The merger committee chose the historic 84-acre Brubaker farm on Marietta Ave, just east of Rohrerstown, as the future site for Church of the Apostles UCC. This property, rich in history, included an 18th-century farmhouse, a 19th-century barn, a tenant house, and a garage/workshop. The Aaron Brubaker family, twelfth-generation descendants of Hans Brubaker who received the land from William Penn in 1717, were the then-owners. The decision to purchase this property for $675,000 was made even before the final merger decision. See pictures of Rev. Rader and Rev. Schellenberger at the Brubaker farm, envisioning the future campus of Church of the Apostles UCC.