The New Bethlehem First Church of God is located in New Bethlehem PA, within the Redbank Valley community.
The First Church of God in New Bethlehem is a global movement of people seeking to fulfill God’s mission in the world. We’re committed to studying the Word of God and faithfully living it out. We accept the Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God and as the ultimate and absolute authority in matters of faith, doctrine and Christian living.
The First Church of God of New Bethlehem, PA is affiliated with the Church of God in Anderson, Indiana.
The New Bethlehem First Baptist Church is located on the corner of Broad & Lafayette Street in New Bethlehem PA within the Redbank Valley community.
We welcome you to worship with our family & friends as we continually grow in faith, in love and in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Fairmount City United Methodist Church is located in Fairmount City PA, just outside of New Bethlehem PA in the Redbank Valley community.
Part of the Redbank Valley United Methodist Ministry, Franklin District
The Distant Baptist Church is located in Distant PA, just outside of New Bethlehem PA, in the Redbank Valley community.
Mailing Address: PO Box 12, Distant PA 16223
The Cottage Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church is located in New Bethlehem PA and in the Redbank Valley community.
Mailing Address: Rt 66 North, New Bethlehem PA 16242
The Cornerstone Church of God is located in Fairmount City PA, just outside of New Bethlehem PA in the Redbank Valley community.
Mailing Address: PO Box 126, Pine Street Ext, Fairmount City PA 16224
The Hawthorn Calvary United Methodist Church is part of the Redbank Valley United Methodist Ministry, Franklin District
Mailing Address: 234 Penn Street, New Bethlehem PA 16242
The exact date of the building of the church is not known, but an item from the quarterly conference minutes of April 12, 1873, mentions securing lumber; and in the May 2, 1874 quarterly conference minutes, it states that the meeting was held in the Hawthorn Calvary Church. It is agreed that the church was dedicated about December 1, 1873.
The ground on which the church was built was deeded to Daniel Haupt and Jacob Shick for $250.00. Later another lot was deeded to J.C. Mohney and James C. McKelley for $250.00, and it was on this lot that the parsonage was built about 1875.
In 1893, when a division occurred in the Evangelical Association, the conference to which West Millville belonged, joined its forces with the United Evangelical Church. In 1922, the two bodies again merged to form the Evangelical Church.
In 1913, the church was remodeled for the first time at a cost of $2,412.00. The Mission Band raised $102.00 during the year and stood in first place at the W.M.S. Convention.
In 1915, the stained windows were placed in the sanctuary.
In 1916, at the annual conference, Hawthorn was separated from the Oak Ridge and Fairmount City Churches.
In 1925, the church was wired for electricity.
In 1926, the basement was added with a kitchen and heating plant.
In 1939, the church was carpeted for the first time and a garage was built for the parsonage.