Happy May! I can’t believe spring is here and soon it will be summer. I definitely am ready for warmer weather because keeping a 19 month old busy inside all the time is quite the task. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time. I wanted to write about some updates from… Read More »
April 2021
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Over these last weeks we have been visiting the “Places of the Passion” and hearing the story of… Read More »
Leadership Updates: April 2021
Thank you to everyone that responded to our survey! We got 33 online responses and 6 that were mailed back! There was some great feedback that was discussed at our SLT (Senior Leadership Team) meeting. Some themes we saw throughout the survey responses were that you all missed Fellowship with other members whether this be… Read More »
Leadership Updates: March 2021
Hello Bethel! Back in the day, we used to have a letter to you from the SLT president. I want to reinstate that- so that you know what’s going on in and through Bethel. For those of you that do not know me, I am Jamie Villante (previously Ham) and have been coming to Bethel… Read More »
March 2021
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have entered the season of Lent and are on a journey through the places Jesus walked on his way to the cross.… Read More »
February 2021
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1 John 4:7 & 8 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are entering the month of LOVE! Do you… Read More »
January 2021
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Mike and I both love “Star Trek” and if the TV show is on, we watch… Read More »
December 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, HOPE…LOVE…JOY…PEACE! Are these not words the world is longing for? NOTHING is the same as in years past, at least not in many of our memories. Thanksgiving dinners are not family affairs this year, but individuals giving thanks alone OR a few family members or friends who are gathered!… Read More »
November 2020
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” Hebrews 12:1-2a Dear Brothers and Sisters… Read More »
October 2020
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Over the next three weeks (this includes September 27) we will be focusing on Paul’s… Read More »