Shine With Us

The Advent Season begins on December 3, and with it, we have the first of many beautiful opportunities to prepare our hearts for encountering Christ at Christmas. Join us!
Advent Communion Service

with Special Musical Guests 

The Mainstreet Brass Quintet

Sunday Evening, December 3                

6:00 p.m.                              

Sharon Moravian Church

On the Outskirts of Tuscarawas, OH

(For GPS directions, enter 4776 Moravian Church Road SE, New Philadelphia)

We gather with Moravian sisters and brothers from across Ohio for this annual worship tradition of celebrating Holy Communion together. The Rev. Ben Lippert (our region’s most recently ordained Moravian minister and the new pastor of Schoenbrunn Community Moravian Church) will preach the Word. Sister Angie Miller will lead a combined choir in offering a beautiful anthem.

And it will be a special treat when Allen Frank and his acclaimed quintet, Mainstreet Brass, fill the beautiful, Moravian Star-lit sanctuary of the Sharon Moravian Church with sound. The American Organist Magazine says Mainstreet Brass is “a well-knit, finely blended ensemble.” And the International Trumpet Guild Journal praises the group for “high-flying virtuosic playing.”

Please invite friends and family for an uplifting, seasonally-tuned, God-honoring evening.

Ohio Moravians Excited to Host a Weekend Full of Activities

This weekend, hundreds of visiting Moravian youth and youth supporters from 12 Eastern District congregations will travel to Tuscarawas County for a Youth Ministries Weekend. An annual tradition for many of the participants, this is the first time Ohio Moravians will join in the fun! Your enthusiastic attendance is encouraged for several of the weekend's events.

Past Quiz Bowls have been colorful events!

Saturday, October 7

Quiz Bowl 

12:45 p.m.
Buckeye Career Center Cafeteria
545 University Dr. NE, New Philadelphia

The competition will be as thick as the fellowship when 12 teams of young people vie for trophies and bragging rights in this annual contest! Our Tuscaraswas County Moravian Churches have assembled a team of enthusiastic young people. Come out to cheer on Charlotte Menapace, Chloe Martin, Jacob Cannon, Jase Green and dedicated alternates Gina Green and Molly Morris as they demonstrate their knowledge of scripture and Moravian Church practices.

They'll be challenged by young people from the following congregations: United (NY), Grace (Queens), Faith (Washington, D.C.), John Hus (Brooklyn), Egg Harbor (New Jersey), New Dawn (Toronto), Lititz (Pennyslvania), Vanderbilt (Staten Island), Tremont Terrace (The Bronx), First (NY) and Fellowship (Brooklyn).

Sunday, October 8
Worship as One

10:00 a.m.
Dover High School Auditorium
520 N. Walnut Street, Dover

ALL of our Tuscarawas County Moravian Churches will gather with ALL of our visiting Moravian brothers and sisters for a glorious hour of worship. Familiar hymns, heartfelt prayers and joyful praise will unite us as young people from across the Eastern District lead the service. Pastor John Wallace will delight us all with a children's message, and Pastor Chris Johnson will offer the morning sermon. Brother Randy Gibbs will accompany the service, and we'll have a short, sweet theatrical presentation from some of our T-County youth:  Hunter Armstrong, Jacob Cannon, Hannah Levengood, and Jayden Stearns.

(There will be NO worship offered in our individual church buildings on this day.)

Please enter the Dover High School through the front doors. Please park on the street or in the nearby parking lots of the Dover Moravian Church. Worshipers with limited mobility may be dropped off in front of the school where assistance (including a wheel chair) will be available.

Sunday, October 8
Talent Show

2:00 p.m.
Dover High School Auditorium
520 N. Walnut Street, Dover


Everyone is invited to the joyful conclusion of this Youth Ministries Weekend when young people from across the Eastern District demonstrate and celebrate their artistic talents. Through dance, music, and theatrics, young Moravians will provide a remarkable afternoon of entertainment. Look for performances by local youth as well as those who have traveled a great distance.

All-Ohio Moravian Advent Communion

The season of Advent is here. Begin your spiritual journey toward Christmas by joining with Moravians from all of our Ohio congregations for

Advent Communion Worship
Sunday, November 29
6:00 p.m.
at Sharon Moravian Church


With special musical guests The TubaFours brass ensemble, a combined vocal choir, the singing of familiar hymns, the hearing of prophetic scripture readings, and, of course, the celebration of Holy Communion, this is a meaningful, beautiful way to prepare your heart for the Savior's birth.

If you'll be using a GPS to find Sharon Moravian Church, type in 4776 Moravian Church Road SE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663. The church is located just outside the village of Tuscarawas.

Make it a Moravian Monday!

All of the things Moravians are fond of will converge in two happenings on Monday evening, October 19. Delicious food,  warm fellowship with friends from near and far, memorable music and Christ-honoring worship--you won't want to miss a moment.

First...

Annual Turkey Supper

First Moravian Church of Uhrichsville

315 N. Water Street

740-922-0886

4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Dine In or Carry-Out

Adults - $8  Children - $4

And then...

An Evening of Praise & Worship Toward Spiritual Renewal with Chris & Tina Giesler

John Heckewelder Memorial Moravian Church of Gnadenhutten

133 S. Walnut Street

740-254-4374

7:00 p.m.

The Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler is a Bishop in the Moravian Unity currently serving as the pastor of the Edgeboro Moravian Church in Bethlehem, PA where he leads the house worship band. His wife, Tina, is a professional organist and pianist as well as the Financial Controller of the Moravian Church-Northern Province. Together, they bring their special gifts to our area.

Bishop Chris says, "This service will be a Singstunde utilizing both traditional and contemporary music to fill our spirits with the love, grace, and peace of Jesus Christ. The music will be led by me (on guitar) and Tina (on the piano). We will sing songs, read scripture, and pray together seeking only to bring us closer to God and to each other."

This service is open to all!

New Worship Opportunity

Sharon Moravian Church invites you to a new worship experience!  Beginning on 

Tuesday, September 29^th,

 and once a month thereafter, 

we will be engaging in 

Fearless Conversations: 

Why Is Jesus So Radical? 

Join us for “Circle Up” at 6:30PM in the Fellowship Hall. We look forward to seeing you there! 

And the next time you're at Sharon, pick up your copy of the brand new 200^th Anniversary Edition of the Sharon Moravian Cookbook.  The cost is $12 per book and they are available in the Sharon Moravian Church office. All proceeds of this project goes to support our Putz.