Bethel Church is a Mennonite Brethren Church in rural Yale

Yale, South Dakota

Yale is a town in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 108 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Yale is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

, South Dakota

South Dakota

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, 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."

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

James Valley Christian School

James Valley Christian School is a private non-denominational Christ-centered high school in Huron, South Dakota. JVC is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International.-History:...

 to start out on. Bethel is one church near Lake Byron.

Lake Byron (South Dakota)

Lake Byron is a lake in Beadle County, South Dakota, U.S.; it is fed by Foster Creek and feeds out to the James River.- Fish :Species of game fish in the lake include walleye, yellow perch, and black crappies. The lake also supports populations of Northern pike, black bullheads, and common carp...

In 2005 they Built there 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
• 2005-2006: Ernie Lambright
• 2006-2008: Interim Pastor: Ray Shepard
• 2008–Present Jeremiah Betron