Bethany Lutheran Church – West Branch, Iowa

This week’s edition of Bethany Branches can be found below.

The ELCA provides a resource of daily prayers called “Prayer Ventures”. You can find the January 2026 edition below.

ELCA presiding bishop, Yehiel Curry, issued statements on the events in Venezuela and the shooting in Minneapolis this past week. They can be read on the ELCA website.

Worship Recording

The January 8, 2026 edition of the weekly newsletter can be found below.

Once again, some may be receiving emails that appear to be sent from Pastor Chad. These are a scam. Please do not respond to them. Notice the email address of the sender. It is different than Pastor Chad’s (pastor@wbbethany.org). Pastor Chad will never send you a text or email requesting gift cards. If he would ever need something like that, he will call or talk to you directly. Below is a copy of a document produced by the Office of the Bishop that explains these elaborate scams.

Worship Recording

Christmas Eve Worship Recording