Annual Report 2016

2016 Believe. Belong. Build Faith@Home.

2016 Annual Report | Bethel Lutheran Church

Fergus Falls | Battle Lake

“One Church. Two Locations.�

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Bethel Lutheran Church

Fergus Falls Campus 702 W Alcott Ave MN 56537

One Church. Two Locations.

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Bethel Pastors & Directors Pastor Allen Aase Pastor for Youth & College Ministries Pastor David Foss Lead Pastor Pastor Kevin Foss Battle Lake Campus Pastor Pastor Rich Iverson Pastor for Faith@Home Ministry Pastor Ed Monson Visitation Pastor Kate Haus Director of Operations Erika Lundberg Director of Worship Ministry Jenny Mathiesen Director of Children’s Ministry Tim Mathiesen Director of Communication & Connection Brad Pribbenow Battle Lake Campus Worship Leader Parish Nurses Sandy Edwards & JoAnn Gundersen Bethel Elder Board John Austin Steve Gundersen Loran Rogness

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Bethel’s Pastors & Directors

Pastor David Foss Lead Pastor

Kate Haus Director of Operations

Pastor Kevin Foss Battle Lake Campus Pastor

Tim Mathiesen Dir. of Communication & Connection

Pastor Rich Iverson Pastor for Faith@Home

Pastor Allen Aase Pastor for Youth & College Ministry

Jenny Mathiesen Director of Children’s Ministry

Erika Lundberg Director of Worship

Pastor Ed Monson Visitation Pastor

Mission:

Proclaim the message of Jesus Christ so that people come to faith in Jesus and live for Him. Vision:

Believe.

Belong.

Build Faith@Home.

What a joy it is to be your pastor!

As your pastor, I seek to glorify God by living in the love of Christ, demonstrating my love for Christ in my professional and private life, being a witness of the Gospel of Christ in word and action, preaching and teaching God’s Word accurately and winsomely, and seeking to grow in ministry wisdom and skill.

My major responsibilities are: • • • •

Prayer and study of the Word of God Serving as the primary preaching pastor Partnering with Bethel’s elders in setting the vision for the congregation Leading Bethel’s staff in fulfilling the vision and mission of the church

I am so very grateful to serve the Lord among you.

Bethel Church, thank you for the privilege of being your pastor. I look forward to experiencing the favor of God in 2017.

Riding the Waves of God’s Activity With You,

Pastor David Foss

Sermon Series in 2016

Lead Pastor

We were helped to see Jesus, God’s Son, through the Gospel of John.

This year’s topics included: Gender Identity, Speaking in Tongues, Sports Idolatry, and Trump or Clinton?

This was a series looking at the prayers of some Old Testament heroes.

In this series we discovered what the liberated life looks like. We asked, “What are you going to do, now that you don’t have to do anything?”

The stories of three ancient political leaders were the foundation for considering what we might say to our next president.

(And yes, I sent the letters to Mr. Trump!

He hasn’t tweeted back yet.)

We were helped to see Jesus, God’s Son, through the Gospel of John.

Thanking God for His work in 2016!

Day Camp

Christmas Day Easter Sunday

Sundae Sunday

From Your Elder Board The Elder Board is given the responsibility to “watch over,” or oversee the church of Christ (Acts 20:28), to “hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, [to]… encourage others by sound doctrine” (Titus 1:9), and to lead by “being examples to the flock” (I Peter 5:3).

As the elders meet each month to pray together and to address the spiritual and temporal needs of the church, we seek the Lord’s will in shaping our vision to equip and strengthen the church to do the work of ministry.

The Elder Board spent several months in 2016 evaluating all the major areas of ministry vision and organizational health of Bethel Church; we were blessed and very encouraged by the process. Coming out of this work, we are currently focusing on the following areas as we move forward: Evangelism, leadership development, deepening relationships, and strengthening spiritual disciplines.

The 2016 ministry year provided generous opportunities to see God’s hand at work in the church through events for all ages and interests in the communities of Fergus Falls and Battle Lake! This past autumn we shared in a sermon series titled “Now What?” As we move into 2017 and seek God’s heart

for ministry to our communities, the Elder Board is asking you to continue to consider and pray along with us, “Now What?” regarding our work of ministry.

