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PASTOR JOEL AND FAMILY
Joel holds a Master's of Divinity Degree from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illiinois as well as a Bachelor's in Social Work from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Joel has a particular passion for rural ministry and the rural lifestyle. He enjoys talking about matters of theology and faith, but also enjoys talking about weather and crop yields.
Joel's wife Jenny grew up in Decatur, Illinois and holds a Master's Degree in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Jenny enjoys visiting with people and brings her deep sense of caring to all of her relationships. Joel and Jenny also stay quite busy with their three Children, Josephine (Joey), Ian and WIlliam (Will). OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST
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OUR MISSIONARIES
Katie and Taku Longkumer are serving in North East India. Katie provides worship and counseling training to churches and shares her skills in missionary training. Taku works with the mission secretaries of the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India to provide the pre-field and in-service training to the missionaries; to equip churches to better support their missionaries; and to visit and provide pastoral care to the missionaries on the field.
Becky and Larry Stanton are endorsed to serve at Ricks Institute, a K-12 school in Liberia, Africa in partnership with Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention. Larry will serve as Maintenance Supervisor, overseeing the upkeep of the buildings and grounds of the campus serving 625 students and 135 staff. Becky will serve as an English teacher in the elementary division, and will conduct weekly Bible studies on the campus.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 8 - Making nativity costumes. Bring your scissors, pins and machines to spend a morning of fellowship.
March 9 - Area II Meeting, 2:30 pm, Elliott Ave. Baptist Church, Spfld. March 10 - American Baptist Women will meet at 7:00 pm at the church. March 16-21 - Revival at 7:00 pm each evening. Rev. George Rosales, former pastor of First Baptist Church of Greenfield, will serve as our guest speaker for the week. March 22 - Men's Caring Ministry will meet at 8:00 am at Fran & Marilyns restaurant. April 15-16 - Pictures to be taken for the new Church Directory. 
Be thinking about what outfit you will want to wear and how you will want to fix your hair. Pictures will be taken for our new Church Directory April 15 and 16. More info will be coming.
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Welcome to Bethel
We'd like to welcome you to Bethel's home on the web. But, more than that, we'd love to welcome you in person to our home in the country. Please do join us for any of our services. We like to think you'd be blessed by our community of faith and we know we'd be blessed to have you join us! Bethel is a rural congregation with a dynamic mix of younger and older people. We enjoy a blended worship style and great fellowship! We are a small town church with a global vision.
