by Deanna Rivera | Jun 22, 2023 | Reflections
When I first opened my business, I joined Rotary. It’s a service club, not a business club, but a friend was President and wanted a website, and the only way to build a website for a Rotary club is to be a member because there’s so much to communicate and learn and...
by Deanna Rivera | Jun 14, 2023 | How I Worship
How I Worship… In my twenty years at Bethesda, I have valued this beautiful sanctuary as a place to worship. Being a Lutheran my entire life, it is truly an honor to worship here. Originally I worshiped at the first service and later switched to the late service....
by Deanna Rivera | Oct 6, 2016 | Community
I want to tell you about a girl, who grew up in this church. She learned a lot of awesome stuff from many of you and some of your parents and grandparents. She didn’t know it at the time but from you she learned that service is very important and because of...
by Deanna Rivera | Mar 7, 2013 | Reflections
I was blessed to spend a couple hours with our new pastor, Sarah, on Wednesday, touring her around Eugene and getting to know her. We went downtown, to campus, to the top of Skinner’s Butte (photo below), and ended at Sweet Life Patisserie. I figured she needed...
by Deanna Rivera | May 16, 2012 | Reflections
Most of the blogs you see on this website will be from pastors and staff. But I’ve been engaged, with my husband and Pastor Tom, in designing and building this website for many months and wanted to kick it off with a story…my story…since I think it...
