Bethany College Announces Search for Full-time Pastor

Apr 06, 2022

Bethany College is excited to announce that it is working with the Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to reestablish a full-time Campus Pastor call at Bethany College for the first time since 2015. After a series of interim campus ministers, Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church partnered with Bethany College in 2017 facilitating the flexibility for Pastor Truhe to be able to serve both organizations. The Bethany community is deeply grateful for Messiah Lutheran’s faithful partnership and Rev. Truhe’s caring ministry to Bethany students, faculty, and staff over these past five years. 

 

Over the next few months, Bethany college will be working with the Central States Synod to conduct a nation-wide search for an ELCA pastor to be called to ministry at Bethany College. Bethany is in the process of incorporating the input of current students, faculty, and staff in shaping the college’s ministry site profile. In establishing a new full-time campus ministry call within the college, Bethany seeks to secure a place for the ELCA’s values of reconciliation, justice, inclusion, diversity, courage, openness to change, and faithful stewardship at the center of the Bethany student experience. We look forward to seeing how this new full-time campus ministry position will continue the work of deepening community and spiritual life on campus.

Congratulations 2024 Graduates

03 May, 2024
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.
Assistant Professor Danielle Loder teaches students in Nelsons Science Center Classroom

Bethany College Receives Grant from McPherson County Community Foundation to Launch Cadaver Dissection Program

03 May, 2024
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."

Bethany College Announces Selection of Presidential Search Committee Members

30 Apr, 2024
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.
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