I also ask for your prayer and intercession on behalf of the Elder Board; that we may lead and watch over the church with wisdom, vision, and humility, knowing that we are dependent upon the hand of the Lord doing His work in and through broken people. Our increasing knowledge of our dependence on God brings a renewed awareness of the importance of prayer. Prayer is essential for our spiritual vitality.

On behalf of the Elder Board, I want to offer a humble “Thank You!” for each of you who graciously share your energy, gifts and talents to strengthen the church and to ensure a welcoming and caring environment as a testimony of God’s grace at work in our midst!

Warm regards, Daryl Synstelien Elder Board, Chairman

BELIEVE

Worship Services

It is a blessing and a gift to serve you, Bethel Church, as a steward of our weekly worship gatherings; God’s good news for us is life changing and never grows weary! Thank you to all who lead and serve (musicians, choirs, audio/visual volunteers and more) as God’s word and saving grace are proclaimed in worship on Sundays at both Fergus Falls and Battle Lake campuses. Grace and peace!

Erika Lundberg

Director of Worship Ministry

Average Weekly Attendance Both Campuses

Special Services in 2016

2016 764 2015 753 2014 678

Services

Attendance

Ash Wednesday

250

Maundy Thursday 290 Good Friday

310

Easter Sunday

1,321

Christmas Eve

1,322

Sunday School

Sunday mornings, during the school year, Christian education options for children through adults is provided at both campuses during the 9:30 AM hour.

Average Weekly Attendance Both campuses

205

Children: Ages 3 to Grade 6

Bethel’s children’s Sunday school is going through the Gospel Project curriculum.

42

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Grades 9-12

Confirmation: Grades 7-8

Each student has an adult mentor to walk alongside them through the two years of confirmation.

High School Sunday School is offered in Fergus Falls.

Battle Lake high school students join adults for class.

110

Adult Education: College age/High School & up Four classes are offered in Fergus Falls.

All adults meet together in Battle Lake.

New Beginnings...

Baptisms 26

Weddings 14 New Members 19

BATTLE LAKE Happy 2 Birthday! nd

Since the beginning of our Battle Lake campus two years ago, our mission has been “to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ so that people come to faith in Jesus and live for Him.” What an incredible privilege it is to be a part of God’s mission to the people of Battle Lake and its surrounding communities! One of the joys of looking back is to see how God has been at work in the hearts and lives of people. The highlights you are about to read represent just that – changed lives!

Pastor Kevin Foss

Battle Lake Campus Pastor

Reaching Battle Lake

It’s been two years since Bethel Church committed to reaching the Battle Lake community. Many individuals and families walked out of the Fergus Falls campus sanctuary commissioned to share the Gospel with the people of Battle Lake. We look forward to how God will continue to bring more and more people to youth group, men’s groups, women’s Bible studies, special events, Sunday School and Sunday morning worship to possibly hear the Gospel for the first time!

105

Average Attendance

30

New regular attenders in 2016

“I want you all to know that Margaret and I will be eternally grateful for Bethel Battle Lake. After attending our first worship service here, we left with tears in our eyes for what we had found.”

- Al Shaner

CAMPUS Highlights from 2016

1st Birthday Celebration Dinner

We had a great time celebrating how God had been at work through Bethel Battle Lake during the first year. Tyler Akerman, Chad Smith and Al and Margaret Shaner shared why they were thankful for Bethel coming to Battle Lake.

Wenonga Week - Bethel Kids Carnival Battle Lake celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2016 by turning Wenonga Days into Wenonga Week! 40 volunteers welcomed over 2,000 guests that attended this Bethel Battle Lake sponsored carnival!

“My 3-year-old looooved it, and there were lots of other happy kids and parents. Best of all, everything was free! Admission charges can get pretty tough for families, so you have my heartfelt gratitude for making this possible for the community. Also, your volunteers worked really well with kids.”

- A carnival attendee Weekly Youth Group begins!

