First Presbyterian Church of Panther Valley voted to merge with the Tamaqua Presbyterian Church. Tamaqua held its last service of worship in June 4, 2007. A Commission was established which made specific decsions acting for the Presbytery about how the merger  proceeded. The merger necessitated finding a new name for the merged church.We are now  Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church!

Our merger would not have become a reality without the help of many people. We thank Lehigh Presbytery for helping us through the process. Rev. Leon Morgan who has been serving as the Moderator at First Presbyterian Church of Tamaqua was instrumental in getting all the work complete. Thank you Leon!

Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church will host a vacation Bible School this summer.

Slated to begin on July 28 anb set to run until August 1 each day beginning at 9:00 AM and ending at noon, the VBS theme is Beach Party, Surfin' Thrigh the Scriptures. All children in the area are welcome to join together to learn about the Bible while having fun . Each of the churches in the "Gathering of Churches" (The local Ministerium) is supporting the VBS which is designed to be ecumenical.

There will be more information as the event gets closer. Look for it!

If you have questions of ,even better, would like to help in anhyway please call the church at 570-645-5524.