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8 Bethany Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2014

19700 15 Mile Road

Clinton Twp.

Mi 48035

Phone: 586-791-1190

Fax: 586-791-2959

Email: [email protected]

Bethany has been situated on the corner of 15 Mile Road and Beaconsfield for more

than 50 years, and has a rich heritage that involves a group of Christ followers who are

devoted to seeking the will of God. We know it is no accident that we have been placed on

this corner and we strive to reach out to our community with the love of Christ.

BETHANY CHURCH

Church Workday September 27th

Bethany has many

families with countless

gifts and abil it ies.

Currently Bethany is in

need of some TLC and

could use some extra

helping hands.

If you are able to

volunteer for the day or

just a few hours between

9am—3pm, please sign

up at the Welcome

Center.

Many hands make

light work.

Registration Card

We use the registration cards to help us keep a record of our guests and members who attend Bethany. This information is

used to send letters to our guests, to update our directory, and encourage membership.

Wendy’s Restaurant

Fundraiser

On the 4th Sunday of

each month (September

28th), from 12-3pm,

Bethany’s Camper Fund will

receive 15% of all sales at

the Gratiot north of 16 Mile

Road location. Remember to

mention ‘Bethany’ to the

cashier for your purchase to

qualify. Your

participation

helps send

Bethany’s

youth to

camp.

Bethany Choir September 4th

Bethany’s worship choir is an

important part of the Sunday morning

service. If you have the gift of music and

would like to share this, please join us on

Thursday night September 4th at 7pm.

New choir members are welcome.

The choir meets weekly and also

present a Thanksgiving, Christmas and

Spring concert each year. This provides

many opportunities for members and

friends to be actively involved in both

vocal and instrumental ministries.

Erin Madak is Bethany’s Director of

Music, if you have any questions.

[email protected]


Events This Month

Sept 1 Family Camp

Barakel

Sept 3 Wednesday Night

Youth Groups Kick-off

Sept 7 Communion,

Promotion Sunday

Sept 20 Charity Crop

& Craft Event;

Men’s Par3 Golf Outing

Sept 27 Church work day

Inside this issue:

Classes 2

Missions 3

Church Calendar 5

Upcoming events 6

Youth group events 7

Welcome to Bethany!

I am very thankful to have

you with us. If you are a first

time guest to Bethany,

please stop by the Welcome

Center, and give us the

opportunity to meet you!

For information on any of

our ministries, pick up a

flyer at the Welcome Center

or see Bethany’s web page.

Please join us again to

discover the difference God

can make in your life.

Pastor Mark Reynolds

[email protected]

Volume 3, Issue 9 SEPTEMBER 2014

Promotion Sunday Open House—Meet & Greet

Come on Sunday, September 7th following the 11am

service. Meet Bethany’s 1st—6th grade Connection classes

teachers.

All are welcome to come enjoy some punch &

cookies, while exploring our new space in the

lower level.

Youth Groups Fall Kick Off CSB, GEMS, Souled Out – September 3rd The youth groups will resume meeting on Wednesday, September 3rd @ 7pm.

We are excited to start up again after the

summer break. Make sure to be here; you

won’t want to miss a single night.

The CSB boys 1st-6th grades meet in the Gym.

GEMS girls 1st-6th grades meet in the Lower

Level. Souled Out for all teens 7th –12th

grades meet in the Teen Room.

Sermon Series Just Walk Across the Room

Bill Hybels shows us with convincing and inspiring clarity the

power of this personal, richly relational approach to evangelism. The stakes

are high. The implications are eternal. You may be only a conversation away

from having an eternal impact on someone’s life if you will just walk across the

room.

At the end of September we will be starting small groups for this series. This

will be a four-week church wide campaign. We will learn to live in 3D;

Developing friendships, Discovering stories, Discerning appropriate next steps

as a means of learning to understand the Holy Spirit’s promptings in your life.

If you would like more

information on this article you

can go to the following internet

link.

www.willocreek.com/justwalk/

pdf/JustWalkExcerpts.pdf

The only

thing that

counts is

faith

expressing

itself

through

love.

Galatians

5:6b


Baptism Class Why do I need to

be baptized? What’s

the big deal about

baptism? This class

will answer all your

questions.

