Bethel Church (Yale, South Dakota)
# Bethel Church (Yale, South Dakota)

Bethel Church is a Mennonite Brethren Church in rural Yale, South Dakota, a member of the Central District of the Mennonite Brethren Church. Their mission statement is "Working together for growing God's family, a place where integrity is honored, training is valued, compassion is expected, and outreach is emphasized."

## History

Bethel church was founded in 1904. In 1920, they built a new building and incorporating the original church building In 1953, Bethel donated a building to James Valley Christian School to start out on. Bethel is one church near Lake Byron. In 2005 the congregation built the present building at a cost of $1,000,000 and paid off the building note a few years later.

## Pastors

* 1902-1910: John Z. Kleinsasser
* 1908-1948: John Tschetter
* 1912-1941: Jacob M. Tschetter
* 1919-1929: Rev. Jacob P. Glanzer
* 1911-1915: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer
* 1935-1944: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer
* 1944-1947: Rev. A. K. Wiens
* 1947: Rev. Eli L. Hofer
* 1947-1952: Rev. John H. Kleinsasser
* 1952-1953: Rev. Paul Bartel
* 1953-1960: Rev. George Classen
* 1962-1965: Rev. Laverne Hofer
* 1965-1966: Rev. Menno Pullman
* 1966-1969: Rev. John B. Guenter
* 1969-1977: Rev. Ron Seibel
* 1978-1995: Rev. Elton Berg
* 1995-1999: Gary Janzen
* 2000-2004: Rev. Tom Cartney
* 2004-2005: Vacant, weekly speaker
* 2005-2007: Rev. Ernie Lambright
* 2007-2008: Interim Pastor: Ray Shepard
* 2008–2012: Jeremiah Betron
* 2012–Present: Coalt Robinson
