| 词条 | Union Baptist Church (Allentown, Pennsylvania) |
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Union Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a historically black church that was founded by the Reverend Dr Horace A Melton. HistoryThe Union Baptist Church was established in 1946 with only 8 members in its congregation.[1] The church had its first services in 1946 at the David Tea Room located at 372 Union Street. The church worshiped and continued to grow, so they then moved to a bigger building in 1960 that was located on Linden St in Allentown PA. In 1979 the church moved again to its current building of worship which is located at 302-10 N 6th St. in Allentown PA.[2] In 1995 an Assistant Pastor was appointed, Pastor Nathaniel H. Jenkins, and is currently holding this position. In February 2002 the founder of the Union Baptist Church died; and in 2003, a new Pastor was elected, Pastor Benjamin T Hailey Sr. Pastor Benjamin is the current pastor of the church. Worship lifeThe church has a "come as you are" theme of dress. It contains members from different ethnic backgrounds, thus reaching a vast audience. The church holds worship services on Sundays at 8:30 am and 11:15 am. There is a fulfillment hour which starts immediately after the first service on Sunday that helps people to learn more about God and Christian living. There are Bible study classes offered as well on Tuesday nights at 6:30 pm for all ages. There is a mass choir, male chorus and a youth choir that ministers sing along with a praise and worship team. The Union Baptist church has a youth liturgical dance ministry, along with a women's adult liturgical dance ministry that holds a worship explosion each year in November. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ubcallentown.org/about-us/church-history.html|title=Church History|publisher=Union Baptist Church|accessdate=16 July 2014}} {{coord|40.60719|-75.47220|display=title}}{{Pennsylvania-church-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ubcallentown.org/|title=Union Baptist Church website|publisher=Union Baptist Church|accessdate=16 July 2014}} 3 : Baptist churches in Pennsylvania|Buildings and structures in Allentown, Pennsylvania|Churches in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
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