On Wednesday, September 7th, we began our weekly ministry to Jr. and Sr. High students led by A.J. & Elise Smith. Previously, youth group was held every other week. There has been a tremendous surge of new students attending (30-40 students each week!), and the feedback from parents has been great!

Women’s Bible Studies

At the beginning of the year, Battle Lake women finished up the Bible study Bad Girls of the Bible. On Wednesday, Sept. 14th, another women’s Bible Study started. The study was entitled The Invisible War. About 12-18 women attended the study each week.

Men’s Breakfast Group

On Saturday, Sept. 17th, we kicked off our Saturday Men’s Breakfast.

The men met on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month. The group is working through a DVDstudy of Paul Tripp’s book entitled Sex and Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies. About 7-8 men have been attending the breakfast.

BELONG

What’s Belonging?

It is exciting to see people connect with others and find a place where they belong.

But, what does it mean to belong? We believe it’s when you find a place where you are known and welcomed by others and have a chance to grow in your faith. There are many ways to find this place. You can volunteer with others, connect with people on Sunday morning over coffee, attend Sunday School classes and special events, and of course, share life with others in a small group. As you find ways to belong, we encourage you to bring others along with you. Don’t just do it alone.

Tim Mathiesen

Director of Communication & Connection

Volunteering

There are many ways to volunteer, but we will look at Sunday morning ministry for the sake of this report. This includes all that has to get done to make worship services and the hour of Christian Education happen at both Fergus Falls and Battle Lake campuses.

Snapshot of Sunday Morning 7.5% 14%

161

Volunteers each Sunday morning!

(Both campuses)

49%

Others

What does it take to make ministry happen at both Bethel campuses on a Sunday morning?

22%

7.5%

35

First Impressions Team

12

Adult Christian Education

79

Children & Youth Sunday School

23

Worship, Sound & Projection

12

Nursery & Childcare

(ushers, greeters, connection center, coffee) (classroom leaders and teachers/facilitaters) (classroom leaders & helpers, teachers, etc.) (musicians, singers, sound, recording, etc.) (nursery leaders & helpers)

The following are other ways that many people volunteer, putting hours of their time into the ministry of Bethel Church.

Thank you!

Wednesday Magnify program and youth group / Stephen Ministry / small group leaders / Elder Board and Ministries Teams / simple maintenance and special projects on a regular basis / and so much more!

Tools to connect

Bethel’s website / bethellutheran.church

Find information about events, small groups, Sunday School and more. Share your life with others!

Spiritual Gifts Survey / bethellutheran.church/gifts

Fill out the survey and receive feedback about your spiritual gifts. How might you enjoy serving?

Membership

Nineteen new members in 2016!

ROW ONE (L-R) Stan & Cheryl Olson Oct. 6 Judy Greyson Oct. 6 Wayne & Nancy Stender Jan. 31 ROW TWO (L-R) Josh & Kate Haus Oct. 6 Courtney Larsen Jan. 31 Jason & Nikki Morris Jan. 31 ROW THREE (L-R) ROW FOUR (L-R) Pete & Delight McKnight Oct. 6 Brian & Nycol Piekarski Jan. 31 Kara Johnson Jan. 31 Mike & Angela Paulson Jan. 31 Gary & Cindy Morsch Jan. 31

FAITH@HOME What’s Faith@Home?

Faith@Home is bringing the good news of Jesus into every area of our life. It is helping those closest to us see that the good news of Jesus changes everything. It is living out the realities of who we are God’s adopted children - in every area of our lives: Work, home, family, marriage, and school.

Pastor Rich Iverson

Associate Pastor of Faith@Home

Faith@Home Events

Throughout the year, Bethel organizes various Faith@Home related events. These usually involve bringing generations together from children to the elderly. It is important for different generations to interact and build relationships. The wisdom of the older generations and the passion and excitement of children opens each other’s eyes to the grace of God’s work in our lives.

The following are the various Faith@Home events that took place in 2016.

Ash Wednesday & Good Friday

Local artist and pastor Jim Bjork shared a message on both Ash Wednesday and Good Friday using pottery as an illustration.

