Overview
Discover how a community of pacifists wrestled with their convictions and beliefs while playing an integral role in one of the most important conflicts in world history.
Explore the complex and often conflicted role of Bethlehem's Moravian community during the American Revolution. As revolutionary laws threatened their way of life, the Moravians found themselves balancing faith with survival. Despite their reluctance, the Moravians made significant contributions to the patriots’ cause – contributions born not of ideology but of necessity and community resilience. View the product of early Moravian craftsmen, bakers, and shoemakers that led the Founding Father to describe Bethlehem as a “curious and remarkable town” where Moravians "have carried the mechanical arts to greater perfection here than in any place which I have seen."
Working Hands invites visitors to consider how a community rooted in peace and devotion responded to the pressures of war. It is a story of quiet resistance, reluctant service and the enduring tension between conviction and compromise.
Upcoming Dates
- Sunday, September 6
- Friday, September 11
- Saturday, September 12
- Sunday, September 13
- Friday, September 18
- Saturday, September 19
- Sunday, September 20
- Friday, September 25
- Saturday, September 26
- Sunday, September 27
- Friday, October 2
- Saturday, October 3
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