For all who are interested, a Baptism Class will

be held in October. Please sign up at the Welcome

Center or call the church office (586)791-1190.

UPCOMING CLASSES

Sunday

9:45 AM Connection Bible Classes;

for All Ages Nursery through Adults

11:00 AM Worship Service

6:00 PM Worship Service

CrossRoads (18-29 year olds)

Running Group

Monday

7:00 PM Celebrate Recovery

7:00 PM Committee Meetings (see Calendar)

Tuesday

9:30 AM Ladies Bible Study

1:00 PM Quilting time

7:00 PM Prayer for the Nation

Wednesday

7:00 PM Bible Study & Prayer Service

CSB, GEMS & Souled Out Groups

Women’s Bible Study

Thursday

7:00 PM Choir practice

Fall Weekly Schedule

Ladies Wednesday Night 7 pm September 3rd for 12 weeks

CRAZY LOVE by Francis Chan. Does something

deep inside your heart long to break free from the

status quo? Are

you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses

the problems of our world with tangible, even

radical, solutions? God is calling you to a

passionate love relationship with Himself. Because

the answer to religious complacency isn't working

harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in

love with God. Francis Chan describes it as; once

you encounter His love, because when you're wildly

in love with someone, it changes everything, you

will never be the same.

New Members Class Membership does matter. Jesus lived and died

for the church (Eph. 5:25). In Christ, you are a

member of the spiritual church. In Christ, you are

called to become a member of a local church. If

you are a Christian and you are not a member of a

local church, then we encourage you to get

connected with a church as soon as possible.

Don’t take this lightly. Your membership with a

church is beneficial and necessary (1 Cor. 12:4–31).

For those interested in membership, the

course is 4 classes that will begins September

14th.

Please sign up at the Welcome Center or call

the church office.

Ladies Monday 7 pm October 6th thru December

The Women of Christmas by Liz Curtis Higgs.

A fresh look at the nativity story through the lives of

Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna. This study tells how the

women anticipated the Messiah’s coming and

longed for his appearing. They cradled God’s

promise in their empty arms, knowing they would

someday be filled. They said yes. They waited. They

trusted.

See Vicky Barbieri to order a book, cost is $9.

Ladies Tuesday 9 am September 9th thru December

Becoming a Woman of Purpose by Cynthia Heald.

We begin the group at 9:30 am for coffee time, and

open our study

about 9:45 am,

then conclude at

10:45am with a

time of prayer.

Ev Prentis will

be leading the

group for this

series.


Souled Out Our Summer of 2014 Adventures

This past summer was awesome! Our students

stepped up in leadership roles during Kidz Camp.

Our JR HI’ers worked themselves into a Frenzy for

5 entire days and enjoyed a day at Michigan’s

Adventure. Our SR HI students camped,

worshipped and sang their way through the

Creation 2014 Christian Music Festival. All the

teens screamed their way through a day at Cedar

Point. They also served and met needs of

community organizations like Compassion

Pregnancy Center, Gleaners Food Bank, Hope

Garden and Hope Center in Macomb. They even

swam a day away at

Red Oaks Water Park,

and sped around CJ

Barrymore’s in go karts

and bumper boats.

Whew! What a great

summer!

Fall Kick-Off 2014

The fall is here and that means that our weekly

Souled Out Youth Meetings kick off starting on

September 3rd and continue all school year long.

Every Wednesday night students will experience

the fun of being with friends while discovering

something about themselves, the God who loves

them, and the plan He has for their lives. All of this

takes place in a friendly and loving environment. In

fact, we’ll spend the month of September looking

into what God has to say about friendships and

discover that they are so much more than being

able to see each other’s posts on Facebook.

So if you are a teen or know a JR HI (7th or 8th

grade) or SR HI student (9th to 12th grade), make

sure they come to Souled Out starting on the first

Wednesday night after Labor Day! And don’t miss

these first few weeks! Trust me you won’t want to!

Students Praying At School

See You at the Pole, the global day of student

prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement

with ten students praying at their school. Twenty

four years later, millions pray on their campuses on

the fourth Wednesday in September. This year the

event is on September 24, typically at 7am

(depending on school start times.)

