The Rev. Dennis Schappel leads the congregation of Trinity United Church of Christ as it holds its last Christmas Eve service Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at the church in Bethlehem. The church has been ...

Three Lutheran congregations in Bethlehem overwhelmingly voted to merge into Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church and accept an offer from Lehigh University to buy their properties and a parking lot for $3 ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Walking a church isle with a canine is part of the closure for Reverend Dennis Schappell. "Is Sunday going to be a tough day for you?" I asked, while he was in midst of dog sitting.

Services have been announced for Bishop C. Hopeton Clennon, senior pastor of Bethlehem’s Central Moravian Church, who died Sunday. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Sanctuary ...

A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, is receiving attention for its decision to redesign its Christmas nativity scene to reflect the impact of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Just ...

When Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church opened on St. Paul’s East Side in the late 1880s worship services were held only in German, the language of those who built and attended the church. And the ...