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VBS Online Registration Open

August 4-8 6 pm -8 pm (5:30 Supper) Register now for your place at Bethel Lutheran’s “Friendship Trek!” Kids ages 5-10 will enjoy an amazing hike through the Bible as they make new friends and get to know their Forever Friend, Jesus! ONLINE REGISTRATION

China Team Blog

Keep up with the China Team while we serve God in China!  We leave Wednesday, July 16th and return, Thursday, July 31st.  In between that time, we pray God will do wonderful things through our service there.  We’ll make sure the blog is updated daily with the events of our trip.  Take a look! China Team … Read more

Sermon: "What am I doing?"

Sunday, July 6, 2008 Readings: Psalm 1:1-6, Romans 7:14-25, Matthew 11:25-30 Do you ever feel like you have competing personalities?  One personality lives in gratitude for the salvation given by Jesus and wants to serve Him, the other wants nothing to do with Jesus.  Paul understood this reality of being saint and sinner and he shares his … Read more

… On My Mind

China on my Mind In all my life I’ve never set foot outside of North America.  Yet, by the 17th of this month, not only will I set foot in another country, but our China Team will be foreigners in a foreign land for two full weeks.  Yes, we’ll see some sights, but that’s not … Read more

July 13 Worship at Como Shelter

Join us for outdoor worship at the park! We’ll combine our regular 9:30 worship with our African Worship at the Como Park Shelter at Horton and Midway at 9:30 am on July 13. After the service, we’ll feast with a picnic potluck Bethel style! View Larger Map

2007/08 Pastoral Report

God is working through Bethel! It’s the time of year where we elect new leaders of our church, approve another operating budget and handle other pressing business of the church. It’s also a time to reflect upon what God has done through Bethel Lutheran Church in the last year. As I look back on the … Read more

7th Annual Rummage Sale

Needed are your ‘almost new’ donations. What cannot be accepted: mattresses, tires, computers, exercise bikes, Christmas trees, hazardous waste or just plain junk!The church will be open to receive donations on Saturdays, May 24th, 31st, June 7th and 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sale dates and times: Thursday, June 19th from 9:00 a.m. … Read more

Deacon Licensing Service

On May 25th we will have a combined worship service at 9:30 a.m. to officially license Lusienie Fofana as a Deacon of the Minnesota South District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.  Our District President, Dr. Lane Seitz will participate in this very special service. Fofana will give a presentation after the service at 11:00 which will be … Read more

Transformed

Lives Transformed I’ve just seen it too many times to deny it.  Jesus gets into people’s lives and they are changed.  They change from the inside out.  They are different people.  The guilt is gone.  The shame is gone.  The burden is gone.  All replaced with faith, forgiveness and freedom.  I fear we sometimes forget … Read more

Fellowship Event: Train Ride

The Young Families Group is inviting Bethel members, their families and friends to join them for a 2-hour spring train ride departing the Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway Station in Wisconsin on May 18. The bus to the station will leave from the church at 3:15, and the train leaves at 5:00 p.m. Tickets … Read more