Mission Statement
The Mission of the historic Charles A Melton Arts and Education Center is to contribute to the quality of life for all people of the greater West Chester community by continuing its long commitment to providing educational, recreational, cultural and civic services.
Programs
We are dedicated to providing the greater West Chester area with a wide variety of educational, recreational, and fun programming.
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Donations are the major source of funding that allows us to operate and provide pivotal programs.
Event Rentals
Whether you're looking for a meeting space or place to host your next celebration, we offer several spaces with plenty of parking!
Pinckney Hill Commons Application Announcement
Church Housing Corp. along with the Charles A Melton Arts and Ed. Center are happy to announce that applications will be accepted on December 11, 2021, from 9:00am – 1:00pm at the Charles A. Melton Arts and Ed. Center located at 501 E Miner St. West Chester, PA. Staff will be present to answer questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
For further inquiries, you can email us at inquiries@chcliving.org
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION
Dear Friends, Students, and Parents,
On Saturday, December 18, 2021, the Melton Center will hold its 33rd Annual Charles A. Melton Scholarship Reception at 501 East Miner Street, West Chester, PA 19382. The event will run from 12:00 PM–2:00 PM in the Leslie Pinckney Hill Auditorium (Miner St. Entrance).
This event is where we congratulate and award deserving first-year college students from our local church, civic, social and educational institutions. We are all aware of the importance of education today, and how imperative it is to support such efforts!
We humbly ask that you do one or more of the following:
- RSVP if you would like to attend in person by Friday, December 10th
- Attend the reception on December 18th, and bring a student!
- Sponsor a student by paying for one or both of the enclosed tickets.
The cost of admission to the reception is $25 for adults and $5 for current high school or college students. To RSVP, contact rwashington@meltoncenter.org and info@meltoncenter.org, or call the Melton Center at (610) 692-9290. Proceeds from this event help replenish the Charles A. Melton Scholarship Fund.
Attention college sophomores, juniors and seniors: applications for a book award from the Charles A. Melton Scholarship Fund can be obtained from Dr. Korey Bell (kbell1@wcasd.net) or the Melton Center website, www.meltoncenter.org. The scholarship application must be completed and returned to the Melton Center by Friday, December 10, 2021.
Thank you for your continued support! We hope to see all of you at the Charles A.
Melton Scholarship Reception on December 18th!
Sincerely,
Charles A. Melton Scholarship Committee President: Alice M. Thomas
Charles A. Melton Scholarship Committee Members: Alice Hammond, Larashia Hammond, Silver Melton, Renee Washington, Stan Edwards, and Korey Bell
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