On December 18, 1962 Lehigh's Brown and White newspaper ran a short story about the acquisition of the First Moravian Church at Packer Ave. and Webster St.
This is a photo of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, located at the south end of the Hill-to-Hill Bridge. The photo is from an 1894 book of images called "Bethlehem, Pa Photo-gravures" published by The Albertype Company.
Many congregants of St. John's celebrate the Advent season with uniquely "Windish" traditions. Watch the video below to learn more about these traditions, including Christmas Eve and Three Kings Day services, from congregant Frank Podleiszek (2007).
These photographs were taken in 2008, by John Simitz. The photographs were issued to Lehigh University by Ken Raniere, courtesy of the South Bethlehem Historical Society.
