Bethel Church
Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church
Bethel Church in 2009
Location19453 408 Avenue
Yale, South Dakota
CountryUnited States
DenominationU.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Membership200
Weekly attendance130
Websitehttp://www.bethelmbchurch.org/
History
Founded1904
Dedication2006
EventsHost of 2009,1991,1981 Central District Conference Meetings
Centennial in 2004
Architecture
Architect(s)Picek Construction Co Inc
Groundbreaking2005
Completed2006
Construction cost$1,001,064
Specifications
Length186
Width110
Number of floors2
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Coalt Robinson [1]

Bethel Church is a Mennonite Brethren Church in rural Yale, South Dakota, a member of the Central District of the Mennonite Brethren Church. Their mission statement is "Working together for growing God's family, a place where integrity is honored, training is valued, compassion is expected, and outreach is emphasized."

History

Bethel church was founded in 1904. In 1920, they built a new building and incorporating the original church building In 1953, Bethel donated a building to James Valley Christian School to start out on. Bethel is one church near Lake Byron. In 2005 the congregation built the present building at a cost of $1,000,000 and paid off the building note a few years later.

Pastors

  • 1902-1910: John Z. Kleinsasser
  • 1908-1948: John Tschetter
  • 1912-1941: Jacob M. Tschetter
  • 1919-1929: Rev. Jacob P. Glanzer
  • 1911-1915: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer
  • 1935-1944: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer
  • 1944-1947: Rev. A. K. Wiens
  • 1947: Rev. Eli L. Hofer
  • 1947-1952: Rev. John H. Kleinsasser
  • 1952-1953: Rev. Paul Bartel
  • 1953-1960: Rev. George Classen
  • 1962-1965: Rev. Laverne Hofer
  • 1965-1966: Rev. Menno Pullman
  • 1966-1969: Rev. John B. Guenter
  • 1969-1977: Rev. Ron Seibel
  • 1978-1995: Rev. Elton Berg
  • 1995-1999: Gary Janzen
  • 2000-2004: Rev. Tom Cartney
  • 2004-2005: Vacant, weekly speaker
  • 2005-2007: Rev. Ernie Lambright
  • 2007-2008: Interim Pastor: Ray Shepard
  • 2008–2012: Jeremiah Betron
  • 2012–Present: Coalt Robinson

References

  1. "South Dakota | US Mennonite Brethren". Archived from the original on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  • A history of Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church (1902–1979)
  • Bethel Church's Centennial book (1979–2004)

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