Bethel Church (Yale, South Dakota)

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."

Bethel Church
Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church
Bethel Church in 2009
Location	19453 408 Avenue Yale, South Dakota
Country	United States
Denomination	U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Membership	200
Weekly attendance	130
Website	http://www.bethelmbchurch.org/
History
Founded	1904
Dedication	2006
Events	Host of 2009,1991,1981 Central District Conference Meetings Centennial in 2004
Architecture
Architect(s)	Picek Construction Co Inc
Groundbreaking	2005
Completed	2006
Construction cost	$1,001,064
Specifications
Length	186
Width	110
Number of floors	2
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Coalt Robinson

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)