It’s been ten wonderful years serving at Bethel Lutheran Church. In September of 2012 I thanked you all for your recent vote to call me as your new senior pastor. I also expressed my great appreciation for my predecessor, Pastor Dennis Nelson, and the great job he did in paving the way for...
It was at our Northwestern Wisconsin Synod Assembly back in April, that each of our ELCA congregations were challenged to form a “green team”. “Exactly what is a “green team?” This would be a group of concerned and committed men, women and youth from our...
It’s been twelve years since our Columbarium was constructed at the Bethel Highlands Campus. Over these years, a good number of Bethel families have purchased niches there. Perhaps a third of them are now occupied, while the others will be used in the years to come. The columbarium has...
Thank you to all who joined us for the 2022 Bethel Women's Retreat! It was a weekend full of encouraging one another in faith and creating connections with our sisters in Christ. This year's theme came from Hebrews 6:19, "We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul." We...
God cries over misfortune, pain of human miseryBy John Lestock, Bethel Lutheran ChurchIt happened again this week. I heard it from a well-meaning friend. I heard it, as you have probably heard it many times, and as I did, it made my ears burn and blood boil."It's the Lord's will," he said...
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to vote at the congregational meeting on February 27th and to those who have sent words of encouragement and support. Your kindness is very much appreciated. I am so grateful for this opportunity to be back at Bethel, and I continue to be humbled and...
Building Update April 2020: We have formed a Building Progress Committee which is made up of several members from the former Facility Task Force and some wonderful new faces as well. Chairperson is James Johnson and Vice Chairperson is Dawn Arnevik. We will continue to work with the...
Thank you to all who participated in Bethel's recent Facility Task Force survey! We had a total of 334 responses. 93% of respondents believe that additional youth education space is needed and 65% say they will financially support that project. 87% of respondents believe it is...
Bethel's Facility Task Force has eight listening sessions scheduled in November. There are daytime and evening options at both campuses. To aid planning, please click HERE to register for one of the sessions listed below: Saturday, November 2 | 9am | Highlands Sunday, November 3 |...