About Us
Who we are, how we got started and where we’re headed
Our passion is to reach those who do not know the love of God and give them the good news that their lives can be changed, and that they can fulfill their true destiny and purpose by allowing the one who created them to set them on the course He has designed for them to live.
Who We Are
Spirit Temple Bible Church is a full gospel, spirit-filled, bible believing church. We are a multicultural fellowship of believers from different parts of the world, different walks of life, connected by the blood of Jesus Christ, the love of God in our hearts, and the presence of God in our lives.
We first began as a Bible study group at the home of Apostle Ese Duke in June 2013 with Apostle Ese Duke and family in attendance, As the word got out and people began to come to the home of Apostle Ese Duke to hear the teaching of God’s word with so much clarity and simplicity, the bible study group became a church just after the third meeting, the young church outgrew the family room and then the lower level of the home and it became obvious that we had to move from the home.
We moved out of the home and into a conference room of Comfort suites in Allentown. Our first Sunday worship service at the Comfort Suites was held on September 22nd 2013.
By June 1st, 2014, the church had out grown all the available space at the conference center, the Lord by the help of the Holy Spirit provided another space of over 5,500 square feet and the new church moved to the space located at 1901 S 12th street. Allentown.
With God faithfulness and the continuos growth of the ministry, the church started praying for a new location as the current location was becoming too crowded on sunday mornings.
Our Location
By Supernatural provision and divine orchestration, the church found a location in Bethlehem that would house the various ministries and the fast growing church that has a divine mandate from Heaven.
Through the help of the Holy Spirit and the faithful support of all the members, the Church paid and purchased the 21,000 square feet building , a former Private Social Club, Bethlehem Panthers in February 2016.
Renovation work started immediately to convert this former Bowling Alley, Bars, banquet hall and apartment unit into a church.
By the end of May 2016 with tireless efforts and help of the members, neighbors at new location and friends, the renovation work was completed to enable us to have our first Sunday service on June 5th 2016.
The Church moved to our new location at 1016 Evans Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 in June 2016. The rest and best of the story is yet to be told as this is just the beginning.
Our Passion
Our passion is to reach those who do not know the love of God and give them the good news that their lives can be changed, and that they can fulfill their true destiny and purpose by allowing the one who created them to set them on the course He has designed for them to live.
Our dream is to help people have a real encounter with God and become passionate about His presence. Because it is in His presence that we experience the anointing and the demonstration of the tangible power of the Holy Spirit.
We believe that all people, regardless of the circumstances they have encountered in their lives or current condition have a God ordained potential.
It is our desire to establish an oasis of love where the hurting, discontented, distressed, misunderstood, frustrated and confused can find love, acceptance, help, hope, forgiveness and fresh purpose for living.
As we minister to the whole person, spiritually, emotionally, physically, socially and financially, bodies are healed, sound minds are restored, spirits are revived and renewed, broken hearts are mended and shattered dreams are recovered. Spirit Temple Bible Church is a place where you come just as you are and are free to become all God has ordained you to be.
God?s word is taught in simplicity and power. As Jesus Christ is lifted up, and with consistent exposure to His word remarkable results are made manifest. People are taught how to discover and develop their true potential and are released into the fullness of all that God has ordained for them.
