Bethany Lutheran Church – West Branch, Iowa

The annual meeting will be held January 22, 2023 following worship (approximately 10:30 AM). Below is the invitation letter from Council President Dave Poppen. Also attached are Constitutional Ammendments from the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly this past August. We are required to provide these 30 days prior to the meeting. The second document below is the changes with highlights in yellow. Those marked with an * are mandatory. Those without an * are optional. It was the recommendation of the Constitution Committee and approved by the council these changes be adopted. The third document below is the updated Constitution and Bylaws reflecting these proposed changes that will be voted on. Thanks to the committee that consisted of Neil Korsmo, Deb Anderson and Claudia Beyer for their work. Please see a committee member or Pastor Chad with any questions.

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Click here to access the link to the 2022 Angle tree sign up or if you would like us to shop for you please leave donation with Paula or Alex P or mail to P.O. Box 236 West Branch, IA 52358 Please make checks out to Bethany Lutheran. Thank you for your generosity!

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Just a reminder to join the youth and families of Wednesday Night Faith Formation. This is open to all. The questions will consist of Bible trivia, name that tune, and a few other church related questions. It’s sure to be fun and will conclude with a very short worship service. Form a team of 4-6 and or just show up and join a team. There will be popcorn and refreshments.

The latest edition of “Bethany Branches” is now available.

Please see the graphic below from the Stewardship Committee.

This morning the air conditioning is not working in the sanctuary. Presently, it’s not too bad upstairs with the temperature at 73. As people gather and fill the space it will certainly warm up. We contemplated moving downstairs; however, that poses challenges trying to worship online. Thus, we will proceed upstairs and place some fans in the sanctuary to help circulate air. We apologize for this inconvenience and the TV will be set up in the Great Hall should you desire to sit downstairs.

We will worship indoors today given the wet conditions outdoors.