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We will have a congregational potluck meal this coming Sunday, November 16, following our morning worship! Bring a main dish, either a salad or a dessert, and your own table service. Join us also for the congregational meeting, which will follow after the potluck. The agenda for our meeting will include the following: • Approval […]

Bethany Christain School will perform the musical A Christams Carol, on November 20-23.  Based on the story by Charles Dickens, this musical tell the stroy of a stingy miser who, through visiting his past, present and future realizes the value of generosity and love.  This heart-warming, festive musical is a great way for the whole […]

For a long time, our congregation has relied on volunteer treasurers who are appointed by the Stewardship and Finance Commission. These treasurers care for our weekly contributions to the budget, pay our congregation’s bills, manage our employees’ payroll, complete forms required by the government, and in general ensure that our congregation’s finances are in good […]

The Search committee for the third Pastor position (Lois Mast’s old position) has completed our informational paperwork necessary for the Conference to post our position and vetted it with the elders and pastors. Those two forms are the Congregational Information form and the Twenty Pastoral Tasks form. The committee includes Deb Williams, Lindsay Rheinheimer, Randy […]

Kari Heusinkveld (’08) will be inducted into the Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame at its annual supper and induction ceremony on Saturday, November 15. Tickets for the banquet are $25 and may be purchased at Bethany through November 7. Kari was a three-sport athlete (soccer, basketball, and softball) at Bethany, earning 12 varsity letters […]

Waterford Mennonite Church’s “Benin Bible Institute Planning Group” has delegated Lynda and Rod Hollinger-Janzen to organize a larger group visit to Benin in 2015. This one-time opportunity is an attempt to strengthen our North American congregational connections with BBI. We are planning a 16 day trip, leaving from Chicago on February 4, 2015, and returning […]

This story originally appeared in The Record, Goshen College’s student newspaper. This summer, two students created a Peruvian cookbook, “Los Sabores del Peru,” to sell for charity. Gretchen Geyer, a senior social work major from Parnell, Iowa, went to Peru for Study-Service Term (SST) in the spring of 2014. During the service portion of her […]

What is Peace Club? (1) It’s a gathering for CHILDREN in the PRIMARY and MIDDLER nurture classes AND THEIR PARENTS at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship. (2) It happens in the Jubilee Hall every other month on the designated SUNDAY FOLLOWING NURTURE TIME. (3) We eat LUNCH together. (4) We have a variety of ACTIVITIES on […]

Conrad Grebel University College is located in Waterloo, Ontario. Grebel is a Mennonite liberal arts college situated on the University of Waterloo campus. Our residence is home to 142 students, studying across all 6 faculties. Waterloo is a large city with approximately 121,000 people living here. Waterloo is home to two universities making our city […]