by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Mar 17, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: ANSWERING THE CALL There has been a significant transition recently in the life of our church to which I want to call your attention. Elder Sue Farber has officially stepped down as the Clerk of Session after years of extraordinary...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | 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 The Rev. J.C. Austin | 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 The Rev. J.C. Austin | Feb 24, 2023
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: THE WAY BEFORE US Recently, Pastor Lindsey and I were talking about various aspects of this season in the in life of our congregation, both in terms of Lent beginning and in the larger sense of our strategic mission work. As we...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | 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 The Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | 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...
