Community Services
We are a local church located at 14698 Albert Staub Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788. The first Saturday in June, we host our Annual Giveaway Day. This year we will be holding our sixth-annual Giveaway Day on Saturday, June 1st from 8 am – 2 pm! For those of you who are new to this event it’s just like a yard sale except every item is absolutely FREE! This event is open to the general public. All items not given away at the event are donated to other local charities and community organizations.
We are accepting donations through Tuesday, May 28th.
Please no dealers, retailers or wholesalers. The event and items are for those who have a need.
If you have any questions, email us at morningstarfc@outlook.com
Walkersville Southern is Founded
From 1991 through 1993, Walkersville Southern volunteers cleared the right-of-way of brush and debris. In 1993, the Maryland Department of Transportation chose Walkersville Southern as the operator of the Walkersville-Frederick line. Rebuilding began immediately.
In 1995, Walkersville Southern began reconstruction of the Monocacy River bridge. Limited excursions were run in 1995 while the work progressed. With the completion of the project in March 1996, the first trains in more than 20 years crossed the Monocacy River. The 1997 season marked the first year of both Saturday and Sunday operations, with three trains departing the Walkersville station each day. The 1998 season marked the first time in more than 25 years that trains had run to Route 26, the current terminus of the line.
In 2009, the State of Maryland granted access to three more miles of track north of the existing station. Work began immediately to upgrade the track, and we currently run limited operations north out of Walkersville on this rail.