Three Lutheran congregations in Bethlehem overwhelmingly voted to merge into Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church and accept an offer to buy their former properties for $3.75 million.

Oct. 17—WRIGHT — After over a century of operation, Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright is closing due to declining membership and an aging congregation. "All churches come to a point when ...

To the congregations of three Lutheran churches in Bethlehem, a merger seemed like a natural choice. As is the case with churches across the country — less than half of U.S. adults are church… ...

The church at 617 E. Fourth St. is one of three Lutheran churches in Bethlehem consolidating due to declining enrollment. They’ll form a new congregation: Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church.

Four decades ago, during the heyday of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in West Oakland, hundreds would show up for worship on Sundays. The grand sanctuary of the historic Black church, with its stained ...

Dedicated Dec. 10, 1922, as the Manly English Lutheran Church, the church known today as Bethlehem Lutheran will be celebrating its centennial celebration on Sunday, July 31.

Five area Lutheran congregations — Zion United Church of Christ, Pleasant View Lutheran, Gethsemane Lutheran, Bethlehem Lutheran, and First Latvian Lutheran — trace their origins to Mount ...

Local News Local church continues to serve regular meals for those who need it Bethlehem Lutheran Church serves between 500-600 meals a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at noon.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Johnson City church is celebrating is 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special community service. Bethlehem Lutheran Church was formed in Sept. of 1924 as a ...

A view of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church's Nativity scene in Bethlehem. This year, it portrays a baby Christ born under rubble and wrapped up in a Palestinian keffiyeh.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, located in the West Bank, shared a new nativity scene that has sparked some controversy amid the Israel-Hamas war.