Pastor’s Message: Feb. 23, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: RECONNECTING WITH GOD “I feel kind of… disconnected from God.” “I want to be more intentional about my spiritual life.” “My faith seems too compartmentalized from the rest of my life, and I don’t like it.” “I want to learn more...

Pastor’s Message: Feb. 16, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: YOUR LENTEN PRIMER This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent, one of the most important seasons of the Christian year. But unlike Advent, which has some similar themes of preparation, the observance of Lent has a particular history...

Pastor’s Message: Feb. 2, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: ANNUAL MEETINGS RECAPFriends, thanks to all of you who attended last week’s Annual Meetings of the Congregation and Corporation of First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem. I thought it might be helpful to do a brief recap for those...

Rise and Shine: You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet 

‘You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.” That one phrase, those five words, heralded the most profound change in the history not only of film, but of worldwide entertainment. Which is interesting, considering it has since been replaced in popular usage with the phrase, “you...

Pastor’s Message: Jan. 26, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED Friends, I have some special and exciting news for you about our Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation of First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, which is happening immediately following the...