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January 11, 2019

World Cafe

The SLT invites you to attend a World Cafe this Sunday, January 13, 4:00-6:00 p.m. During this time we will begin fleshing out how we may give greater life to our commitment to living in community, practicing peacemaking and welcoming all in the name of Christ. All are invited and encouraged to attend. Light refreshments […]

January 11, 2019

Note From Stewardship and Finance Commission

After years of work as part of our team of treasurers, Thelma and Dick Ramer concluded their role at the end of December. We are really grateful for their faithful service to the congregation. We’re happy to announce that Nancy Yoder has agreed to accept the responsibilities Dick and Thelma had been doing. The other […]

January 11, 2019

Berkey Meat Canning Day

The MCC Meat Canner is in Goshen through January 18. Berkey’s day to help is Monday, January 14, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Consider helping individually or even better, pull together members of your Sunday School class or small group to make the day a success. If you would like to donate to the cause, […]

January 11, 2019

Desserts Needed

Calling all dessert bakers! Christian Education will honor our devoted Sunday School teachers on Sunday, January 27. We need your baking skills to create a varied, delicious dessert bar for the meal. If you could contribute, please email Trish Shenk with your name and what you would like to share.

January 11, 2019

Supporting our Mennonite Schools

Berkey students attending Mennonite schools continue to be blessed with your financial support. Your contribution to one of our designated education funds provides ongoing support for our current students and also insures future opportunities for the growing number of children in our congregation. Here are two ways that you can help: Bethany Christian Schools: We […]

January 11, 2019

New to Our Library

The Evangelicals, by Frances Fitzgerald is an epic history of white American evangelical Protestantism from Plymouth Rock to Trump Tower. This is a comprehensive, heavily footnoted, yet readable study of how the evangelical tradition has become seared into the fabric of American life and the key figures who made it happen. . . Fitzgerald, nobly succeeds […]

January 4, 2019

Locking Doors

During the week when the office is open, please enter and exit through the office door. When the office door is locked, you may enter through other doors but please be sure to lock them when you leave.

January 4, 2019

Directory Help Request

Our online directory is updated regularly and is an excellent tool that helps us stay connected. However there are a few of us that could use a little help connecting to the directory. Please take time in your Sunday School classes or small groups to offer your assistance downloading the app or connecting online. Your […]

January 4, 2019

New to Our Library

We have three new additions to the Berkey library: Thinking Out Loud: Pursuing Peace in a Perplexing World, by J. Ron Byler whose stories illustrate the harsh and violent realities many people experience. Instead of leading us into despair, he provides inspiring examples of how responding to basic human needs and working for peace and […]

January 4, 2019

Church Video License (CVL)

Berkey has purchased CVL, a license to legally show movies intended for home use only, in church. If you would like to show a short clip in Sunday School or if you are planning a fun movie night for the whole church, please make sure it is covered by our license by following the instructions […]

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