Ash Wednesday included two interactive experiences for children through adults, each with a Gospel message. Good Friday was a special worship service.

MOSAIC Sunday School

Bethel disrupts regular Sunday School for most ages at both campuses a couple times a year bringing all ages together to build relationships and grow together in God’s Word. MOSAIC is organized into groups to read Scripture, discuss God’s message and do an activity together.

Family Worship Event: Lord’s Prayer

Groups enjoyed stations of different prayers as they traveled through the Lord’s Prayer. It was Bethel’s desire that as different generations experienced prayer together, they would take the experience home and live it out on their own or with their children, grandchildren and friends.

Learn more about Faith@Home at bethellutheran.church/faith-at-home

Learn more about small groups and join a group at bethellutheran.church/groups

Small Groups

Small Groups give each of us an opportunity to grow deeper in our faith and in our relationship with others. God is working in each of our lives in different ways. This year, Bethel’s Marriage Ministry offered three marriage small groups.

The following are the groups that were available through Bethel Church in 2016

Life Groups

With a Faith@Home approach the groups 1) eat together 2) worship and study the Bible together and 3) do mission together.

avg. attendance per group: 15

3 groups

avg. attendance per group: 18

6 groups

avg. attendance per group: 7

6 groups

avg. attendance per group: 15

5 groups

avg. attendance per group: 10

3 groups

Home Groups

Home Bible studies meet in various locations.

These groups are usually long-term groups with short-term studies.

Men’s Small Groups

Men’s groups meet on a weekly basis, to support, encourage and keep each other accountable in their journey to become the men God has called them to be.

Women’s Bible Studies

Women’s Bible studies were offered in the fall.

One group met in Battle Lake at the beginning of the year. Not reflected in this graph, in both February and July of 2016, a one-session Bible study in various homes brought many women together to study the Bible and build relationships.

Marriage Small Groups

For the first time, Bethel’s Marriage Ministry offered Marriage Small Groups. The groups walked through a ten-week study called “What Did You Expect?” by Paul Tripp.

Battle Lake Women’s Bible Study Testimony

I enjoyed the opportunity to study with women and get to know other Bethel women.

The Invisible War Study by Chip Ingram made me more aware of the evil forces that are attacking us daily and how to stand up against them in Jesus!

Debi Ness

FAITH@HOME Children’s Ministry

By God’s grace, the Children’s Ministry staff has poured their talents, gifts, and passion into each ministry program for children in 2016. Each interaction is an opportunity to build trusted relationships with children so that when we share God’s love with them they will believe that it’s TRUE. A greater opportunity is when we get to link arms with parents in building Faith@HOME and pointing their children to JESUS.

Summer Events / event attendance numbers

Jenny Mathiesen Director of Children’s Ministry

199

Day Camp (Fergus Falls campus)

47

Day Camp (Battle Lake campus)

90

Sports Camp

88

Preschool VBS

August 8-11, 2016

August 15-18, 2016

July 5-7, 2016

June 21-23, 2016

Fall Family Festival

On October 31st, Bethel Church grilled chicken and hot dogs for our community, setting up games and giving out candy throughout the Children’s Wing of our Fergus Falls campus.

Estimated people served: 552 Number of games offered: 29

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- 6th graders meet on Wednesdays (Fergus Falls campus)

The afternoon is filled with snacks, games, worship, small group Bible reading and cultivating an atmosphere where kids can ask questions.

Average attendance: Parent Testimony

34

Kaylee loves being able to learn Bible stories, especially when she gets to be with her friends. She just loves the activities and almost always comes home with a “Did you know....?” sentence about something she learned from Magnify!

Darci Klecan

19 students confirmed

Photo: Confirmation Service (Fergus Falls campus) / May 1st

Youth Ministry

Bethel Youth Ministry exists to serve the 7th-12th grade youth of our congregation and community through a ministry of discipleship, fellowship, teaching, worship, and outreach to youth and their parents, with the prayer that all will come to know Jesus Christ and follow Him. Allan Aase Pastor for Youth & College Ministry

Highlights of 2016

/ student participation numbers

37 35

Senior High Winter Weekend

18 12

Confirmation Retreat

794

Borderless Mission Trip

235

Dominican Republic Mission Trip

31 12

Operation Christmas Child / see below

(Inspiration Point Christian Camp + Retreat Center) (Inspiration Point Christian Camp + Retreat Center) (Biennial Mission Trip with area Midwest Churches) (Hillcrest Academy’s mission trip for High School seniors) (Weekend trip to Minneapolis Processing Center)

Operation Christmas Child 2016 Bethel Church served as a relay center for the area.

