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Bethany has always enjoyed a close relationship with the Lutheran Church. Having been founded by the pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church, the Rev. Carl A. Swensson, the College was adopted by the Kansas Conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church one year after its inception. Today the institution is governed and supported by the Central States and Arkansas-Oklahoma synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with additional covenant support and board representation from the Rocky Mountain Synod. The Board of Directors consists of twenty-eight members, including the bishops of the three supporting synods and the president of the College as ex officio members.
Bethany College offers students the opportunity to study and live on a campus located in one of the Midwest's most distinctive communities. Lindsborg is a friendly college town, and is unlike most other towns in that it has taken deliberate steps to retain and enhance a rich cultural tradition. It is known especially for its art and music, and also for the renewed emphasis on Lindsborg's Scandinavian heritage.
Lindsborg abounds with artists' studios, art galleries, craft shops, import gift shops, and other attractions, including the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery on the Bethany campus. The McPherson County Old Mill Museum historical complex offers a rich vision of pioneer life on the plains of central Kansas.
For more information regarding Lindsborg, Kansas please visit the Lindsborg Chamber of Commerce web site.
The Lindsborg community also receives great recognition for its biennial Svensk Hyllningsfest, held in conjunction with the College's homecoming in odd-numbered years. This provides a unique opportunity to celebrate the Scandinavian-American heritage of the region.
The academic quality of Bethany College has been widely recognized. Bethany boasts an extremely strong faculty, a nationally-recognized career planning program, and excellent educational and recreational resources.
For the student, Bethany College's setting in Lindsborg provides stimulating surroundings for college life. One will find the campus calendar crowded with activities each week, including dances, films, intramurals, coffeehouse concerts, theatre productions, lectures, and other special activities. Bethany is concerned about each student's spiritual development and encourages involvement in chapel, youth ministry teams, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and social action volunteer programs.
Lindsborg is near the intersection of two major interstate highways, I-135 and I-70. From Lindsborg, Kansas City is 200 miles, Denver is 475 miles, Dallas is 450 miles, Minneapolis-St. Paul are 600 miles, and Chicago is 700 miles.
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