{"id":189810,"date":"2026-05-12T04:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189810\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T04:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:29:10","slug":"christ-episcopal-church-in-reading-unveils-1863-time-capsule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189810\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ Episcopal Church in Reading unveils 1863 time capsule"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAND THERE\u2019S STILL NO CONFIRMED CAUSE. NEW TONIGHT, ONE OF THE FIRST ENGLISH SPEAKING CHURCHES IN BERKS COUNTY IS LOOKING BACK ON 200 YEARS OF FELLOWSHIP. IN 1863, MEMBERS OF THE CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. IN READING SOMETHING BEHIND IN THE WALL, A TIME CAPSULE. WELL, THIS WEEKEND, CHURCH LEADERS UNVEILED WHAT WAS INSIDE. AFTER IT WAS UNCOVERED DURING RENOVATION WORK, THE BISHOP. SEVEN INCHES OF STONE IS BEHIND IT. THERE\u2019S NOW A VIDEO PLAYING CONSOLE OF RESTORATION. ARTISANS HAD TO GET A DIAMOND CHAINSAW TO CUT IT OUT, WITH WATER AND HYDRAULICS GOING THROUGH IT SO THAT THE CHAINSAW DIDN\u2019T GET SO HOT. WE HAVE OLD COOL THINGS WE DID. YOU KNOW. EUROPE HAS HAD THEM FOR FOREVER. NOW YOU KNOW WE FINALLY HAVE MOVED ALONG AND IT\u2019S OUR TURN TO OPEN A COOL TIME. CAPSULES AND. UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE WANTED US TO SEE WHEN THEY LEFT US. AND YEAH, IT\u2019S, IT\u2019S DEFINITELY BEEN AN EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET. THE BISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA EVEN CAME OUT TO SEE FOR HIMSELF WHAT WAS INSIDE, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE SOME COINS DATING BACK TO 1803, ALONG WITH BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS AND CHURCH RECORDS. THE ITEMS WERE INSIDE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Christ Episcopal Church in Reading unveils 1863 time capsule<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 6:02 PM EDT May 11, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChrist Episcopal Church in Reading unveiled the contents of a time capsule from 1863, discovered during recent renovation work. The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania attended the event, which revealed coins dating back to 1803, along with Bibles, prayer books, and church records. “We have old cool things we did, you know, Europe has had them for forever but now, you know, we finally have moved along and it’s our turn to open cool time capsules and understand what people wanted us to see when they left us and yeah, it’s definitely been an experience that I will never forget,” Diane Morris, a church member, said. The items from the capsule are now on display.Christ Episcopal Church was founded in 1763, with one of its founding members being a member of the Continental Congress.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Christ Episcopal Church in Reading unveiled the contents of a time capsule from 1863, discovered during recent renovation work. <\/p>\n

The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania attended the event, which revealed coins dating back to 1803, along with Bibles, prayer books, and church records. <\/p>\n

“We have old cool things we did, you know, Europe has had them for forever but now, you know, we finally have moved along and it’s our turn to open cool time capsules and understand what people wanted us to see when they left us and yeah, it’s definitely been an experience that I will never forget,” Diane Morris, a church member, said. <\/p>\n

The items from the capsule are now on display.<\/p>\n

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