St. John’s Windish Church Celebrates Historic Bethlehem Membership 11/9

Celebrate a year of membership on Nov. 9 with friends of Historic Bethlehem Partnership! All HBP members and friends are invited to honor member loyalty at a reception filled with music, dining, and camaraderie.

The annual reception will be held at the beautiful St. John's Windish Evangelical Lutheran
Church in South Bethlehem. Members and guests will enjoy samplings of traditional Slovenian
food before touring the church sanctuary.

Hors d'oeuvres will be followed by a special presentation on the history of the Windish people,
who in 1910 founded their church - the only Windish Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United
States.

The celebration begins at 7pm on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at St. John's Windish Evangelical Lutheran
Church at 617 E. Fourth St. Admission is free for members of Historic Bethlehem Partnership.
Guests are $10 each. Parking across from the church is free.

Space is limited and reservations are suggested by November 1. Please call Susan Wise at 610-
882-0450, ext. 25 or email swise@historicbethlehem.org.

Reception schedule
7:00 Welcome and Slovenian food samplings
7:30 History of Windish people and their church
8:15 Tour of sanctuary
8:30 Socialize with other members of Historic Bethlehem

Historic Bethlehem is a not-for-profit institution that brings to life three centuries of American
history. Historic Bethlehem, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, tells the story of a small
town of great influence, home to some of our nation's earliest settlers, to America's first
municipal water pumping system, and to one of the world's greatest industrial companies. For
more information, please call the Visitor Center at 610-691-6055 or visit
www.historicbethlehem.org.