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April 22, 2018
Please join us for Sunday Worship Services
10:00 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion
9:00 a.m. Learning Hour for Adults & Confirmation Class
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Coming Up at Bethlehem...
Easter Season at Bethlehem Lutheran Church May you have a blessed Easter Season. Easter Message from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
March 27, 2018, CHICAGO – In her Easter message, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton reminds us that Jesus’ crucifixion is the death of our death. Read more.... Listen to the message....
Video Message from Pastor Dan!
Letter from Pastor Dan
As members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, we share a deep love for all of God's creation and a profound responsibility for it. Made in the image of God, we are called to continue what God is already doing for the earth (Psalm 104), enabling it to flourish. God assigns humans to care for the earth as God does, in loving servanthood. (Philippians 2:7, Genesis 2:15)…
"Almighty God, in giving us dominion over things on earth, you made us coworkers in your creation. Give us wisdom and reverence to use the resources of nature so that no one may suffer from our abuse of them, and that generations yet to come may continue to praise you for your bounty; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." - Excerpt from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's Earth Day Statement. To read the full statement: Earth Day ELCA Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
“Give God no rest” (Isaiah 62:6-7) until that day when “the wolf and the lamb shall feed together. … They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord” (Isaiah 65:25). In recent days we have witnessed, with additional horror, further atrocities in Syria in a conflict that has taken almost countless lives over the past seven years and displaced millions of Syrians and others... Our church is responding to the needs of Syrian refugees and displaced people... In the face of this ongoing humanitarian crisis, our nation also needs to open its arms again to receive Syrian refugees for resettlement in the United States. We will continue to work in ecumenical partnership as we pray, advocate and work to receive refugees…
Our Affirmation of Diversity and Inclusion
At Bethlehem, our work is Building Lives. and Connection.
Please visit us and experience the connection! This is Christ's church. There is a place for you here. We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person--questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God's work in Christ's name for the life of the world.
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April 22, 2018 is Earth Day! 
In faithfulness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, mindful of our Lutheran emphasis on grace, and rejoicing in the celebration of our shared baptismal journey, we welcome as members of our extended family all those who have ever felt excluded by the Church because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, physical or mental challenges, financial resources, or family status.
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