About Us

About Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity welcomes everyone to join us for any and all of our activities!

Family-friendly worship services, events and activities are designed to get everyone engaged and participating, sharing God’s living word.

We at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church have a mission.

Our mission is to proclaim the Good News that through Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, our sins are forgiven and we are made whole. With a rich heritage in the heart of the Palmerton community, we proclaim, practice, and witness to our faith. We:

Provide a gathering place for worship and fellowship.
Commit ourselves to a faith that is learning and growing.
Care for and share the abundance God has given us.
Reach out to the community and the wider world.
Minister to and support those in need.
Welcome all who worship with us.

…This we shall do with the help of God.

Worship with Us

Join us for Worship
Holy Trinity gathers for worship every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and special services on festival days throughout the year.

Enjoy our celebration of God’s love through Music…
Our worship life is enhanced by the talents of our members and guests, both adult and youth, who provide vocal and instrumental music – especially through our

Choir
and our
Hand Bell Choir

“Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.” – Psalm 98:4.

Pastor Ken Melber

Pastor Melber was born and raised locally in Jim Thorpe. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences and from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg in 2012 with a Master of Divinity degree. He also holds a Certificate in Accounting from Lehigh Carbon Community College and a Certificate in Rural Ministry from Wartburg Theological Seminary.

Pastor Melber was ordained in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod on July 28, 2013. He has often served multiple congregations at once, including: Friedens, New Ringgold (2013-2021); Advent, Tuscarora (2013-2018); Zion’s, Orwigsburg (2018-2021); and Jerusalem, Trachsville (2022-2024). He is currently also the pastor of St. John’s, Towamensing, where he has served since 2022. He has also served as the designated pastor to various congregations and as the treasurer of the Hazleton-Lehighton Mission District from 2016-2022. Since 2023, he also serves as an officer of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, serving as the elected Secretary of the Synod.

Pastor Melber now lives in the home of his childhood in Jim Thorpe, along with his wife Amanda (married in 2007) and daughter Yuna (born in 2014). Amanda is currently an elementary special education teacher. They currently share their space with three cats named Chicken, Nugget, and Kit.

In public ministry, Pastor Melber finds his greatest joy in the worship life of the church and in its teaching ministry (especially in Confirmation class and Bible Study). His favorite Biblical passage, outside of the Passion and Resurrection, is the account of the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Outside of the church, Pastor Melber enjoys playing video games (especially JRPGs), watching Japanese anime, playing the piano/organ, and playing board/card games with his family.

Please join us for worship on the Lord’s Day or any one of our church activities to meet Pastor Ken and share in the joy and peace we have in Christ.

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