On this first Sunday after Christmas we continue to celebrate the birth of Jesus, who is the light of hope for the world. The birth narrative in the gospel of Luke goes on to describe the infant Jesus’…

December 24 – Advent 4 Worship Focus | Theme: Light of Hope – Nothing Will Be Impossible | Scripture: Luke 1:26-28 | Speaker: Kevin Derksen. When Gabriel is sent by God, the annunciation does not …

December 17 – Advent 3 Worship Focus | Theme: Light of Hope – “God With Us” | Scripture: Luke 1:46-55 | Speaker: Tiffany Carther-Krone | Two ordinary women with extraordinary pregnancies…

“Light of Hope” | Advent worship at Bethel begins on December 3 and continues through the Sunday mornings of the Christmas season until January 7. Here’s what you can expect during …

December 10 – Advent 2 Worship Focus | Theme: Light of Hope – “Prepare the Way of God” | Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:8-13 | Improv Children’s Christmas Pageant | The children of Bethel will…

Improv Children’s Christmas Pageant – during the Dec. 10 Advent 2 service. Children of all ages are welcome! The script has no dialogue and requires no rehearsal, so it is open to all children…

December 3 – Advent 1 Worship Focus | Theme: Light of Hope – “O That You Would Come Down” | Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9 ? Speaker: Kathy McCamis | “O that you would tear open the heavens and…

November 26 – Worship Focus | Theme: Eternity Sunday | Scripture: Psalm 90 | Speaker: Kevin Derksen | on this final Sunday before Advent, we pause to acknowledge the reality of death…

2023 Advent and Christmas at Bethel

The Advent season begins on December 3, 2023, and continues into the first week of the new year…

November 19 – Worship Focus | Theme: Acts – Revolution and Inclusion | Speaker: Irma Fast Dueck | Scripture: Acts 16:6-15 | The Book of Acts is a story about revolution. Amidst the Roman Empire…

November 12—Peace Sunday | Theme: Acts—The Jerusalem Council | Speaker: Kevin Derksen | Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-22, Acts 15:1-22, 22-35 | On this Peace Sunday, we are especially mindful…

November 5 Worship Focus | Theme: Acts—Saul and Barnabas, Part 2 | Speaker: Kathy McCamis | Scripture: Acts 13:13-14, 15:36-41 …

October 29 Worship Focus: Theme: Acts – Saul and Barnabas, Speaker: Valerie Alipova, Scripture: Acts 9:26-31, 11:19-26. Saul enters the movement of Jesus-followers as a sworn enemy

October 22 Worship Focus | Mennonite Church Canada International Witness Sunday | Theme: Knit Together in Christ | Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6, 11-16 | Speaker: Kevin Derksen…

October 15 Worship Focus | Theme: Looking Up, Looking Out ; Speakers: Westgate Mennonite Collegiate students; Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26

October 8 Worship Focus | • World Communion Sunday; • Theme: Looking Up, Looking Out ; • Speaker: Kathy McCamis …

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — wear an orange shirt as you are able! | Theme: Are We Enough? Part 3: Sustained | Speaker: Kevin Derksen | Scripture: John 14:15-21, 16:7-15

September 24 Worship Focus

• Worship Theme: Are We Enough? Part 2: Redeemed

• Speaker: Valerie Alipova

• Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7, Ephesians 1:3-23

Worship Theme: Are We Enough? Part 1: Created.

Speaker: Kathy McCamis

Scripture: Psalm 139

We will share in the installation service of Kevin Derksen as Lead Pastor at Bethel. We will also receive Kevin and Pam as members of the congregation. We welcome the whole Derksen family and …