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Bethel College Mennonite Church
2600 College Ave
North Newton, KS 67117-0364

Phone:

(316) 283-3667

Fax: (316) 283-2079
E-mail: office.bcmc@sbcglobal.net

Founded: 1897

Pastor(s):
Heidi Regier Kreider, Pastor
Ruth R. Harder, Associate Pastor

Bethel College Mennonite Church , a member of Mennonite Church USA , is located at the corner of E. 26th St. and College Avenue on the Bethel College campus in North Newton , Kan. Our average Sunday morning worship attendance is more than 300, and we feature Sunday school classes for all ages. Music and the arts are important elements in our worship, which often includes a variety of vocal and hand bell choirs, organ, piano, strings and brass instrumentation, as well as readers’ theater and dramatic readings. Yet the work of the body of Christ is not confined to Sundays. Our outreach efforts include a playschool, service projects and other activities. We invite you to visit and join us in praise, worship and service to God.

Welcoming Statement
“Bethel College Mennonite Church welcomes into fellowship and membership all persons who confess faith in Jesus Christ, without regard to their race, ethnic background, gender, age, sexual orientation, education, ability, and other factors which give rise to discrimination and marginalization.”
Vision: Healing and Hope
God calls us to be followers of Jesus Christ , and by the power of the Holy Spirit to grow as communities of grace, joy, and peace, so that God’s healing and hope flow through us to the world.
A new vision for BCMC
Please click on the PDF link below to find out about a new visioning process undertaken by BCMC.

A Vision for BCMC.pdf

Worship: Sundays 9:30 a.m. unless noted otherwise
Fellowship time: 10:30 to 10:50 a.m.
Christian Education hour: 10:50 to 11:45 a.m.

June 2009

June 21 Following Jesus in a world that is not - sermon by Ruth R. Harder and music by the Kliewer brothers

"Living in the Empire" worship series on June 14, 21, 28 and July 5 will focus on National Identity: the promise and peril of living as faithful Christians in America. Using materials published by Mennonite Church USA (in response to the National Identity Resolution passed by San Jose 2007 delegates--see box below), Ruth R. Harder will preach on three Hebrew Bible "outsiders" who find themselves at the heart of their respective empires: Joseph in Egypt, Esther in Persia and Daniel in Babylon. Fred Obold will conclude the series on July 5. Following texts are suggested: Genesis 41:1-57, 45:1-28; the book of Esther; the book of Daniel (with emphasis on chapters 1-6); 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 and Matthew 22:15-22.

National Identity resolution passed by San Jose 2007 delegates: As a recently-created national body of Mennonites, we call upon the Executive Board to formulate a process that helps us explore our identity as Mennonites living in what many consider to be the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth. We ask for resources that help us live faithfully in Christ-like ways, sometimes at odds with our national culture, acknowledging that no culture is either completely redeemed or completely fallen.

June 28 - Sermon by Ruth R. Harder and music by Brenda Bartel

3:00 p.m. Rupert Hohmann and John Banman recital -- Sanctuary