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Staff Contact:Bethel’s Women’s Ministry provides a variety of opportunities for service and fellowship. The Women’s Coordinating Council oversees this ministry. Women’s Coordinating Council (WCC) is an assembly of the leaders of all of the groups that are a part of the Women’s Ministry at Bethel: our 18 circles, Bethel book women, prayer shawls, women’s archives, blanket group, church ladies, and women’s choir.
Click here to be directed to the Women’s Ministry page.
Christian Men's Fellowship is for men who are retired. It meets the first and third Tuesdays, September to June. Coffee is served and a time for visiting starts at 10:30 am. At 11:00 am, we begin with brief devotions, followed by a short business meeting. Next follows a 45 minute program on timely topics led by special guest presenters. Lunch is served at noon, and the cost is $5.00. Contact: bethel@bethel-madison.org
Christian Men's Fellowship Upcoming Events for Spring 2013 - PDF Brochure
May 21
Repairing the Harm - Jo Winston, Director of the Office of Victim Services and Programs with the Wisconsin
Department of Corrections will present
information on restorative justice and thework being done to attempt to repair the
harm caused by crime. It's one thing to
quote the prophet Amos 5:24, "Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness as
a mighty stream," and another to work out
the irrigation system!
NEW - May 28 Annual Bus Trip - Travel to Dubuque, IA to see the National Mississippi River Museum, have lunch, and take a 2-hour guided boat tour of the
Mississippi before heading back to Madison. $65/person. Anyone is welcome. Email Errol Hartman at HartmanE@firstweber.com for more information.
The Bethel Friendship Club is open to members and non-members. This group is for couples or singles who are 50+. Monthly cost dinners and programs are held on Friday evenings. Contact Gary Dalgaard at garyd@bethel-madison.org for more information. Click here for more information on the May 10, 2013 program and dinner.
The PrimeTimers group was started to help members become better acquainted by providing fellowship opportunities for Bethel couples and singles. This group has focused on members 50 to 70 years old but welcomes members of all ages. Our mission is to get to know one another better as members of the Christian faith and Bethel family, to lift one another up during the joyful times, as well as times in need. Contact Gary Dalgaard at garyd@bethel-madison.org for more information.
SMALLER GROUPS
Bethel Camera Club meets monthly on Monday evenings, September to May, and offers informational programs on digital photography and other current topics. It's a place to learn the finer points of taking good pictures, view others' work, and for fellowship.
Staff Contact: Pastor Duane E. Hanson | Email bhorizons@bethel-madison.org (608) 257-3577
Current Christian Concerns is a discussion group for men which meets at Bethel each Thursday morning at 7:00 am. to discuss topics from stem cell research to foreign policy (and all in between) within the context of Christian values. All are welcome.
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Bethel Lutheran Church is a city-wide church with a world-wide ministry, responding to God and God's world; nourished by Word and Sacrament, offering diversity in worship, mission and learning opportunities. Bethel sees diversity as a gift from God. We welcome all people without regard to race, family or economic status, age, disability or sexual orientation, and invite them to participate fully in the life of our congregation.
