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 | |
| Location | 19453 408 Avenue Yale, South Dakota |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches |
| Membership | 200 |
| Weekly attendance | 130 |
| Website | http://www.bethelmbchurch.org/ |
| History | |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Dedication | 2006 |
| Events | Host of 2009,1991,1981 Central District Conference Meetings Centennial in 2004 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Picek Construction Co Inc |
| Groundbreaking | 2005 |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Construction cost | $1,001,064 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 186 |
| Width | 110 |
| Number of floors | 2 |
| 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
- "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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