Grace Brethren Church in Lexington, Ohio (Matthew Rupple, pastor), has partnered with the local YMCA to provide a preschool and early learning center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held earlier this week. Here’s a report from the online news site, Richland Source. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article.
Preschool and school age classes taught by Alyssa Singree, Jihan Staats and Tina Yarger watch as Mansfield Area Y President and CEO Cristen Gilbert cuts the ribbon. From left beginning to the right of Gilbert, are Grace Brethren Church Pastor Matthew Rupple, Mansfield Area Y Director of Family Services Velma Bond and Lexington Mayor Eugene Parkinson.
Grace Brethren Church opens doors to YMCA daycare center
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Grace Brethren Church in Lexington celebrated the addition of a YMCA Preschool and Early Learning Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday.
The Mansfield Area Y previously provided the Lexington community with a preschool and early learning center in the Geyer’s plaza, next to the Lexington Academy of Dance.
“At this church we just had an opportunity to grow. We enroll more kids in Lexington, we are the only state-funded, licensed child-care center in Lexington. So we’re able to serve more in the center,” said Mansfield Area Y President and CEO Cristen Gilbert.
Gilbert explained that the daycare center is state-funded, which allows for the Mansfield Area Y to assist families that cannot afford full tuition for other privately owned childcare facilities.
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Here is additional coverage of the new YMCA daycare at Grace Lexington:
Lexington daycare center relocates (Mansfield News Journal)
