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Bethany Lutheran Church, ELCA, News & Events
Monday, December 22, 2014
New Bethany Website and Technology Changes
[Bethany Lutheran Church] Call Committee Elected
Call Committee Elected
At the December 16 Congregation Council Meeting the Council elected and the following persons accepted as members of the Call Committee for the next pastoral leader of Bethany Lutheran Church:
Joel Thoreson
Steve Young
Tammy Nobbe
Jerry Shaffer
Susan Gavle
Susan Thome
Andrew Bradshaw
Please keep these persons in your thoughts and prayers as they discern with the help of the Holy Spirit who will be the next pastoral leader for Bethany Lutheran Church that they will nominate to the Council and the Council will then forward toi the congregation for call.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
[Bethany Lutheran Church] Proposed By-Law Ammendment
Special Notice to the Congregation
Proposed By-Law Change
Recommended by the Congregation Council
Resolved to change by-law C4.05.01
from
Bethany Lutheran Church mission statement: "Gatherinng people together for renewal and service."
to
Bethany Lutheran Church mission statement: "We reflect Christ in message and actions."
For consideration at the annual meeting of the congregation January 25, 2015.
2015 Adult Education
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
[Bethany Lutheran Church] Fiancial Stewardship Update Errata
It is not too late to add your Estimates to this great response of gratitude from God's People. In 2015 we had 164 commitments for Annual Support and 88 commitments for Mortgage Retirement.
2015 should have read 2014 164 and 88 commitments respectively.
[Bethany Lutheran Church] Financial Stewardship Campaign Update
Financial Stewardship Update
As of 12-16-14
Total Estimate of Giving for 2015 from 112 Households $322,386 Annual Support
2014 Estimates $282,731 or 14% increase
Total Estimate of Giving for 2015 from 64 Households $75,899 for Mortgage
2014 Estimates $69,609 or 9% increase
Total Estimate of Giving from 27 Household $12,462 Property Reserve
It is not too late to add your Estimates to this great response of gratitude from God's People. In 2015 we had 164 commitments for Annual Support and 88 commitments for Mortgage Retirement.
Your response is important to your planning and ours as together we seek to Reflect Christ in Messge and Actions.
Bethany Weekly Correction
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