• Lecture: After the Sifting: Zinzendorf’s London Sermons

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Online lecture via Zoom (please register by filling out the form below) by Rev. Dr. Craig Atwood, Moravian Theological Seminary In 1749 the British Parliament passed the "Moravian Act," which affirmed the legitimacy of the Moravian Church as "an antient  and episcopal church". This act granted the Moravians unusual privileges to operate schools, churches, and […]

  • German Script Refresher Workshop: Financial Records

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    online workshop via Zoom (please register by filling out the form below) with Paul Peucker and Thomas McCullough $35.00 max. participants 15 Looking to brush up your ability to read German script? We are offering regular online refresher workshops where we will discuss two to four texts. The workshops are intended for those who have […]

  • Panel discussion: Religious Movements & Communities

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Virtual panel discussion hosted by PSU Press Please register here Join PSU Press and the authors of recent books in religious studies for a virtual panel on Thursday, May 5th at 4pm! The authors will discuss their work and answer your questions. Guests: David Bundy, Geordan Hammond, and David Sang-Ehil Han editors of Holiness and […]

  • Lecture: Lewis David von Schweinitz, Scientist

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Talk by Dr. David Hewitt at the Gemeinhaus Saal, Moravian Museum, Bethlehem, PA (Reception to follow in Central Moravian Church) Please register through Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites. Early 19th-century administrator of the Moravian Church Lewis David von Schweinitz was an integral part of the scientific communities of Europe and the U.S. Schweinitz also produced […]

  • Book launch: Herrnhut 1722-1732, by Paul Peucker

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Presentation of the new book, Herrnhut: The Formation of a Moravian Community, 1722-1732 at the Moravian Archives or by live stream | co-hosted with the Center for Moravian Studies Online participation only. Registration for in-person attendance has reached capacity (attendance in person is limited because of Covid precautions). For online participation, click here. Join us for the launch of […]

  • Webinar series: Herrnhut 1722 – A Fresh Look at the Origins of the Moravian Church

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    three-part webinar series via Zoom (registration limit has been reached) by Paul Peucker, Moravian Archives 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (EDT) on June 21, June 28, and July 5, 2022 registration fee: $49.50 for the three-part series (incl. reading materials listed below) reading materials will be mailed to you after registration max. participants: 50 Share […]

  • Webinar series: Herrnhut 1722 – A Fresh Look at the Origins of the Moravian Church

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    three-part webinar series via Zoom (registration limit has been reached) by Paul Peucker, Moravian Archives 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (EDT) on June 21, June 28, and July 5, 2022 registration fee: $49.50 for the three-part series (incl. reading materials listed below) reading materials will be mailed to you after registration max. participants: 50 Share […]

  • Webinar series: Herrnhut 1722 – A Fresh Look at the Origins of the Moravian Church

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    three-part webinar series via Zoom (registration limit has been reached) by Paul Peucker, Moravian Archives 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (EDT) on June 21, June 28, and July 5, 2022 registration fee: $49.50 for the three-part series (incl. reading materials listed below) reading materials will be mailed to you after registration max. participants: 50 Share […]

  • German Script Course

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    For more information about this two-week class on reading German handwriting from the 17th to 20th centuries, click here German Script Course.

  • Summer Soirée

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Join us Tuesday, August 16, 2022, for a traditional summer event hosted outside under a tent. 5:00 – 7:00 pm Parking is available in the rear of the archives building and the College Hill Moravian Church Parking lot (accessible from W Laurel Street)

  • Off Site Lecture: Moravian in Emmaus: The first 100 years, 1742-1842

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Emmaus Historical Society November Program Moravians In Emmaus: The First 100 years, 1742-1842 November 16, 2022 7:00 PM St. John's Lutheran Church 501 Chestnut Street, Emmaus, PA   Join Assistant Archivist Tom McCullough for Emmaus Historical Society's November program Moravians In Emmaus: The First 100 years, 1742-1842 including the early settlers, how the village became […]

  • German-English Advent Singstunde

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    7:00 PM- 8:00 PM Old Chapel, Bethlehem, PA Enjoy your favorite Advent carols in both German and English. Old Chapel doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free-will offering. No tickets needed.

  • German Script Refresher Workshop: Recipe Books

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    online workshop via Zoom (please register by filling out the form below) with Paul Peucker and Thomas McCullough $35.00 max. participants 16 Looking to brush up your ability to read German script? We are offering regular online refresher workshops where we will discuss two to four texts. The workshops are intended for those who have […]

  • Lecture: Moravian Bethlehem and the Problem of Slavery

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Lecture by Dr. Scott Gordon, Lehigh University in person at the Moravian Archives; online via Zoom (for online participation, please fill out the form below) This talk will offer a new account of how enslaved men and women were brought to Bethlehem, who owned enslaved men and women in Bethlehem, how some enslaved men and […]

  • Webinar series: Herrnhut 1722 – A Fresh Look at the Origins of the Moravian Church

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    three-part webinar series via Zoom by Paul Peucker, Moravian Archives 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (EDT) on March 28, April 4, and April 11, 2023 registration fee: $49.50 for the three-part series (incl. reading materials listed below) reading materials will be mailed to you after registration max. participants: 50 Share this event by clicking the […]

  • Webinar series: Herrnhut 1722 – A Fresh Look at the Origins of the Moravian Church

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    three-part webinar series via Zoom by Paul Peucker, Moravian Archives 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (EDT) on March 28, April 4, and April 11, 2023 registration fee: $49.50 for the three-part series (incl. reading materials listed below) reading materials will be mailed to you after registration max. participants: 50 Share this event by clicking the […]

  • Webinar series: Herrnhut 1722 – A Fresh Look at the Origins of the Moravian Church

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    three-part webinar series via Zoom by Paul Peucker, Moravian Archives 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (EDT) on March 28, April 4, and April 11, 2023 registration fee: $49.50 for the three-part series (incl. reading materials listed below) reading materials will be mailed to you after registration max. participants: 50 Share this event by clicking the […]

  • German Script Course

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Registration for the 2023 German Script course will open in August 2022.

  • Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History & Music

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    The Eighth Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History & Music will be held at Moravian University from August 16 - 20, 2023. More information can be found as it comes available at the conference website.

  • Lecture: “The Moravians in Greenland: Where Did They Go?”

    Address 41 West Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

    Lecture at the Moravian Archives, with reception to follow; and via Zoom by Dr. Christina Petterson This presentation will outline some of the basics of the Moravian mission to Greenland, namely its history, its organization, and its end in 1900. It will then discuss the mission within Moravian organization as a whole, and finally turn […]