Special Interest:
Preschool Information
Saturday Evening
Worship 6:00 PM
Sunday Praise
Music 9:00 AM
Sunday Liturgical
Worship 9:15 AM
The sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated at all services on the
First, Third, and Fifth Weekends of the month.
- Small Children's opening
- Youth classes
- Adult class
See facilities map for classroom locations.
Nursery is provided for children 3 years old and younger during both Sunday worship services and the Sunday School hour.
- Ladies Bible Study 9:30 AM Tuesday
- Men's Study and Game group 7:00 PM Monday evening
- Men's Bible Study 6:30 AM Friday morning
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Professional Staff
 | Rev. Randall C. Bard
was installed as Bethel's pastor on July 13, 2008. Pastor Bard graduated
from the Oral Roberts University in 1987. He earned his Master of Divinity
from Concordia Lutheran Seminary, St. Louis, MO in 1997. He also has
training from the Pastoral Leadership Institute in 2000. He has served at
Lutheran churches in Bowie and Ft. Worth, Texas prior to coming to Bethel. He and his wife Connie have three daughters. |
 | Randy Moerbe, has served as Bethel's Director of Christian Education
since 1984. He has undergraduate degrees from Concordia University in Austin(1971) and Concordia University, Seward Nebraska (1973).
He also received his Master of Science in Family Life degree from Concordia Seward
in 2001. He has served parishes in Omaha, Nebraska and Baytown, Texas
prior to coming to Bethel. He and his wife Betty have three grown
children. Randy's hobbies include sports, home remodeling and trying to keep the church computers running.
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Rev. K. Lynn Stroud is assisting with Pastoral Care for the congregation. Pastor Stroud
graduated from Concordia, Austin in 1983 with a BA in Mexican American Studies. He earned his Master
of Divinity from Concordia Lutheran Seminary in St. Louis, MO in 1987 and his Doctorate of Ministry
from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary, Tacoma, Washington in 1998. He trained for the Prison
Chaplaincy in Littleton, Colorado taking courses in Clinical Pastoral Education and has been a Federal
Prison Chaplain from 1991 to the present. He is currently the Chaplain at the Federal Prison Camp for
Women, Bryan, TX. |
 | Ruthann Stroud, has served as Bethel's Church Secretary since December
of 2001. She graduated from the University of Missouri - St. Louis with a BSBA specializing in Marketing in 1985. She and her
husband, Lynn, have three children.
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 | Kathy Herwald is the Parish Assistant. She handles the
finances of the congregation and assimilation. She has been employed at Bethel since February 2002.
She graduated from Texas A&M University with BBA in Finance in 1981. She is happily married to Greg
Herwald and they are the proud parents of Brian, Aaron, and Jeffrey.
Her hobbies include being outdoors, fishing, gardening, and spending time with family. |
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Joanna Barnes serves as a part-time Congregational Care Volunteer. She feels privileged
to be able to help look out for the needs of our seniors and beloved homebound members. In addition,
she does work in the area of grief care, prayer, and outreach to the families of Bethel's
new preschool. Happily married to her husband Lynn for 23 years, Joanna graduated with a B.A.
from Texas A&M University in 1989, and has plans to attend Concordia University Chicago's
distance-ed program this fall to begin work toward an M.A. in Religion with Deaconess
Certification. She enjoys reading, reflection, and camping with her husband.
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Bethel Lutheran Church -- Making Disciples!
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Background
Christian
