by Pastor Tom | Jun 21, 2024 | Community
Grace and Peace, Bethesda! What a great day we shared on May 19, welcoming four teenagers to the waters of baptism and, including them, 17 new members to Bethesda! Be sure to check out their bios in this newsletter. As I write this, I’m anticipating the dedication for...
by Pastor Tom | May 21, 2024 | Community
Grace and Peace, Bethesda! It’s a great month to be the church! On May 4th we will welcome our neighbors for Bingo and Star Wars-themed fun. The following weekend we will celebrate mothers and women who have nurtured our lives and faith. The choir and praise band will...
by Pastor Tom | Apr 11, 2024 | Community
“My own plans are made. While I can, I sail east in the Dawn Treader. When she fails me, I paddle east in my coracle. When she sinks, I shall swim east with my four paws. And when I can swim no longer, if I have not reached Aslan’s country, or shot over the edge of...
by Pastor Tom | Mar 2, 2024 | Community
Grace and Peace, Bethesda! A blessed Lent and Easter season to you! Thus far we have heard from two of our Wednesday evening faith speakers. Ardelle Howell and Sarah Peterson shared how Jesus brought them through storms in life. Steve Hammerquist, Paul Jorgensen, and...
by Pastor Tom | Feb 12, 2024 | Community
Grace and Peace, Bethesda! Let’s get out the telescope and gain our bearings here. We’ve sailed through a beautiful Christmas season. We’ve traversed a week of icebergs. Our next destination is the Annual Meeting, now on February 25th. Between now and then I will make...
by Pastor Tom | Nov 6, 2023 | Community
Grace and Peace, House of Mercy! In last month’s article, I shared our Council’s hope about October Crew Meetings. That we would be amazed at how the Holy Spirit among us “promotes the body of Christ’s growth in building itself up in love” (Ephesians 4:16). Mission...
