This celebration will be yet another milestone for this church which has invited the worship of several generations of people from throughout the Lehigh Valley. Established in 1907 on the former property of the old Allentown Iron Co.. St. John the Baptist Slovak Catholic Church served the spiritual. social. educational. and general welfare needs of thousands of first- and secondgeneration Slovak immigrants. The buildings solid stone construction is In many ways reflective of the community of people it has served. Our Lehigh Valley community has been blessed with the Infusion of many different cultures and nationali. ties Many of these groups came to the United States in hopes of a better life and freedom for themselves and their children.
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