It is a simple time of prayer by students who meet

at their school flagpole before school to lift up their

friends,

families,

teachers,

school, and

nation to

God. See

You at the

Pole is a

student-

initiated,

student-

organized,

and student-led event. Parents, encourage your

kids to go and pray with other Christian students

on this very important day. Students, make sure

you make this a priority on your calendar. It can be

the beginning of God doing something great on

your campus. Submitted by Pastor Mike Miller

YOUTH NEWS


September Birthdays 1 Nancy Murphy

2 Eleanor Sochor,

Matthew Circle

3 Todd Wallace

4 Kelley Paul,

Norma Jean Moray

5 Betty Kuhnle,

Brenda Sutton

6 Suzanne Dolan

Elyse John

7 Rob Levos

8 Erin Madak, Ann Castro

9 Millie Demers,

Linda Holtzhouse,

Richard Groves,

Wilma Harmon

11 Tommie Dulz,

Joshua Agbay

12 Fred Lewis, Micayla

Agbay

13 Don Block

14 Kathy Bulak

19 Mike Storrs

21 Gerald Cann

22 Kim Grueneberg,

Edwin Small

23 Nancy Harriman

24 Shirley Ann Opfer,

Doug Crouch,

Britney Flynn,

Scott Agbay

25 Tom Mick,

Monica Manion,

George Small

26 Al Bennett

27 Edith Rees,

Cheryl Hill

28 Barb Shovan,

Angela Circle,

Kevin Manzella

29 Harold Warntz,

Jane Welly

30 Ben Walker

UPCOMING EVENTS BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERIARIES

Upcoming Events

Missionary Child of Missionary Shut-In or Nursing Home It’s great to receive cards; some can be put in the church

mailboxes, but those that are colored coded need to be mailed out.

Men’s Golf Outing September 20th

All men are invited to play.

This is a Par 3 Golf Outing. Equipment will be provided if needed. Meet at the church the morning of September 20th, with lunch to follow. More details to come. See Rod Hamilton or Denny Prentis.

December

14 Christmas Concert

24 Christmas Eve Service

25 Christmas Day

See the Community

Board, located across

from the gym for more

local events.

October

5 Communion–AM

6 Ladies Monday Bible Study

12 Missions Event / Speaker

18 Souled Out—Corn Maze

26 Quarterly Business Meeting

31 Fall Festival

November

2 Connection Sunday /

Communion-PM

9 IDOP for persecuted church

24 Red Cross Blood Drive

26 Thanksgiving Eve Concert

27 Thanksgiving

September Anniversaries

1 George & Gail DeKeyser

1951

2 Rhys & Becky John 2002

3 Randy & Carol Hoover 1971

4 Carl & Sharon Landt 1964

5 Gregory & Yong Hobbs 1985

10 Don & Anna Lyons 1977

11 Leonard & Carleen Dubois

1943

14 Denny & Ev Prentis 1968,

Randy & Kendra Gosk 2002,

John & Ann

Carolan 1951,

Scott & Jill

Brown 2012

16 Al & Carol Bennett 1960

17 Cordell & Joan Loken 1966

21 Bob & Beth Dolan Sr. 1985

22 Tom & Linda Mick 1990

23 Ron & Gladys Buck 1961,

Rod & Elli Wegner 1967

27 Dick & Marge Langel 1958

Compassion Pregnancy Charity Crop/Craft Event September 20

This all day event at Bethany from 9am-9pm is only $45

which includes 3 meals and beverages. Registration flyers

are at the Welcome Center. All profits for this event go

directly to Compassion.

If you can donate prizes for this event, please contact

Patti DeKeyser. compassionpregnancy.org


Commit to Pray for a Christian on the Front Lines Chandrashekar, an evangelist in India, was beaten for leading Hindus to

Christ and teaching them about the faith. He was then imprisoned and accused of

converting people by force. Soon after his release, he lost his only source of

income, but he continues his ministry on the front lines in India. “Before I had ...

fear of the radical group's attack,” he said. “But after that my fear is gone. Now I

can share the gospel with much

boldness.”

Before giving his life to

Christ, Elmer persecuted

Christians as a guerrilla

commander in Colombia.

