Bethany EC Church

Bethany EC Church, 222 North St. holds Sunday worship with the Rev. Jeff Stansbury, pastor.Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages, including adult Bible study class, morning worship at 10:45 a.m., preschool nursery available and Jr. Church provided for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.Tuesday: Ladies Bible study, 10 a.m.Wednesday: Prayer meeting, 7 p.m.Thursday: Men's Bible study at the church, 5:15 a.m.Upcoming events: Sept. 15, Decision America Tour 2016 with Franklin Graham.Lehighton Bethany EC is online at

wwwbethanyec.weebly.com. Email:

Bethany@ptd.net. Church office: 610-377-0724 or follow Bethany on Facebook.Trinity happeningsFirst Saturday worship with Holy Communion at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., begins at 5 p.m. Sunday worship with Holy Communion begins at 9:30 a.m. Gluten-free wafers are available for those with allergy issues. The Rev. Nancy Moore presides. Vicar Lauren Heywood assists. Coffeehouse fellowship follows. The church is air-conditioned.First Tuesday quiet communion is 10 a.m. Sept. 6.The regular worship schedule resumes Sept. 11 at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday church school for students ages 3 through sixth grade starts at 9:45 a.m. on this day as well. At 3 p.m., the Rev. Nancy Moore will be installed as the full-time pastor.Bishop Samuel Zeiser will officiate. Reservations are required for attending the dinner following the service of installation by calling the church office before Sept. 6 at 610-377-4303.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.