite Marimba Ensemble

Warm wooden tones under a wooden roof.

America 250 commemorative artwork
September 6

Patriotic Concert

Michael Faircloth with Brassworks — the finale.

Imagery slot · 21:9 full bleed FPO — new photography planned “Evening concert under the lights” — the Tabernacle aglow at dusk
Plan your visit

Directions & parking

Event parking at the Fire Co. and Roller Rink lots — come early.

  • Mt. Gretna Fire Co. lot, Boulevard Ave. — general parking.
  • Roller Rink lot — defined areas, select dates.
  • Handicapped parking at the Mt. Gretna UMC lot.
  • Come early for the walking tour of the historic Campmeeting.
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Third St. & Glossbrenner Ave., in the historic Campmeeting — behind the Mt. Gretna United Methodist Church.

Numbered map of event parking areas around the Mt. Gretna Tabernacle
Numbered event parking areas for Tabernacle programs.
Support us

Sustained by freewill offerings and gifts

Your tax-deductible gift keeps every program free. We’re a 501(c)(3).

By check

Mail your gift any time of year.

Payable to “Mt Gretna Bible Festival”
PO Box 408
Mt Gretna, PA 17064

Online

Quick and secure, from anywhere.

Venmo @MtGretnaBible
PayPal, or Zeffy — through Zeffy, we receive 100% of your gift

In person

At any concert or service.

Place your gift in the freewill offering at any program.
Program Fund Underwrites each summer’s artists.
Program Sponsors Sponsor a program, $500+.
Tabernacle Preservation Fund Cares for the 1899 structure.
Endowment Fund A $125,000 goal.
Looking straight up at the Tabernacle's central tension ring, where the wooden trusses converge
Look up: every truss converges on one central ring.
About & history

Built in one summer, 1899

“Preserving a Christian testimony through music and the spoken word since 1892 in a unique historic setting.” Carpenter-designer John Cilley raised the round Tabernacle in a single summer — and it still gathers us in.

1892 Campmeeting founded
1899 Built May–July by John Cilley
23 Chestnut posts, one tension ring
$1,132.60 Total cost of construction

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Read Our Story

One historic building, two summer series

Looking for Mt. Gretna Summer Concerts (a separate, pay-what-you-want series) or Heritage Festival events? Visit mtgretnasummerconcerts.org or mtgretna.org. This site is the home of the Bible Festival.