Milford Movies 9 opened on New Year’s Day (Photo courtesy of Facebook)
Arthur Helmick, owner of the Movies at Milford, announced on New Yearâs Day that the Milford Movies 9 would open at 5:30 PM. The new theatre is located in the former Walmart/Sitel building on Route 113 next to Food Lion The opening of the theatre was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
âBecause the crews have to be smaller, it took much longer to get the theatre completed,â Helmick said. âI had hoped for a Thanksgiving opening, then a Christmas Day opening, but we are pleased that we are finally able to bring a state-of-the-art movie theatre to Milford. We are extremely grateful for the overwhelming support we have been shown by such a great community.â
UNITED Church members inspect interior of former Walmart building
Pastor Kenneth Wagner of UNITED Church says that expansion has already been part of the church’s DNA and that, when the church began in 2013, the membership knew that God had plans for them to spread the Word throughout the state of Delaware at as many locations as possible. They initially began worshiping at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Downtown Dover berfore moving to Dover High School, but knew they wanted to expand to Milford.
“We began holding conversations with Milford School District and soon offered the option of holding worship experiences there,” Pastor Kenneth said. “However, we soon turned our attention to the former Milford Walmart, believing that it may just be the location of the permanent Milford campus. We were so excited, we put in offers and did our due diligence. We encircled the building and there was a point where we gathered 300 people and locked arms around the building and pray