GILBERTSVILLE – The public is invited to attend the annual ice cream Social at 2 p.m., Sunday, at the White Store Church.

The speaker at the event will be Rev. Donna Steckline from Gilbertsville, after which ice cream will be served to all in attendance. Donations are greatly appreciated as this helps maintain the church.

The church, which is non-denominational, is located approximately 1.5 miles south of the hamlet of Holmesville, at the junction of Route 8 and White Store Road.

The Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1805. However, a marked burial is dated 1795, and the White Store Church was built in 1820. Both are on the New York State and National Historical Registers.

The White Store Church is one of the very few buildings left standing that represents a typical New England meeting house. It was built by people from the New England states, many from Rhode Island, who settled here very early in Chenango County history.