Central Moravian church in Bethlehem holds a service to commemorate the Moravian settlements becoming a UNESCO world heritage site and then attends a press conference at Bethlehem City Hall.

Moravian church settlements in Germany, Northern Ireland and Denmark are also included in the World Heritage listing, which is the first transnational listing put forth by the U.S. “It comes ...

Grigsby speaks Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, during the Moravian Church Settlements Inscription Ceremony at Moravian University’s Foy Concert Hall in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call ...

Last Friday, UNESCO added the settlements during the World Heritage Committee meeting in New Delhi, India. “Our community has long cherished and preserved Moravian Church Settlements — Bethlehem, and ...

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. Representatives from ...

It was in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where a historic settlement of the Moravian Church, along with three other such settlements in Germany, Denmark, and Northern Ireland, were collectively named a ...

The specialized cultural agency of the United Nations has extended its recognition of the Moravian Church Settlements around the world to include sites in Germany, the United States and Northern ...

The charity opening up 'camps' for children with health conditions wants to see the 'local community back on site' ...

The Moravian Church settlement in Co Antrim is the region’s second Unesco World Heritage Site following recognition of the Giant’s Causeway. It came at the 46th session of the World Heritage ...

Moravians facing persecution eventually fled to Herrnhut, Germany, and established the original Renewed Moravian Church settlement, according to accounts of church history. Moravian missionaries ...

Moravian church settlements in Germany, Northern Ireland, and Denmark are also included in the World Heritage listing, which is the first transnational listing put forth by the US. “It comes down to ...

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