Case number: 1:25-bk-03341 - SpiriTrust Lutheran - Pennsylvania Middle Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    SpiriTrust Lutheran

  • Court

    Pennsylvania Middle (pambke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Henry W. Van Eck

  • Filed

    11/21/2025

  • Last Filing

    08/13/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
LEAD, CREDS, 2002



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 1:25-bk-03341-HWV

Assigned to: Chief Judge Henry W. Van Eck
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  11/21/2025
341 meeting:  01/07/2026
Deadline for filing claims:  02/04/2026

Debtor 1

SpiriTrust Lutheran

1050 Pennsylvania Avenue
York, PA 17404
YORK-PA
Tax ID / EIN: 23-1476329

represented by
Robert E Chernicoff

Cunningham and Chernicoff PC
2320 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717 238-6570
Fax : 717 238-4809
Email: rec@cclawpc.com

Elisa Hyder

Lowenstein Sandler LLP
1000 N. West St.
Suite 1200
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-498-9626
Email: ehyder@lowenstein.com

Jessica Linse

Polsinelli PC
1717 Arch Street
Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-267-3052
Email: jlinse@polsinelli.com

Pillar Aught LLC

4201 E. Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C

100 Southgate Pkwy
Morristown, NJ 07960

Christopher A. Ward

Polsinelli PC
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1101
Wilmington, DE 19801

Asst. U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

US Courthouse
1501 N. 6th St
Harrisburg, PA 17102
717 221-4515

represented by
Benjamin Hackman

DOJ-Ust
C/O Johnson, Linda D
844 King Street
Suite 2207
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-6491
Email: Benjamin.A.Hackman@usdoj.gov

Joseph P Schalk

DOJ-Ust
1501 N. 6th Street
Box 302
Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-221-4515
Fax : 717-221-4554
Email: joseph.schalk@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Abigail Kaspszyk

Pillar Aught LLC
4201 E. Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111
717-308-9910
Fax : 717-686-9862
Email: akaspszyk@pillaraught.com

Erik G Lascano, Esq

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
100 Southgate Parkway
P.O. Box 1997
Morristown, NJ 07962-1997
(973) 538-4006

Warren J Martin, Jr.

100 Southgate Parkway
Morristown, NJ 07962

Kimberly N Pageau, Esq

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
1675 Broadway, Suite 1810
New York, NY 10019
(212) 265-6888

Rachel A Parisi, Esq

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
100 Southgate Parkway
P.O. Box 1997
Morristown, PA
(973) 538-4006

Kathryn D Sallie

Pillar+Aught
4201 E. Park Circle
Harrisburg, PA 17111
717-380-9627
Email: ksallie@pillaraught.com

Tara J. Schellhorn

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
5 Sylvan Way
Suite 110
Parsippany, NJ 07054

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
08/13/2026544Certificate of Service Supplemental re: Notice to Creditors and Other Parties in Interest (attached hereto as Exhibit A), Second Amended Combined Joint Disclosure Statement and Joint Plan of Liquidation of Spiritrust Lutheran, Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice and Spiritrust Lutheran Life (Docket No. 420). Order Approving Second Amended Combined Joint Disclosure Statement and Joint Plan of Liquidation of Spiritrust Lutheran, Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care & Hospice and Spiritrust Lutheran Life (Docket No. 474), No Class Letter (attached hereto as Exhibit B) Filed by Stretto (RE: related document(s)420, 474, 521). (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
08/12/2026543Certificate of Service re: Joint Motion of the Debtors and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Pursuant to Rule 9019 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure for Entry of an Order Approving Settlement Agreement Between the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, the Debtors, and Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey, Inc. (Docket No. 541) Filed by Stretto (RE: related document(s)541). (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 08/12/2026)
08/12/2026542Application for allowance of compensation & expenses / Fourth Interim Application of Lowenstein Sandler LLP as Special Counsel to the Debtors for Allowance of Compensation for Professional Services and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period of July 1, 2026 Through July 31, 2026. Filed by Elisa Hyder of Lowenstein Sandler LLP on behalf of SpiriTrust Lutheran. Objections due by 9/2/2026. Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2026 at 09:35 AM - U.S. Courthouse, 1501 N. 6th St. Harrisburg, PA. (Attachments: # 1 Notice # 2 Exhibit A - Proposed Order # 3 Exhibit B - Declaration # 4 Certificate of Service) (Hyder, Elisa) (Entered: 08/12/2026)
08/11/2026541Motion to Approve Settlement/Stipulation. Notice served on 8/11/2026. Filed by Kathryn D Sallie of Pillar+Aught on behalf of Committee of Unsecured Creditors. Objections due by 09/1/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Notice # 2 Exhibit Ex. A) (Sallie, Kathryn) (Entered: 08/11/2026)
08/10/2026540Certificate of Service & Notice of Monthly Fee Summary Report of Novo Advisors, LLC Filed by Robert E Chernicoff of Cunningham and Chernicoff PC on behalf of SpiriTrust Lutheran. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Chernicoff, Robert) (Entered: 08/10/2026)
08/07/2026539Order Approving Application for allowance of compensation and expenses (RE: related document(s)503). (McHugh, Michael) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/06/2026538BNC Certificate of Notice (RE: related document(s)536). Notice Date 08/06/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
08/05/2026537Certificate of Service re: Notice to Creditors and Other Parties in Interest (attached as Exhibit A) Filed by Stretto (RE: related document(s)521). (Betance, Sheryl) (Entered: 08/05/2026)
08/04/2026536Order Granting Motion for Order Confirming Plan (RE: related document(s)528). (McHugh, Michael) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
08/04/2026535
Proceeding Memo for hearing scheduled on: 08/04/2026
MATTER:
Confirmation Hearing and Second Amended Plan of Reorganization 420
APPEARANCES:
Robert Chernicoff, Joseph Kanfer, Benjamin Hackman, Diane Vuocolo, Abigail Kaspszyk, Tara Schellhorn, and Allison Carr.
DISPOSITION:
Confirmation Hearing held. Record made. Second Amended Plan of Reorganization confirmed pursuant to 1129(b). Court to sign confirmation order.
(Wilson, Tonia) (Entered: 08/04/2026)