Overview
Bethel Church is a Mennonite Brethren Church in rural Yale, South Dakota, a member of the Central District of the Mennonite Brethren Church. Their mission statement is "Working together for growing God's family, a place where integrity is honored, training is valued, compassion is expected, and outreach is emphasized."
History
Bethel church was founded in 1904. In 1920, they built a new building and incorporating the original church building In 1953, Bethel donated a building to James Valley Christian School to start out on. Bethel is one church near Lake Byron. In 2005 the congregation built the present building at a cost of $1,000,000 and paid off the building note a few years later.
Pastors
*1902-1910: John Z. Kleinsasser *1908-1948: John Tschetter *1912-1941: Jacob M. Tschetter *1919-1929: Rev. Jacob P. Glanzer *1911-1915: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer *1935-1944: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer *1944-1947: Rev. A. K. Wiens *1947: Rev. Eli L. Hofer *1947-1952: Rev. John H. Kleinsasser *1952-1953: Rev. Paul Bartel *1953-1960: Rev. George Classen *1962-1965: Rev. Laverne Hofer *1965-1966: Rev. Menno Pullman *1966-1969: Rev. John B. Guenter *1969-1977: Rev. Ron Seibel *1978-1995: Rev. Elton Berg *1995-1999: Gary Janzen *2000-2004: Rev. Tom Cartney *2004-2005: Vacant, weekly speaker *2005-2007: Rev. Ernie Lambright *2007-2008: Interim Pastor: Ray Shepard *2008–2012: Jeremiah Betron *2012–Present: Coalt Robinson
References
* A history of Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church (1902–1979) * Bethel Church's Centennial book (1979–2004)