"Welcome to Bethlehem"
Thank you for visiting our website. We hope that in the time you spend with us, you discover a faith community
that lives under the grace of God and welcomes all people. The door is always open for you. Whether you are looking
for a good place to worship, or a great youth program, or a place to bring your faith questions, or a community where you
can put down roots, you will find Bethlehem to be a place of genuine hospitality and welcome.
You will find all kinds of people here: teenagers trying to figure out God, sons
and daughters dealing with aging parents, divorced people exploring
what it means to be single again, single people growing in community, young couples learning from older couples, and young
children full of faith and joy–and the occasional cookie. Black, white, brown, gay, straight, young, old, gum-chewers,
non-gum chewers, green, on-line, life-long Lutherans, seekers, spouses dragged to church, vegetarians, carnivores,
spiritual, practical, foolish. We are God’s children.
We are a Christ centered, grace filled, service oriented, joyous, incarnational church, with a deep connection to our
theological roots and a commitment to move into God’s future.
At Bethlehem we are a mixed group of people doing
our best to live out what Jesus has told us: To love God, to love one another, and to love this world. This is
what we try to do, if even imperfectly.
If you want a good place to grow in faith, grow kids, or just grow
in a loving community, this is the place. God is here and you are welcome!