Missions
Missions Conference

Tickets for our Missions Conference Banquet are on sale now!  A catered chicken dinner will be served.  Adult tickets are $8.00 each, youth ages 4 to 21, $5 each and children 3 and under are free. The banquet will begin at 5:00pm on Saturday, March 10. a children's program for ages 4 through sixth grade will be provided and nursery care will be available for those under age 4.  Please note that there are a limited number of tickets.  Buy your tickets on Sunday between services and after the 10:30 service.


Our conference theme is "DECLARE HIS GLORY" from Psalm 96:3.  Our guest speaker at the Saturday banquet will be Larry Walker. Larry grew up in central California.  He has a BA in history and a Theology Masters in Practical Theology.  He was a missionary in a Mayan Village in Guatemala in the 70's and a missions pastor in Dallas in the 80's and since '87 has been a missions coach with ACMC (Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment).  Larry was one of the speakers at the Perspectives class held at Bethany last fall.   Our Sunday speaker will be Bobby Gupta, HBI-India.

 
Books Arrive in India

On the morning of August 11, approximately 7400 books were loaded onto pallets and transported from Bethany to be shipped to HBI in Chennai, India. We are happy to report that the books arrived safely on the campus of HBI on October 11. The books are contributions from the personal libraries of 44 different donors, including 15 who delivered books directly to Bethany for listing and packaging by Bethany volunteers . Former Bethany member and once-interim pastor, Bill Young was the first to donate his library, acting as a catalyst for the project. Ultimately, he donated nearly 2000 books to the project.

Many thanks to all who helped, including Sam & Debbie Giesy, who donated most of the packing supplies and arranged and paid for the use of the SAM temporary container.

Gary Crocker
 
Bobby & Linnet Gupta

Our very own Dr. Paul (Bobby) and Linnet Gupta shared their vision of "Missions in the 21st Century: Missions Without Borders" in both morning worship services on May 22. Bobby is the president of the Hindustan Bible Institute in Chennai, India.  The Guptas were sent by Bethany in 1983 to assume the responsibilities at HBI which was founded by Bobby's father, Paul Gupta. Bobby will be one of the speakers in the Perspectives training coming to Bethany this fall.
 
Missions Conference Pix

Photos of our 2011 Missions Conference are now posted.  Click here to see them.
 
Smith Commissioning

On March 5, during our Missions Conference Banquet, Carolyn and Mike (Smitty) Smith were commissioned to serve with the Greater Europe Mission at the Black Forest Academy.
Watch for additional images from the 2011 Missions Conference to be posted soon.
 
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