OUR MISSION
As stewards of Stone Gables Estate, we strive to honor God in all we do in the preservation, restoration, and repurposing of Pennsylvania’s architectural treasures as we share them with the world. ALL are welcome.
Stone Gables Estate is a biblical faith-based ministry/business. Our mission is to donate 100% of net profits to aid abandoned children worldwide.
Our Core Values
WHO WE ARE
Family
We value every individual, family, staff member, and guest while honoring God’s design for family, marriage, and the dignity of every person.
Humility
We recognize and appreciate the important role every associate, vendor, and guest plays in the success of our organization.
Servant Leadership
We lead by serving others, nurturing relationships, developing potential, and creating opportunities for associates and guests to thrive.
Quality
We are committed to excellence in every product, service, result, and experience we provide to our vendors and guests.
Profitability
We embrace the responsibility to generate sustainable profits that support our mission of impacting needy children at home and around the world.
Integrity
We uphold the moral and ethical principles of God’s Word, refusing to compromise integrity in our personal lives or our organization.
What makes up Stone Gables Estate?
our family of brands
Stone Gables Estate is over 280 acres in size and is in West Donegal Township, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is comprised of rolling woodlands, fields, ponds, and a stream. The Star Barn Village, The Ridge at Ironstone, St. Michael’s Vineyard, Barns of Belmont, National Christmas Center, Harrisburg, Lincoln & Lancaster Railroad, Klein Chocolate family mansion, Herr’s Mill Covered Bridge, and more make up this unique Lancaster County treasure.
Who owns Stone Gables Estate?
our stewards
The owners, or as they like to be called, “Stewards” of, Stone Gables Estate, are David and Tierney Abel. The Abels believe that the property belongs to God and it is their watch to ensure that it is always used to bring Him all honor, all glory, and all praise. The Abel’s have 17 children, 12 adopted from around the world. Their family represents the United Nations under one roof. The countries of Thailand, Vietnam, China, Korea, Albania, Haiti, Nigeria, Bolivia, and Korea are all represented in their family.
Our Investment
No public funds, no state grants or federal monies, or donations were accepted or used for the total purchase, move, and restoration of The Star Barn Village and all the historic structures at Stone Gables Estate. One hundred percent (100%) was paid for by David Abel in his efforts to preserve the beloved architectural structures in Pennsylvania.
Our Freedom
We believe that all people have the free will right to have a set of beliefs that they have faith in and to live them out without forcing others to participate in those belief events that are in direct opposition to the core faith belief tenets of the other. Our nation’s founding fathers knew that there would be differences in faith beliefs, so they wrote into the Constitution of the United States the First Amendment which fully protects the free exercise of one’s faith beliefs without imposing that on another. We are a nation founded on religious freedom, not freedom from religion. We are one nation under God, not over God. We pray that here in Lancaster County, in the state of Pennsylvania, we can be a model for the country and the world, welcoming all without discrimination, and respecting the differences in each person’s beliefs and the way they live them out. Supporting each other’s businesses in Lancaster County, and the state of Pennsylvania, without discrimination, is a model the world needs.
Our Beliefs
We believe that all the world’s 7.7 billion human beings were created in the image and likeness of God and we will not tolerate discrimination nor have we allowed it against any one person. We do not label people with titles or letters because all people are welcome to our public events, to work at our businesses, and stay at our lodging accommodations. In 43 years of business, with over 600 associates, we have never discriminated against anyone.