Ministries

Here at Bethany Lutheran, we support ministries in our own community throughout the year with either monetary funds or volunteering. We feel that supporting these local programs in our own community is an important way of showing the love of Christ Jesus to our neighbors. Below is a link for some of these groups. Child Evangelism Fellowship CEF of Oregon, Inc., Lewis and Clark Chapter > Home (ceflewisandclark.org) Coast Pregnancy Clinic Home – Coast Pregnancy Clinichttps://coastpregnancyclinic.org/ Younglife https://thenorthcoast.younglife.org/ Astoria Rescue…

Our congregation supports missionaries around the world through AFLC World Missions.

Feeding the Homeless Each week our Brown Bag Ministry prepares lunch bags that are distributedto the homeless by local nonprofit organizations. Each lunch is created tofeed the body and share the good news of God’s love and salvation throughJesus. We currently provide lunch bags to two organizations:Helping Hands provides emergency shelter and reentry program-based transitional housing for men, women, and children at twolocations in Clatsop County – Astoria and Seaside. Bethany’s brownbags are used for lunch with Helping Hands adding…

MAKINGCONNECTIONSThe Net is the internet coffee house in Naknek,AK. It is a place where coffee is free and peoplefrom all over the world hear about the free gift ofsalvation.“What is the ministry of The Net? It’s a sanctuary ina sea of chaos and unrest. It’s a place wherestrangers are treated like family. One young womanwalking in breathed deeply, “This place smells likelove.” Our table is laid with fresh coffee, hot cocoa,lemonade, water, iced tea and platters of fresh bakedgoods and…

Our children learn about God and our faith in a number of ways, including: Sunday School Sunday School classes are offered weekly during the school year (September through May) for children of all ages including adults. Confirmation Sunday -2025 On this first Sunday in June, we are delighted to be part of these three young adults confirm their faith in Jesus. Congratulations to Rebecca and Samuel Reid, along with Petra Ceregino. April 2025 Below in the video you will hear…

Bethany’s women’s group is organized under the model of the Women’s Missionary Federation (WMF). Together, we study the bible and support mission work around the world. We meet on the second Thursday of the month. About the WMF In 1962 the women of the AFLC banded together to help further the work of the church. The society they formed became the Women’s Missionary Federation, working at home and abroad to further love in the kingdom of God, to unite the…