Shoeboxes collected 1520 Shoeboxes from Bethel 414

Youth Group

Shoeboxes packed and on their way to Fargo distribution center

/ Jr. High through Sr. High meet on Wednesdays

Students meet in small groups. Once students are in Sr. High, the goal is for each group to have the same adult leader throughout their four years of high school, building lasting and meaningful relationships.

Average attendance

15

Fergus Falls Jr. High

Student Testimony

75

Fergus Falls Sr. High

40

Battle Lake Jr. & Sr. High

At first, I was skeptical because I wasn’t sure how comfortable I would be to share my walk with God to people I saw every day. I never would’ve imagined that I could have the relationships I do now, and I couldn’t be more thankful for all of them. My response to having Battle Lake youth group: Best. Decision. Ever.

Lee Mathiesen

FAITH@HOME Bethel Marriage Ministry was formed to encourage, equip and help couples engage with one another and other couples through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Faith@Home starts with a healthy relationship between married couples. Our focus is to build healthy marriages and create community among married couples at the same time.

Marriage Ministry sponsored events include Date Night, Marriage Small Groups, Adult Sunday School and our Marriage Mentorship Program.

Marriage Mentoring

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Bethel’s trained team of marriage mentors uses Dare to Be Different techniques with Love & Respect philosophies. Our team helps find solutions and provide skills to those seeking guidance to enrich marriage or help manage through difficult times. Couples meet in the mentor’s home for 6-10 weeks for approximately 1½ hours each week.

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Mentor Couples Trained

Date Nights

Couples Mentored

Date Nights are a chance for couples to focus on their marriage and have a fun night out. The evening includes teaching, activities and most importantly, a lot of time for couples to spend time together with a simple challenge or activity.

February 12, 2016

couples attended

Date Night: Comedy Edition Childcare: 100 children

October 14, 2016

couples attended

Date Night: Selfie Edition Childcare: 20 children

Marriage Small Groups

Marriage Ministry offered marriage small groups in the fall. The groups used Paul Tripp’s “What Did You Expect?” study.

Marriage Small Groups

Average Attendance

Learn more and watch videos about Marriage Ministry at bethellutheran.church/marriage

Learn more about Primetimers Ministry at bethellutheran.church/seniors

Primetimers

Bethel Primetimers is a ministry to a group of people who may by age indicate getting older, but by spirit and soul are still interested in the church at large and want to contribute wherever possible. We enjoyed three special events throughout the year: Summer Outing, Thanksgiving Dinner and Christmas Fest. These are our main events of the year, but do not forget that we meet ten times throughout the year on the fourth Tuesday of every month (taking a break during the months of July and August).

Pastor Ed Monson Visitation Pastor

Thanksgiving Dinner / November 15th

Over 125 people gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Pastor Vern Baardson shared the Gospel through words and music.

Christmas Fest / December 15th Around 100 people gathered to celebrate Christmas with goodies, special music by Mark and Cathy Tungseth and a special time of singing around the Christmas tree.

Visitation Ministry

In visitation we are committed to spiritual care, listening and praying for those who are housebound, hospitalized patients, and Bethel connected individuals who are in various caring facilities in Fergus Falls. We also carefully walk beside the families whose loved ones have passed away.

The facilities we regularly visit are Sheridan House, Alcott Manor, Broen Home, Pioneer Care Center, Pioneer Cottages, Woodland Lodge, Park Gardens, Veterans Home, and Lake Region Hospital.

MISSIONS

The Bagirmi People

Five years ago, Bethel adopted the Bagirmi people with the goal of seeing a church planted among them.

