Tools for Schools 2024
On September 12, members of Gloria Dei Communities visited Thurgood Marshall Elementary and Benjamin Franklin Elementary in Philadelphia[Read More]
Posted on April 21, 2016 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
The Gloria Dei Farms’ 25th anniversary celebration was an absolute success! We can’t thank our residents and community enough for making it such an enjoyable evening, especially those who put a lot of time and effort into making it such an accomplishment.
This was all made possible due to the visionary direction of Reverend Ernie Schmidt and Frank Johnson. Read More
Posted on April 19, 2016 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
On April 15th, the residents, the community and the corporate leaders Gloria Dei The Farms came together in Hatboro, Pa in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its original opening.
This was all made possible due to the visionary direction of Reverend Ernie Schmidt and Frank Johnson. Their passion to create a community where older adults can call home has resulted in this wonderful creation where everyone now has the opportunity to receive the proper individual care they require, while maintaining their dignity and independence. Read More
Posted on January 20, 2016 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
Gloria Dei Communities is honoring the memory of our Founder, Reverend Ernst (Ernie) G. Schmidt, following his passing on January 15, 2016.
As the Founding Minister of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Huntingdon Valley, Ernie Schmidt was deeply moved in the early stages of his ministry by an encounter with an elderly couple struggling with their housing situation. Read More
Posted on January 18, 2016 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
For the Farm’s holiday drive this year, they chose to benefit an organization that makes a difference in the lives’ of the needy. Therefore, the community decided to donate to The Whosoever Gospel Mission in Germantown. This organization provides shelter, food, clothing, and rehabilitation to the homeless in the metropolitan area. Read More
Posted on January 4, 2016 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
All of us here at Gloria Dei’s Memory Care at the Park are pleased to have received a thank you letter from the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association for our earlier $10,000 donation. This donation was made at the grand opening event of our Memory Care at the Park facility expansion. Read More
Posted on December 10, 2015 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
The holiday season is here! And every year Gloria Dei chooses a worthy cause for their annual holiday drive. This year, Gloria Dei Estates’ residents raised $146 and donated twenty-four boxes of winter coats, blankets, scarves, hats, and gloves to Marie’s Closet Thrift Store through the St. Francis Soup Kitchen in Kensington. Read More
Posted on November 18, 2015 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
Alzheimer’s and dementia are a scary disease. What makes it so scary is the fact that it’s not totally understood. Teams of researchers have tried for years to decipher the disease and figure out what causes it and what we can do to stop it. Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure just yet. Read More
Gloria Dei Senior Community Residents Donate School Supplies Through Its “Tools For Schools” Program
Posted on October 13, 2015 | Posted Under: Gloria Dei Activity
Recently, residents of Gloria Dei Senior Communities donated much needed school supplies through the CARES Community Outreach program to several deserving elementary schools. Several busloads of Gloria Dei residents began their day visiting the John H. Webster Elementary School located in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. A wide range of school supplies were delivered during the visit while Gloria Dei residents had the opportunity to interact with the students by visiting a number of classrooms. Read More
