by superadmin | Aug 1, 2017 | Diocesan Convention, Front Page
Jeff Kemmerer wrote the following reflection on the 2017 diocesan convention theme, Jesus said, ‘Iam the Way.'” Kemmerer is a chemical engineer by training and was baptized at the church he still attends, Grace Episcopal Church, Allentown, more than 60...
by superadmin | Jul 11, 2017 | Bishop Search, Front Page
The search committee for the ninth bishop of Bethlehem has launched a new website that includes videos, a timeline, and answers to frequently asked questions. “Like many places, the sand on which the foundation of how we are Church and where we have been church...
by superadmin | Jul 5, 2017 | Diocesan Convention, Front Page
Lynne Graham, senior warden at St. Paul’s, Montrose, wrote this reflection on the 2017 diocesan convention theme, “Jesus said, ‘I am the Way.'” The Diocese of Bethlehem recently completed a pilgrimage that left us as a different people and a...
by superadmin | Jun 22, 2017 | Front Page
St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Douglassville is one parish, but it is not one congregation. “The way we think about St. Gabriel’s right now is that we are actually six congregations,” says the Rev. David Green, St. Gabriel’s rector. “We have a Saturday congregation...
by superadmin | Apr 27, 2017 | Front Page
Allentown is home to refugees from Eritrea, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burma (Myanmar), who speak Arabic, Kiswahili and multiple Burmese dialects. The Refugee Community Center at Church of the Mediator in Allentown is among the...
by superadmin | Mar 30, 2017 | Bishop Sean, Front Page
The Rev. Canon Anne Kitch will become canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Bethlehem on April 1, Bishop Sean Rowe announced today. Kitch, who has served as canon for ministry formation and transitions in the diocese since 2014, will report directly to Rowe and...
