The historic Moravian District in Bethlehem was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list in 2024 When I first visited ...

Located along Church Street in Bethlehem, Pa., the 1741 Gemeinhaus is a National Historic Landmark, home to the Moravian Museum, and is the only 1700s Gemeinhaus in the world.

People enjoy coffee and buns as the choir sings during a Christian Family Lovefeast on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem.The lovefeast, a Moravian Church tradition ...

The settlement in Bethlehem joins settlements in Herrnhut, Germany and Northern Ireland; the three areas combine as an extension of the Moravian settlement in Denmark, which was added to the list in ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — The Moravian Church is one of the world's oldest Protestant denominations. Its name comes from the historical provinces of Bohemia and Moravia in what is now the Czech ...

William Brangham: The U.S. saw its 26th UNESCO World Heritage Site declared this past summer. It was in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where a historic settlement of the Moravian Church, along with ...

Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a “Lovefeast” service in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao) On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Early Friday morning at a meeting in New Delhi, India, the World Heritage Committee voted to inscribe Bethlehem's Moravian Church Settlements as World Heritage Sites.

In 1741, Bethlehem was founded by a small band of Moravian Church immigrants hoping to spread Christianity in the region. Known for their communal living, personal piety, sense of spiritual revival, ...

Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a ‘Lovefeast’ service in Bethlehem on Sunday, Dec. 1. Dressed as Santa and Mrs., Claus, Gordon Crowell Jr. and Ellen Crowell greet ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — 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 ...