by Carol Burns | Mar 17, 2023
INTRODUCING: An Active Faith To feature ongoing ministries of FPCB, our new series, An Active Faith, will occasionally highlight some of the projects and partnerships that our church and its members are nurturing beyond our walls. These might include one-time...
by Carol Burns | Mar 10, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: THE BLESSING OF ORDINATION This Sunday, we will be ordaining new Elders and Deacons, and then installing them to office along with our Trustees (Trustees are installed into their crucial roles of leadership, but it is not an...
by Carol Burns | Mar 3, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: REVISITING OUR MISSION AND CORE VALUES Recently, as part of their mission strategy work, the Session and the Trustees reviewed our congregation’s Mission Statement and Core Values. You may know that those were adopted in 2019 after...
by Carol Burns | Feb 17, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: CONSIDERING OUR OPTIONS Friends, it’s good to be back after two weeks away on study leave. I’m grateful for the opportunity to step back from the demands of daily ministry and reflect more deeply on the opportunities and challenges...
by Carol Burns | Feb 10, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES Dear ones, I sincerely believe that the Spirit is stirring up something powerful in our midst… not just at FPCB, but in Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley. This week, the City of Bethlehem...
