We are now also looking for financial-minded individuals to join the Financial Oversight Team at Bethany. The group would meet on a regular basis to review Bethany and Our Shepherd’s financials.
Service Lead Nominations
The Leadership Team is now seeking nominations for the position of Service Lead. Aric Wilson has decided to turn the position over to another person, and we thank him for all of the hard work that he has put in over the years. The Service Lead will be held accountable for all plans and decisions regarding Bethany’s Service ministry. Aware that every member is meant to minister, he will seek to engage all members in meaningful service within the church and in the community. The Service Team Lead oversees the building and grounds as well as the fellowship team.
Holiday Closures
Our Shepherd Childcare will be closed the week of December 23-27, as well as Wednesday, January 1. The Bethany offices will be closed December 24-27 and December 31-January 1. During the two weeks surrounding Christmas, please be sure to call the office prior to stopping by to ensure that your needs can be met!
2025 Offering Envelopes
2025 offering envelope packets are available on both campuses. Grab yours today! Want to go paperless with your offerings? Head to www.bethanyappleton.org/give to set up a recurring gift.
Christmas Worship Service Schedule
o No worship service on Monday, 12/23
o Christmas Eve Services @ Lynndale – 10AM
o Christmas Eve Services @ Parkway – 4PM & 6PM
o Christmas Day Worship w/Communion @ Parkway – 9AM
Our Shepherd Preschool Christmas Program
The preschoolers of Our Shepherd Childcare will be presenting their Christmas program on Friday, December 13 at 10AM in the Praise Center at our Lynndale Campus. Please consider attending and supporting our preschoolers!
Hope Center Drop Off Location
We are excited to announce that Bethany will now have a drop off location at the Parkway Campus for The Hope Center donations! In the window sill near the elevator, you can leave items for The Hope Center (and the metal cart there will still be used for Apple Valley Food Pantry Donations). Accepted items would be: garbage bags, 7-12oz. liquid hand soaps, razors & shaving cream, baby wipes, toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, shampoo, conditioner, baby shampoo/wash, deodorant, feminine pads or tampons, 50-60oz. laundry soap, dish soap, all-purpose cleaner, poise pads, depends – men’s small, depends – women’s x-large and large. Thank you for your continued generosity for the Hoper Center!
FVL Christmas Concert
The FVL Choirs invite you to attend their annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, 12/15 at 2:00 PM. The concert is free, and all are invited to join with the choirs as we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus. It will also be livestreamed on the FVLHS YouTube Channel.
College Aged Students
Are you a college-aged student or the parent of a Bethany college-aged student? Bethany would appreciate current contact information for you or your student and would love to stay in contact with you/them. Please send your phone number, email address and address to Pastor Johnston at djjohnston@bethanyappleton.org.
FVL & FVL Schools to Sponsor Parade
FVL and FVL Schools (of which Our Shepherd Childcare is a part) are again sponsoring the broadcast of the Appleton Christmas Parade! Watch for the FVL Schools and FVL commercial and tune in for FVL Admissions Director Joe Blum's live interview. The date is Tuesday, November 26 at 7:00 PM. Check it out on WFRV-TV5.
Parkway Campus Church Decorating
Parkway Campus church decorating for Christmas will take place at 9AM on Saturday, November 30! Please join us as we beautify our church for the holiday season!
Call Received - Mrs. Leah Schuh
Leah Schuh, Bethany member and one of our preschool teachers at Our Shepherd, has received a call to teach 3K/4K at Mount Olive here in Appleton for the 2025-2026 school year. She wrote saying, “t is truly a blessing to be able to deliberate the call I received as well as my hired position at Our Shepherd. I ask that you keep me in your prayers over the next few weeks as I consider where I can best use my abilities.”
Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service
On Wednesday, November 27th at 6PM, join us at the Parkway Campus for our Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service.
FVL Band Concert
All are welcome to join us for our annual FVL High School Band Concert on Thursday, November 14, at 6:30 PM! Hear from our FVL Concert and Symphonic Bands. Enjoy the concert in person or stream online on the FVL YouTube channel: youtube.com/@FVLFoxes/streams
Generational Choir Request
Our Sunday School Christmas program is December 15th at 9AM. We are looking for choir participants to sing a verse and chorus of “Go Tell It on the Mountain” as part of a “generational choir.” NO CHOIR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. We specifically are looking for individuals that would fall in the following age ranges: individuals who would be around the age to have children (high school or younger); individuals that would be around the age to have grandchildren. (Having children or grandchildren is not required; we are simply looking for individuals to create the picture of passing the Gospel from one generation to the next.) We will have three practices prior to singing on the 15th, dates TBD. Please let Sammi Stegman know by Nov. 25th if you are willing to sing. (Text your name and that you are willing to sing to 920-428-2033 or email Sammi at sammipk13@yahoo.com)
Christmas Tree for Parkway
The Parkway Campus Sanctuary is getting a new Christmas tree! Our church decorators have been planning this move for quite some time, as it is getting more and more difficult to set up and string the lights on the current trees. The new tree will be pre-lit. Would you consider donating towards the cost of this new tree? Large 15 ft. pre-lit Christmas trees are quite expensive, so anything would help defray the cost for Bethany.
New Sunday Studies
Please join us downstairs in the fellowship hall for a new Sunday Studies series led by Pastor Johnston. Between now and Christmas, we will be listening to God's voice as we hear it in St. Peter's Epistles. Join us each Sunday @ 10:15am as we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Savior together!
New Midweek Oasis
Perhaps the most common answer to the question, “Are you religious?” is, “Well, I pray every day.” But is that what makes you religious? Is that what makes a Christian? The amount that we pray? Join us at the Midweek Oasis Bible Study from now until Christmas, as we consider the topic of Prayer. We will learn more about this wondrous gift from our heavenly Father, and the fact that we can come before his throne of grace with our thanks and praise, as well as our needs and requests. And we'll be reminded of why we have this wondrous privilege at all. Wednesday mornings, 10:00 am, Parkway campus, hope to see you there!
Paul Pagel & The Sunshiners @ St. Paul, Dale
Enjoy the old Southern gospel songs your mother or grandmother sang at the old time gospel sing along featuring Paul Pagel and the Sunshiners. This event is absolutely free and will be held at St. Paul in Dale on Sunday, November 10 at 3PM.
"Buy Nothing Appleton" Group at Bethany
Bethany’s Parkway Campus will be hosting the “Buy Nothing Appleton” Facebook page’s toy swap. The group will use the downstairs fellowship hall area on Saturday & Sunday, November 9-10. “Shopping” can occur on Sunday, November 10 from 1-4PM (1-3 is for members of one of the “Buy Nothing Appleton” groups, but the last hour is open for the community.) Sunday morning Bible study will occur upstairs in the sanctuary on that day.