Bethel is asking, “Now What?” What’s the next step in ontinuing to support this goal? The Bagirmi people live in Chad, Africa, numbering well over 100,000 people. They are 99.9 % Muslim and desperately need to hear the Gospel.

This past fall, during our Missions Week, Bethel asked “What will it take to see a church planted among the Bagirmi people?” We had the privilege of having our missionaries to the Bagirmi people, Nathanael and Carrie Szobody, with us during that week and the following three weeks. The Szobody’s had a wonderful time visiting small groups and many homes to get to know Bethel and share their vision for future ministry.

Missions Week

A lot has happened over the last five years, and Bethel Church has faithfully given to this ministry to reach the Bagirmi people with the Gospel! Thank you for your commitment.

Nathanael and Carrie sharing at the Men’s and Women’s breakfasts

Missions Dinner: Presentation on Bagirmi ministry and a time of prayer.

Bethel’s Missions Week / Oct. 30th - Nov. 6th Sunday Worship: Pastor Jim Erickson Wednesday: Nathanael Szobody visited Magnify (4th-6th graders) and Jr. High and Sr. High youth groups Saturday Morning: Nathanael and Carrie Szobody spoke at Men’s and Women’s Breakfasts, respectively.

Saturday Evening: Missions Dinner focusing on the ministry of the Szobodys to the Bagirmi people. The evening ended in prayer.

Sunday Worship: Nathanael Szobody Sunday School hour: Carrie Szobody and Rachel Venberg visited the children’s classes.

Adult Sunday School learned about local and short-term missions opportunities with a panel discussion. (Both campuses)

Bethel is asking God, “Now What?”

The goal is to see a church planted and vibrant among the Bagirmi people. What will this take?

The Szobody Family / missionaries to the Bagirmi Nathanael and Carrie Szobody and their family are living in the village of Boudamasa in Chad among the Bagirmi people group.

There is a lot of work ahead. Nathanael and Carrie were welcomed into the community with “both hands” (quoting the village chief), which means they have been accepted by the people of the village as one of their own. They have been learning the language while building relationships and gaining the trust and love of the people of Boudamasa and surrounding area through friendship, translation work, organizing refugee relief efforts, and simply loving their neighbors.

The Children: Selma (6), Cyril (5), Adelynn (3), Talitha (born Sept. 14)

Homes of Hope / Ensenada

For the last ten years, Bethel has been sending a team to build a home for a family in need through YWAM’s Homes of Hope program. Lives have been changed, but we come home and the local churches stay. So the question was raised, “Now what?”

Bethel Church has developed a close relationship with a number of churches in Ensenada. How can Bethel support and encourage these ministries that are in Ensenada, year-round? Three pastors and their congregations have been identified by the Missions Team as partner ministries in Ensenada. We are endeavoring to invest in friendship with the body of Christ in Ensenada in ways that are mutually encouraging for us as people on mission for God. Through this relationship, we trus that there will be an increase in mission vision and an internalization of how Bethel fits into the global church. How might we learn from each other and support each other as we work in our separate cities and cultures?

Homes of Hope Mission Trip / April 2016

Bethel will continue to work through Homes of Hope as we take trips to Ensenada and build relationships with the local pastors.

A wonderful relationship has developed with Pastors Ricardo (left), Lazaro (white shirt) and Gabriel (blue shirt), Luis (black shirt), as well as some other pastors and local ministries.

Learn more and watch videos about these mission efforts at bethellutheran.church/missions The 2016 Advent Conspiracy offering was collected at all three of our Christmas Eve services at both campuses. All offering went to Lutheran Brethren International Mission to help with famine and refugee relief in Chad.

Spend Less. Give More. Love All. Worship Fully.

A Christmas Eve Offering

$

20,507

Financial Reports are available in the hard copies of the Annual Report or upon request.

Pick one up at the Connection Center or Church Office.

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given.

- Isaiah 9:2,6

Bethel Lutheran Church Fergus Falls Campus: 702 West Alcott Ave, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 Battle Lake Campus: 112 West Main St, Battle Lake, MN 56515 bethellutheran.church / office@bethellutheran.church / (218) 736-5654