Bethel Church

04/11/2026

TOMORROW AT BETHEL!! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!
Andrew Alka, will be leading our choir and congregational singing and sing a solo as the candidate for our director of music ministry. Andrew will graduate from MU’s music education program in May and is already slated to begin as the assistant choral director of vocal music at Jefferson City High School in the fall. Andrew’s start date with us would be August 2nd. Plan to be a part of worship and hear more about Andrew and affirm him as our new director of music ministry!

Tomorrow during the Sunday School hour at 9:30, Kristy Engel’s friends, Tanya and Tony Nagy will be at Bethel to share with us their experiences of living in the Ukraine. They have been traveling in the US sharing their stories. We will host them in the sanctuary to accommodate more of us than the Omer Lay room will hold. Kristy is generously sharing these good friends from the Ukraine with us, and we look forward to meeting them and hearing their experiences.

04/04/2026

You are invited to join us tomorrow for Resurrection Sunday! There will be a free breakfast of biscuits and gravy (and other good things) at 9:00 in the fellowship hall. Beverages included! If you would like to bring a food of your choice to add to the meal that would be great. Idea's could be fruit or pastries. We do have vegetarian and gluten free members, if you have something to share that are free of those please bring it. The adult Sunday School class will not meet. Worship will begin at 10:30 upstairs where we will greet each other with shouts of “He is risen! He is risen indeed!”
To watch the Resurrection Service live click on this link:

Welcome to worship at Bethel Church, we're glad you're here with us. Please let us know where you're joining from so a worship leader can welcome you persona...

03/15/2026

Click this link to watch today’s worship!
https://www.youtube.com/live/Dgntqo1HcEQ?si=TIeSlsJtG4N6W8Hj

This is link Pastor Robin shared to follow along to the virtual labyrinth.
https://youtu.be/urSEJ6waarM
Relax, listen to the music, and follow the circle as it progresses through the labyrinth. It is not a maze, so you can’t get lost and don’t need to look for the right path – there is only one. You can simply quietly follow the path imagining you are in God’s presence or you can repeat a phrase like, “God is good,” or “Help me, God,” or “Be still.”

Labyrinth Animation: Yadina ClarkMusic: Piano Dreams #4 by GotamaCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)

03/07/2026

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward by one hour tonight! ⏰

02/28/2026

Have you picked up your copy of An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith? Lenten practice groups just started this week! There is still time to join a group! The group times and places are

Sundays during the 9:30 Sunday School hour

Tuesdays at 6:30 at Bethel and on Zoom

Thursdays at 5:30 on Zoom

The author, Barbara Brown Taylor, has written an interesting book about faith practices with short, interesting chapters. We will focus on the first six chapters. Lent is a perfect time to work on deepening your faith, and we need community to stay grounded with the way things are changing so fast that we can’t keep up!

02/14/2026

Tomorrow is Steve Jannetti’s last Sunday with us. We have appreciated Steve's leadership serving as Bethel's director of music and he will be greatly missed! We want to wish him well and give him a good sendoff on his last Sunday. Join us after worship for a farewell reception. You are welcome to bring a card for him to express your appreciation for his time with us. There will be a basket in the foyer.

02/09/2026

Books are available to pick up in the foyer of An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith. Sign up for a group that fits your schedule. The group times and places will be

Sundays during the Sunday School hour at 9:30 a.m. in the Omer Lay classroom

Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Omer Lay classroom

Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom

Lent will be here before we know it. Ash Wednesday is on February 18, and we will have a service at 4:30. The author, Barbara Brown Taylor, has written an interesting book about faith practices, like “carrying water” and “getting lost,” which are not exactly practices we’ve heard of before now. The plan is to read about the practice we talk about on Sunday and then meet to talk about it the following week. The chapters are short and interesting! The groups will last for 6 weeks (until Easter, April 5) unless your group decides to continue with the rest of the book together. Pastor Robin is encouraging everyone in the church to sign up for a group. Lent is a perfect time to work on deepening your faith, and we need community to stay grounded with the way things are changing so fast that we can’t keep up!

02/03/2026

More pictures from our annual Groundhog Day dinner! Pancakes and sausage are always delicious made by John Coats!

02/03/2026

Enjoy reading about our annual Groundhog Day Supper in The Missourian! We enjoyed meeting Alix, who is a junior at Mizzou in the school of journalism.

More pictures to come.

Bethel Church served its members breakfast food, such as pancakes, sausage and coffee.

02/02/2026

Today is the day! Invite your friends and family to Bethel's Annual Groundhog Dinner tonight from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. This is open to the community! Pancakes, sausage and beverages will be served. Donations to go towards the meal will be accepted.

01/23/2026

Sunday School and Worship Cancelled This Sunday: We will not gather in person again this Sunday! In light of the weather predicted to hit starting tonight (Friday) and lasting through Monday – extreme cold and several inches of snow – we thought it wise to cancel in-person gathering for Sunday. Pastor Robin – if she can figure out how to do it on YouTube – will lead us in prayer and scripture reading and a devotional thought at 10:30 CT, Sunday. If she’s really good, she might even figure out how to add a hymn! Stay safe and warm and pray for those who must be out in this weather!

01/16/2026

Sunday School and Service Cancelled this Sunday January 18th due to cold temperatures. Our policy has been that if the feels-like temperature is less than 10 degrees by 9:00 on Sunday morning, we will not meet. Sunday’s feels-like wind-chill temperature is predicted to be below 10 degrees until the afternoon. Stay home and stay warm and we will see you on the following Sunday, January 25th!