Bethel Church (Yale, South Dakota)

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."

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]

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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