First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church of was established in 1875, and the present building on Center Street was completed in 1957. The Church had 2,609 members as of June 2015 but the Presbyterian Church, like every mainline Protestant denomination, has suffered a decline in national membership, especially over the past decade.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Presbyterian
  • Description: church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burnside Plantation and Bethlehem Waterworks.

Heritage site
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The is a 6.5-acre plantation in and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is also known as the James and Lerch Farm. is situated 1¼ miles southwest of First Presbyterian Church.

Heritage site
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The , also known as the Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks, is believed to be the oldest pump-powered public water supply in what is now the United States. is situated 2 miles south of First Presbyterian Church.

Church
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is situated 1 mile northeast of First Presbyterian Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembroke Village and Freemansburg.

Neighborhood
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Pembroke is a public housing community in northeast . The area was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. is situated 1½ miles southeast of First Presbyterian Church.

Village
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is a borough in , United States. The population was 2,875 as of the 2020 census. The , a 109-mile-long tributary of the , flows through . is situated 2 miles southeast of First Presbyterian Church.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , . It is located northeast of . The village is part of the metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles east of First Presbyterian Church.

First Presbyterian Church

Latitude
40.64551° or 40° 38′ 44″ north
Longitude
-75.37373° or 75° 22′ 25″ west
Open location code
87G6JJWG+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41476323
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­presbyterian
Wiki­data ID
Q23302282
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