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...
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...