Lancaster Drive-In Church and Christian Cinema

Motion Picture Herald, July 3, 1954: “The Lancaster Drive-In Church and Christian Cinema has been set up at the Lancaster, PA., Airport to become the first open-air church to present motion picture films.”

Billboard, August 28, 1954: “In Lancaster, PA., the Lancaster Drive-In Church and Christian Cinema has been set up on the old Lancaster Airport grounds on Manheim Pike under sponsorship of the Lancaster Gospel Center. While the drive-in church has been operated before, this is the first time it is presenting films. Its opening feature was "Great Discovery” with Coleen Townsend. The large outdoor screen has been erected in back of the platform, with outside-type speakers used".

Wikipedia says the Lancaster Airport was in the same location it is now, just south of Lititz.

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