“Instead of being a ‘messenger

of hate’, I am now a ‘messenger

of peace’,” he says. The

guerrillas consider Elmer both a

deserter and a threat for leading

others to Christ. “I know that

many ... would like to kill me,” he says. But despite the risk, Elmer continues to share the gospel on the

front lines in Colombia.

Nadir, pastor of an evangelical church in Kirkuk, Iraq, has survived two bombing attempts. While

dozens from his congregation have fled the country, he has chosen to stay. “Our church has been

bleeding out,” Nadir said, “but I believe all the chairs of the church will be filled by believers from Muslim

backgrounds. They are the new generation of the church.”

Chandrashekar, Elmer and Nadir are among more than 30,000 workers whom Voice Of the Martyrs

partners with on the front lines of some of the world's most hostile areas toward Christ and His

witnesses. They choose to answer God's call despite the threat of beatings, imprisonment and even

death. VOM stands with these bold witnesses, providing them with the tools they need to advance the

kingdom. Now you can join more than 5,000 others who have adopted front-line workers and committed

to praying for them daily.

https://secure.persecution.com/giftslip/giftslip0714.aspx?source=EMAIL120B

Above article from VOM. The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, inter-denominational

Christian organization dedicated to assisting the persecuted church worldwide.

VOM’s Mission Statement

Serving the persecuted church through practical

and spiritual assistance while leading Christians

in the free world into fellowship with them.

If you would like to be a member of the Mission Committee or know

more about missionaries, please see one of the current members.

Missions Members

Carol Meinhardt, Ele Bittner, Randy Hoover, Sue Kassin, Dave & Jo Kuhnle, Sheryl MacPhee, Sharon Samson,

John & Darlene Sexton, Harold Warntz, Calvin Wolf

The goals of Bethany’s Missions Committee...to equip

and enable members and friends of Bethany to be

personally involved in obeying the Great Commission...to

provide a support system for our missions families who

are following the Lord in reaching out into the world.

SPOTLIGHT ON MISSIONS

Chandrashekar and his family.

http://www.persecution.com/sof

http://www.persecution.com/sof


Summer Missions This summer Bethany partnered with young adults in mission projects. John Clauson was the Health Officer this summer at Camp CedarRidge in Oscoda, Michigan. He was responsible for the health care of the campers and staff. John had many opportunities to use his skills during the camping season, but the most memorable one was when a young girl had difficulty breathing. John still remembers seeing her ashen face as she struggled to breathe. He carried the youngster to a waiting car and used a Bag Value Mask (manual resuscitator) to assist in her breathing as they transported her to the hospital 20 minutes away. Praise the Lord the young girl was sitting up and talking by the time they arrived at the hospital.

Peter and Jessica (Kuhnle) Manwiller have learned to fully rely on the Lord and his provisions as he has guided them through the last year and a half. This summer Peter had the opportunity to serve the Lord at Victory Valley Camp in Zionsville, PA as the Outpost Coordinator. Besides working with the 141 kids that passed through his care, Peter’s responsibilities included organizing and leading the outpost staff and preparing the materials that were used for the summer. The kids thoroughly enjoyed their camp experiences. Peter enjoyed teaching the kids, but he found that sleeping in a tent all summer long was quite tiresome at times. Submitted by Jo Kuhnle

EBOLA FEVER IN West Africa. Ebola fever has been flooding the news lately. The virus is exploding across West Africa. More than 1200 people have already died. This total includes thirty-seven nurses who died in July alone. At least two doctors have died in this crisis. There is no cure for Ebola, but a few people do recover. Pray that in the midst of this tragedy,

God would use SIM and Samaritan’s Purse to offer hope, peace, and salvation in Christ. If you would like to help with the enormous costs of this outbreak, tax-deductible gifts can be sent to: SIM or Samaritan’s Purse P.O. Box 7900 P.O. box 3000 Charlotte, NC 28241-7900 Boone, NC 28607 This material was provided by SIM-USA and Samaritan’s purse

MISSIONS

Exciting news The Hagerup’s announce they are expecting baby #7! These kids are

bursting with joy to announce the arrival of a new baby girl or boy. Please pray for this baby, especially as the probability of him/her having Down Syndrome increases dramatically now that Elizabeth is 40 years old. Also pray that they would be godly, patient parents.

