Bethlehem Lutheran in-the-Midway offers education classes for youth and adults! Some adult classes are offered via Zoom and/or in hybrid mode (allowing for in-person or online attendance). Children and youth programs are currently held in person. Sunday School Sunday school is held for 3 year olds through 9th grade each Sunday morning during the school year.	Confirmation Classes Available starting for students in 7th grade. Contact the church office for more information!
Adult Education Opportunities Adult education opportunities are available throughout the year. Contact the church office to learn more. Occasionally, we invite speakers to present on various topics ranging from caring for loved ones with memory loss, missionary visits, and community outreach & advocacy opportunities. Book Group As we work to address racism and white supremacy and make lasting change in our community, our book group meets in person and over Zoom to discuss themes around this important work. We are currently working on a land acknowledgement. During Lent, we are participating in the ELCA’s Study Curriculum on Civic Life and Faith. Past books & topics include: –White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo –Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan -The PBS documentary “Driving While Black” –The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby –Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions by Valeria Luiselli -“Called to be Political” (a resource published by the Women of the ELCA) –Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson -“The Best of Enemies” (2019 film) –Minnesota History Theatre productions of “Not for Sale” and “Not in Our Neighborhood” -“Building the Beloved Community Public Safety Project” in cooperation with Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul –Spirit Car by Diane Wilson –Sacred Sites Tours through Minnesota Council of Churches –A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota” edited by Sun Yung Shin	First Communion Classes available. Contact the Church Office for more information. Bible Camp Our church is affiliated with the wonderful Camp Wapo. Contact Church Office for more information.

Spiritual Gifts

Paul’s letters include a list of 20 spiritual gifts, all of which are present throughout the body of Christ.  We are each given gifts, and use them—together—for building up the body of Christ. We occasionally offer Spiritual Gifts Retreats. Throughout the retreat, we will have opportunities to discover our spiritual gifts by using story, individual contemplation time and group discussion, as well as an inventory.  Please contact Pastor Kirsten for more information.

Lyngblomsten: The Healthy Brain

This is open to anyone in the community! You do not have to be a member of Bethlehem, or have someone living at Lyngblomsten.

For more than 60 years, Bethlehem Lutheran In-The-Midway has supported and been a member congregation of Lyngblomsten, a Christian nonprofit organization providing healthcare, housing, and community-based services for older adults since 1906.