Remembering a Fatherly Legacy
Fred Scott became a church member on January 1, 1975, and over the next 50 years, he would work, pray, and care well for the worshipers at BG. Fred was faithful and considerate. Every Sunday, Fred dropped Lois off at the church entrance, making sure she was settled. Only then would he park the car […]
Amazing Love: IWBS’s Easter Gathering
This Easter, join Ithaca Women’s Bible Study (IWBS) as we reflect on the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus paid. Let us celebrate the freedom found in His amazing love and together proclaim that new life, strength, and hope are found in Christ alone. Our Easter Gathering takes place Thursday, April 17, from 9:30 to 11:30am in […]
God’s Faithfulness to the Emr Family by Brenda Ross & Michelle Emr
If you started attending Bethel Grove during the pandemic, you may not know Scott and Michelle Emr. BG became their church home in 2007 after relocating from California. In 2017, Scott’s mother, Evelyn, came to Ithaca to be nearby. Health challenges, including hospice care, necessitated that she move in with Scott and Michelle. The three […]
Dryden House: Offering Homes to Women & Children
Just after Christmas the newly built Dryden House welcomed its first occupants. Under the umbrella of the Second Wind Cottages, a Christ-based ministry, Dryden House provides homeless women and their children nicely furnished apartments to call home. Located on Main Street in Dryden, the house boasts four apartments, one for the live-in program manager and […]
Ithaca Women’s Bible Study’s Christmas Gathering
Ithaca Women’s Bible Study (IWBS) began in 1969 when three friends, Letty Ludington, Diana Jenkins, and Nancy Sobel, began meeting in Letty’s living room to study the Gospel of Luke. The location enabled Letty’s mother, who was wheelchair bound and lived with the Ludingtons, to participate. While the women feasted on God’s Word, their children […]
BG’s UpcomingNew Members
Jim Lawson began attending BG in January 2019. He attended membership classes at that time just to learn more about BG’s beliefs. More recently he was convicted of the importance of being accountable and committed to a church body, which led Jim to attend the recent membership classes and decide to become a member. “It […]
Women Discipling Women
No one would dispute that we need to learn from one another’s stories to grow in our faith. Similarly, the process of telling our stories bears witness of God’s work of grace while solidifying our faith further still. To learn someone’s story, it helps to begin with a question—sometimes lots of questions, addressing the littlest […]
Your Faith – the Fruit of Someone’s Prayers
Today, I’d like to coin a new acronym – FOMP – Fear of Missing Prayer. Sound silly? I maintain that believers in Jesus Christ should want to seize opportunities to pray together. In other words, we should fear missing out on such a precious privilege. I personally do not like the word should. But brothers […]
Lunching with God’s Holy People
Lunching With God’s Holy People On the morning of September 7th I woke up grumpy. I sat in the garden, Bible open, reading from 1 Peter. The end of verse 1:8 leapt out: “you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.” I recorded the whole verse in my notebook and wrote, “Lord, help […]
Fall Kickoff 2023 – Fellowship, Food, & Fun
You might remember last year’s ministry fair and its shoutout to all things football. Information highlighting each BG ministry was passed between “players” on the four E teams of Equip, Evangelize, Exalt, and Encourage in an attempt to recruit new team members. Fall Kickoff is back but the 2023 version has a new twist. What […]