East Gate (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

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The Bethlehem Community Fellowship began in 1985 as a church plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

After struggling for some years, by 2016, the congregation had begun to attract young millennials and recovered from a low of 12 members to over 70 persons in attendance.

In September 2022, the Bethlehem Community Fellowship changed its name to East Gate.

In 2024, the congregation's website outlined a charismatic theology and did not mention any connection to an Anabaptist-Mennonite theology or denomination.

Bibliography

"About Us." Blazing Glory Ministries. 2018. Web. 6 October 2024. https://www.blazingglory.org/about.

"Bethlehem Community Fellowship." Shalom News 3, no. 36 (July-September 2016): 8.

"East Gate launch." 8 September 2022. Web. 6 October 2024. https://allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php?event_id=200023308866306.

Rivera, Joshua. "We are Ecclesia." September 2022. Web. 6 October 2022. https://www.weareecclesia.org/ourblog/2022/9/8/east-gate-the-house-of-his-glory.

Additional Information

Address: 1417 Marvine Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018-6637

Telephone: 610-866-8364

Website: https://weareeastgate.com/

Denominational Affiliations:

LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches

Mennonite Church USA (Until 2017)

Pastoral Leaders at East Gate

Name Years
of Service
Howard H. Rice 1985-2002?
2007-2011
Morton H. Johnson 1995-2002?
Wolfgang K. Wendland 1998?-2007
James W. Weick 2011-2020?
Raquel Rivera (Lead) 2019-
Joshua Rivera (Lead) 2019-
Michael Teague (Associate) 2022-
Alyson Teague (Associate) 2022-
Phil Bortz (Executive) 2024-
Abbey Bortz (Children) 2024-
Ansel Burnett (Care) 2024-

East Gate Membership

Year Members
1990 25
2000 38
2009 12


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published October 2024

Cite This Article

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Steiner, Samuel J. "East Gate (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2024. Web. 1 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=East_Gate_(Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179837.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (October 2024). East Gate (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=East_Gate_(Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=179837.




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