Bethel Offering Schedule
First offering collected will be for Volunteers In Mercy. The second offering is a communion thank offering for the Benevolent Fund.
Donations being accepted for Children of The Promise: Cash donations for VBS materials, food for COTP house families, and Christmas gifts for 90 native COTP employees. The offering for this will be collected Sunday, December 11th. Checks should indicate “Haiti Trip” on them. Other items requested by COTP: baby wipes, powdered SKIM milk, children’s probiotics, children’s liquid Benadryl, sharp kitchen knives, size 6/6x Pull Ups for girls, size Small/Medium Bedtime disposable underwear for girls, toddler underwear, new construction heavy duty hand stapler and 3/8’’ staples for the new stapler. Donated items can be placed in the suitcase labeled “COTP donations” by Sunday, December 18th.
Council has voted to support the Habitat for Humanity house being built in Edgerton by pledging $6,000. An offering for this cause will be collected December 18.
Pipestone VIM is requesting the help of the community and supporting churches. The thrift store building they have been renting has been put up for sale. VIM would like to purchase the building. To do so they need to raise $80,000 by December. If you wish to donate to this cause, Bethel will be taking an offering on November 20. If you have questions feel free to contact Loren Vander Top, our local VIM board member.