2017 - The U.S. Tentative List was reviewed and approved by the World Heritage Committee and Historic Moravian Bethlehem is now listed along with the other U.S. sites on the World Heritage website for nomination to the World Heritage List.
2021 - Historic Moravian Bethlehem works with representatives of Gracehill, Northern Ireland/UK and Herrnhut, Germany to prepare a transnational, serial nomination to the World Heritage List. This is the first multi-country nomination for the U.S.
September: Representatives from Gracehill, Herrnhut, Christiansfeld and Bethlehem gathered in Bethlehem to sign the Voluntary Association Agreement to jointly prepare the nomination dossier.
October: German Minister Müntefering visits Bethlehem. The four countries agree to work together with the U.S. as the lead on the nomination.
November: A Transnational Working Group meeting of the four historic Moravian communities was held in Herrnhut.
2022 - The multi-country Tentative List Form which includes Bethlehem, Gracehill, and Herrnhut was submitted and is now officially on the World Heritage website.
Transnational Working Group meetings will be held in Northern Ireland in March and Denmark in July.
February 1, 2023: United States submits multi-national nomination to World Heritage List
Thank you to Northampton County for their support of this initiative
through their Northampton County Hotel Tax Grant program.