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ADVENT AT BETHANY: JOURNEY WITH THE MAGI LIVESTREAM CONCERT
Oct 29, 2020
LINDSBORG, KAN., October 29, 2020 - The Bethany College fall semester will end on November 24, which means the Music Department’s greatly anticipated Jultide event will not happen this year. Dr. Hentus van Rooyen, Assistant Professor of Sacred Music and College Organist, and Campus Pastor Amy Truhe, developed the idea for a concert related to Jultide. The Spirit is leading the fall celebration of Christ, Advent at Bethany: Journey with the Magi a Festival of Discovery through Hymns, Scripture, & Reflection. The concert will refocus the traditional Jultide message towards an Advent journey in faith. As the world has traversed the darkness of the pandemic, each person has had a need to orient and focus on that which has been exposed by the travelling of new pathways and unforeseen challenges. So traveled the Magi, unnamed followers of ancient prophecies and a star in the sky, seeking to discover the hope found in a newborn king.
The concert will take place on November 15 at 4:00 pm. The music for this event will be led by Dr. van Rooyen utilizing the Pearson Chapel’s new Rogers Artist Series 599T digital organ, accompanied by the Bethany College Handbell Ensemble. Pastor Amy Truhe will provide reflections. The hymn festival will lead us, with the Magi, on a journey of faith toward the birth of Christ. Due to current health guidelines, the hymn festival will be a livestream event. To watch the concert, please go to www.bethanylb.edu/live.
Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to educate, develop, and challenge individuals to reach for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning, and service. Bethany connects its past, present, and future with distinctive initiatives like the Good Life Scholarship, presenting all local high school graduates with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to the college. Bethany College is on the Web at www.bethanylb.edu and is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, the fine arts and crafts capital of the state.
Bethany College conferred degrees upon 99 students in Presser Hall Auditorium on April 27, 2024. The ceremony honored students who earned Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education from the college during the 2023-2024 academic year. Summer, fall, and spring graduates were honored during a Baccalaureate worship service at 10:30 a.m. in Presser Hall, followed by Commencement at 2 p.m. Campus Pastor Melissa Woeppel led the Baccalaureate Service, and Rev. Lamont Wells, Executive Director of the Network of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Co llege and Universities (NECU). Gracelyn Gaskill '24, a chemistry and music major from Lindsborg, Kansas, provided special music for Commencement. Senior class speakers Inioluwa "Enoch" Ojo '24, a biology major from Katy, Texas, and Benjamin "Ben" Turner '24, a History and Political Science Major from Peyton, Colorado, gave thoughtful remarks on their time at Bethany College, taking time to thank their friends, faculty, and coaches. Dr. Brent Mai '85, Dean of University Libraries at Wichita State University, gave the commencement address, encouraging this year's graduates to go out into the world and exercise the four tenets of stoicism: wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice.
Interim President Steve Eckman commended the efforts of the faculty and staff in securing the grant, stating, "We are immensely grateful to the McPherson County Community Foundation for their incredible generosity. This grant will benefit our students and enrich the educational experiences available in the Smoky Valley community."
The newly appointed Presidential Search Committee will commence their work immediately, aiming to recommend a candidate for Bethany College's 16th president to the board by the April 2025 board meeting.