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THE RED ROSE CHURCH
Tabor dates back to 1750, when George Steitz, the founder of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, gave land to church officials for the price of five shillings and the “payment of one red rose in the month of June forever.”  Because of this, Tabor is known as the Red Rose Church and celebrates this rental payment still today, over 240 years later.
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Rev. Joseph W. Hedden, Jr.
Joseph Hedden was born in 1971 in Rochester, New York.  He left Rochester in 1990 to attend St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania.  For the academic year 1992-1993, he studied in the Religious Studies department of the University of Leeds (England).  He graduated from St. Vincent in 1994 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and a minor in Religious Studies.  From there, he attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and graduated with a Master’s of Divinity in 1997. 

Ordained by the Pittsburgh Association of the United Church of Christ in 1997, Joseph was called to be pastor of Tabor United Church of Christ in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.  Tabor is the oldest congregation in the city of Lebanon, with roots back to 1760. 

Joseph is married and has two daughters.  The Hedden family has recently returned from an exchange year with the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, Germany (September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2004).  In addition to traveling, Joseph enjoys reading spy and mystery novels, skiing, cooking and hiking.

Staff
Angie Bender – Church Secretary
Greg Keller – Choir Director
Renee Haag – Organist
Mel Bomgardner – Custodian

Council
Bill Smeltzer, Frank Deaner,  Nedra Embich, Ed Johnson, Bryan Haag, Deb Light, Jen Sattazahn, Judy Kennedy, Todd Kuhn, Pat Bender, Millie True and Susie Barnhart

Schedule of Services
Church School – Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Informal Praise Service - First and Third Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Worship – Sundays at 10:30 a.m.   

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TABOR UCC
Tenth & Walnut Streets Lebanon, PA 17042 | Phone: 717.273.4222
Church School – Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Worship – Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

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