{"id":295678,"date":"2026-09-28T17:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/295678\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:40:23","slug":"bethlehem-co-op-market-announces-opening-date-with-preview-events-starting-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/295678\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Co-op Market announces opening date with preview events starting soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bethlehem Co-op Market<\/a> will open its doors to shoppers on Saturday, Dec. 5, culminating 15 years of community planning and investment in a locally owned grocery store at 250 E. Broad St.<\/p>\n

Before the official opening, the co-op will host preview events beginning Thursday, Oct. 1, giving the public their first opportunity to shop the completed store. The market has nearly 1,800 member-owners who helped finance the project.<\/p>\n

“Reaching this milestone is the result of many years of commitment from so many people who believed in the idea of a community-owned grocery store in Bethlehem and helped bring it to life,” said Todd Mertz, Bethlehem Co-op Market<\/a> board chairman. “Now we get to welcome people into the store, fill it with activity, and begin doing what we’ve worked toward for so long.”<\/p>\n

Bethlehem residents began working toward opening the co-op in 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mayor J. William Reynolds celebrated the upcoming opening in a video announcement released with Mertz.<\/p>\n

“After years of hard work and community support, it is incredibly exciting to see the Bethlehem Co-Op Market so close to opening its doors,” Reynolds said.<\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

The co-op will hold Preview Markets on select Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 29 and Nov. 12, and every Saturday from Oct. 3 through Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. Visitors can shop with local vendors on Thursdays, purchase pre-filled grocery bags on Saturdays and tour the store.<\/p>\n

The market launched a Member Buy-in Challenge, encouraging all member-owners to make at least one purchase during the preview events. However, membership is not required to shop at the store.<\/p>\n

Purchases made during the preview period will support preparation for the full opening. The co-op is also seeking volunteers and offering new memberships at preview events.<\/p>\n

\"Bethlehem<\/p>\n

The Bethlehem Co-op Market at 250 E. Broad St. is photographed Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, ahead of preview events scheduled to begin Oct. 1 and its grand opening set for Dec. 5.Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com<\/p>\n

Local institutions including St. Luke’s University Health Network and Moravian University have supported the project.<\/p>\n

Volunteer opportunities are available at bethlehemcoopmarket.com\/volunteer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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