Education – Bethlehem Lutheran Church in the Midway

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. Our current book is “A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota” edited by Sun Yung Shin.

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

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. 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. This was a transformational opportunity for those who participated in June and we look forward to discovering how God is calling us to use our gifts together as community at Bethlehem! Please consider joining us for this retreat from 9:00 am-4:00 pm on Saturday, October 8. Light morning refreshments and lunch will be provided. Anyone is welcome to attend, including those who attended in June! Please register by contacting Pastor Kirsten or filling out the short registration form.

Lyngblomsten: Powerful Tools for Caregivers

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

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.