The History of Lititz: How a Moravian Community Became a Central Pennsylvania Town

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aired; August 19, 2026

Lititz has a history that stretches back to 1742, when Count Nicholas Louis von Zinzendorf, a patron of the renewed Moravian Church, visited the home of Jacob Huber about a mile north of what is now the borough. During that visit on December 2, Zinzendorf delivered an address to neighboring farmers, marking an important moment in the community’s early history. The Huber house is still standing today, with a Lancaster County Historical Society marker commemorating the visit.

On The Spark, we’ll talk with Cory Van Brookhoven, president of the Lititz Historical Foundation, about the founding and history of Lititz and the community’s deep connection to the Moravian congregation. Van Brookhoven is a third-generation Lititz historian who has served as foundation president since 2013. He has written four books about the Lancaster County area, with a fifth scheduled for this fall, and has contributed more than 300 local history articles to the Lititz Record Express. Learn more about Lititz’s history through the Lititz Historical Foundation.

Listen to the podcast to hear the full conversation.