They’re praising God for granting them this precious gift (Psalms 127:3). The kids are looking forward to a new sibling and a bigger van, Lord-willing! The Hagerup’s ~ Ben, Elizabeth, Tyler, Zachary, Judson, Owen, Levi & Margee

God’s Word For The World Translating the Bible - Missionaries Don & Pat Block

What if you had no Bible to read in English? Would it make a difference in your life? There are still many people groups in the world who do not

have access to God’s word in their own language. Our missionary, Don Block and his wife Pat, are with Bibles International, a division of Baptist Mid-Missions. Thanks to missionaries like Don, that situation is changing one group at a time. Don is not the translator

of these Scriptures, but after the translations are complete, he and others like him spend many hours, days, and months formatting the new translations for printing. During this process the Bibles are checked and rechecked for any errors.

Three translations have recently passed through the final editing process. Several others are in various stages of completion. Four weeks ago, the Tedim Chin New Testament went to press in Korea. Three weeks ago the Hakha Chin NT went

to the same press. Both of these are bound for Myanmar (formerly Burma). Last week the whole Bible in the Darlong language was sent to Kolkata, India to be printed.

In addition to these, The Dagarre NT (Ghana, West Africa) has just arrived in Grand Rapids for final checking. The Creole revised NT with Psalms and Proverbs added will soon be reprinted. Don says that the Kaulong NT for Papua, New Guinea is on his desk waiting for formatting before going to the printer.

Rejoice with us and with nationals in these various countries as they see God’s Word in their language for the very first time.

While Don was busy with the various translations, his wife Pat was helping cook for 45 attendees at the Bibles International consultant seminar last week. The Blocks are frequently hosting guests in their home, and Pat often acts as interpreter for Haitians in courts, maternity wards, etc. in and around Grand Rapids. Don and Pat recently celebrated 54 years of marriage with a trip to Mackinaw Island. Submitted by Carol Meinhardt

Peter pic

Peter during Dr. Seuss

week.

John Clauson


Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

MONTHLY CALENDAR

9:00am– Coffee/Donuts 9:45am - Connection Groups;

Membership Class 11am - Worship Service; Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service 6pm - CrossRoads 6pm-Running Group

9:45am - Connection Groups

11am - Worship Service w/ Communion;

Kidz Konnection 4pm - CE Meeting 6pm - Evening Service 6pm - CrossRoads 6pm - Running Group

9:30am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time

7pm

Pray for the Nation

11:30am Men’s Luncheon

7pm

Youth Groups Kick-off Bible Study & Prayer;

Tree Climbers; Stockade; GEMS Girls; Souled Out ; Women’s

Study Group

7pm

Celebrate Recovery; Youth Committee

Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery;

Deacons Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery

7pm Celebrate Recovery;

Trustee Meeting

9:45am - Connection Groups;

Membership Class 11am - Worship Service; Kidz Konnection 12-3pm-Wendy’s Fundraiser

6pm - Evening Service 6pm - CrossRoads 6pm - Running Group

9:45am - Connection Groups/

Membership Class 11am - Worship Service; Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service 6pm - CrossRoads 6pm - Running Group

bethany

come.

consider.

connect.

Family Camp at Camp Barakel

9am-9pm Charity Crop /

Craft Event

7pm Bible Study & Prayer;


Study Group



Study Group



Study Group

7pm Celebrate Recovery

9am-3pm Church Work Day

Labor Day 7pm

Choir Practice

7pm Choir Practice

7pm Choir Practice

7pm Choir Practice

Men’s Golf Outing

CSB Fall Campout

CSB Campout

9:30am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time

7pm

Pray for the Nation

9:30am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time

7pm

Pray for the Nation

9:30am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time

7pm

Pray for the Nation

Softball Season Results 2014 was another winning season for Bethany ‘Ladies Softball Team’ as they finished in 1st place. They were one game short of a perfect season. The ‘Men's Softball Team’ had a rebuilding year. They tried moving players to new positions, some worked well and others still need some tweaking. All in all, they ended up in 7th place for the season. The team had a 4th place finish during the playoffs. No matter how the game ended on the field, the team enjoyed some great fellowship time following at Rams Horn.

1pm

Quilting Time

7pm

Pray for the Nation

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