During the Revolutionary War, the Moravians of Bethabara mainly stayed out of the conflict, positioning themselves as ...

Bethlehem, PA -- The Northern branch of the Moravian Church apologized for its historic participation in slavery and vowed to eliminate racism in the church. Representatives approved a resolution ...

In a Tanzanian village thousands of miles from home, a retired Pennsylvania pastor sat on a crude wooden bench in a concrete church. A light breeze drifted through the open windows. The Rev. Gordon ...

During the American Revolution, many Moravians were carefully neutral in word, thought and belief. But at least some of them were not. Among their ranks was John Heckewelder (1742-1823). A ...

The Northern Province of the Moravian Church in North America approved a proposal allowing the ordination of gay and lesbian people—whether single, married, or in covenanted relationships—and calling ...

For more than 21/2 centuries, Bethlehem residents have passed a 28-acre meadow at what is now Market Street and Stefko Boulevard that, if all goes as planned, could be the site of a $60 million ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Jan Floyd spent Good ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their ...

(RNS) The decision affects only those churches in the Northern Province, the largest of the denomination’s three provinces in the U.S. and Canada. (RNS) The Moravian Church’s Northern Province ...