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Since our last quarterly report in March, the Reunification Discernment Committee has completed the following work: • Four combined convocation meetings were held throughout the diocese to present the current progress of the Committee as well as receive feedback on...

Announced at Gather 24 and presented by Bishop Kevin and members of Reunification Discernment Committee was a "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ) document about Reunification Discernment. This FAQ is also available online: click here. Everyone is encouraged to check it...

After ten years of steadfast service, Linda Henry, Esq. will transition from Diocesan Chancellor to Assistant Chancellor, continuing to provide her counsel on topics from her areas of expertise. Her service to the diocese included serving three bishops during an...

At our last Diocesan Convention, the Reunification Discernment Committee reported on their work in 2023. That work consisted primarily of gathering data within both dioceses as well as speaking with other dioceses also in the process of juncture or reunification....

Join Bishop Kevin and Bishop Audrey Scanlan (Diocese of Central Pennsylvania) on March 10, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the relief of more than $3 million of medical debt. This celebration marks the conclusion of the Help, Healing, & Hope campaign, a joint...

Bishop Kevin shares his welcome to the beginning of Black History Month celebrations in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, the February 24 Absalom Jones celebration at St. Stephen's Pro-cathedral (Wilkes-Barre, PA), and details of his upcoming trip to Kajo Keji....

Canon Sandy Milien, Canon for Racial Reconciliation and Community Engagement for the Diocese of Bethlehem, recently returned from a pilgrimage to Tanzania as part of a delegation led by Julia Ayala Harris, the president of the House of Deputies for The Episcopal...

(Mensaje de Adviento del Obispo Kevin) Advent blessings from Bishop Kevin and his staff! Visit the Diocesan YouTube Channel to hear Bishop Kevin's Advent Message: click here. (¡Bendiciones de Adviento del obispo Kevin y el personal diocesano! Visite el canal diocesano...

Overview The Diocese of Bethlehem’s Diocesan Convention 2023 was held October 13 & 14 in Center Valley, PA. Resolutions The following Resolutions were approved by the Diocesan Convention: 2024 Clergy Salary Schedule Budget of the Diocese of Bethlehem Closing of...

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another,  as good stewards of God's varied grace.” (I Peter 4:10) In October of 2022, the diocesan conventions of the Dioceses of Central Pennsylvania and Bethlehem agreed to “enter into a period of...

Bishop Kevin talks from New Bethany's Souper Day event with news from the most recent House of Bishops meeting, from the changing role of a Bishop to Parochial Report analysis to Disciplinary Processes for Bishops to to the importance of Safeguarding (or "Safe...

LGBT Center of Greater Reading Opens Lebanon Satellite Location at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church   LEBANON, PA – The LGBT Center of Greater Reading has opened a Lebanon satellite location at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 22 South 6th Street in Lebanon city. The...