Members of three congregations joined in worship beneath a tent at Dillingersville School, Schoolhouse Lane, Lower Milford Township, for the 75th annual Dillingersville Pilgrimage. Members of Old Zionsville United Church of Christ, Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Old Zionsville and Upper Milford Mennonite Church gathered for service June 27 on the schoolhouse grounds. The congregations joined in mission to support a one-room school, forming the Dillingersville Union School and Church Association in 1799. RIGHT: Millie Kohler, a member of Zionsville UCC and usher for the service, hands a bulletin to Ty Wetzel, a member of Zion's Lutheran Church, as he arrives.

Press Photos by April Peterson Those gathered celebrate attendees whose personal pilgrimage covered the greatest distance to reach Dillingersville as well as the oldest and youngest people attending the event; Florida, 96 years and 22 months, respectively. “God blessed us today with a beautiful space and wonderful weather and people to enjoy the setting,” Lori Esslinger, the pastor of Old Zionsville UCC who presided at the service, said of the celebration.

COVID-19 cancels the 2020 pilgrimage event and pandemic concerns impact the 2021 celebration, suspending the traditional picnic following the service. However, the annual ringing of the school bell to signal the start of service went off without a hitch.