At the age of six, he was sent to school of the Moravian community in Neuwied.

He later rejoined his family in the Moravian community of Savannah, Georgia.

Forty houses were burnt down, as was the Moravian community, which was restored in 1763.

In 1785, he was named warder of an entire Moravian community in Fulneck, England.

As with other Moravian communities, living arrangements were based on the separation of members according to age, marital status and gender into so-called choirs.

Moravian communities were dedicated to serving Christ.

Nicholas was also expected to come to America to live and a manor house for him was constructed at the nearby Moravian community of Nazareth.

In 1815 he went with his family to Sarepta, where he joined the Moravian community and again became strongly orthodox.

The district encompasses building that reflect Bethlehem's development from a Moravian community, 1741-1844, to an industrial based economy, 1845-1938.

There are also strong Anglican and Moravian communities on the Caribbean coast.