Please reach out to our Bethel Office staff for information on any of the below opportunities at our church office email...
Sunday School Team People from Bethel work in teams so that the next generation who comes to Sunday School can experience the life-changing love of Jesus! Our teams teach Bible stories, help the children learn Bible verses, put on puppet shows, pray with the children, host application and relational times, help out with mission and service projects, and serve as guides for groups of children.
Youth Group Youth leaders engage students in grades 6-8 and 9-12 in Sunday morning activities, Bible memory and study, games, service projects, outings and special events to help them find a sense of self in their identity in Christ Jesus.
Bethel’s Festival Choir and Chamber Orchestra Young people and adults meet together in the weeks leading up to Christmas and Easter to rehearse as a choir and instrumentalists. It is fun and engaging and blesses these special worship times with music and beauty. If you would like to sing or play (or have played) an instrument, you are warmly welcome to be a part of Bethel’s Festival Choir and Chamber Orchestra!
Worship Team
Musicians and singers lead worship during Sunday morning worship.
*Contact Brett for information on rehearsals and to get plugged in to one of these music opportunities at Bethel.
Altar Guild
Bethel’s Altar Guild takes care of our Sanctuary’s altar each week for worship! This act of hospitality includes setting up the altar for worship, attending to candles and flowers, and setting up the Lord’s Supper when there is communion.
A team of two people work together for a scheduled month or two a year to care for Bethel’s altar in the sanctuary.
Facilities
People at Bethel take care of the place like it is our home! From painting and gardening to plumbing and electric, it’s a joy to take care of God’s house.
Bethel’s AV Team
Bethel’s AV Team facilitates all the technology and live-stream needs during Sunday worship, VBS and special events. If you have a passion for technology and would love to serve the people of God during worship in this way, contact the church office for more information.
Scripture Readers
Read small portions of the Bible when we gather together for worship.
Greeters and Ushers
Individuals and families welcome and greet people as they arrive for worship, hand out worship bulletins, and assist during worship with offering collection and the Lord’s Supper. If you enjoy making people feel welcome, this is the place for you. Please reach out to Maria at bethelchurchwestmont@gmail.com if you are interested in being put on a schedule for 2025-26.
Acolytes
Bethel’s youth, grades 6-12, serve as acolytes for Sunday worship and a few other special worship times. Trained students who would like to acolyte during a non-communion service, please arrive 15 minutes early and speak with the Elder on duty. Contact Miss Diane at bethelchurchwestmont@gmail.com with any questions.
Special Events
Throughout the year, we host special events for our community and need help with set up, tear down, supervise/run stations, cooking/serving, clean-up, and leading the vision of these special events. If you're a creative mind, this may be the place for you! Reach out to Maria with ideas and to help.
VBS Each summer, Bethel Westmont hosts a Vacation Bible Study for a week of summer, Monday through Friday from 9am-12pm. Over 100 kids register to be a part of this exciting week which includes high energy Opening and Closing sessions with skits & music by the Bethel Worship Band, Games, Crafts, Group Time, Snack and Bible Time. VBS also features our Leaders In Training program (LIT) for kids entering grades 6-7. Teens entering 8th grade through high school, along with college kids and adults are welcome to join Team VBS as group leaders and helpers for the week.
Bethel Lutheran Church provides many opportunities to serve others as a team Following Jesus Together.
See what interests you and email us so we can contact you when planning begins!
On Sunday mornings during the school year from 9:00-10:00 am, Bethel’s Sunday School Team invests in your child so that they know and love and follow the God who loves and redeems them!
To get started…Come any Sunday morning to the West Basement between 8:45-9:00 am. Enter through the Church Office door on the east side of the building & head downstairs to the East Basement. Bethel’s Sunday School Team will welcome you and get you started.
Bethel’s Sunday School
Sunday School has ongoing open enrollment, so we mean it when we say, come any time! We’d love to have your kids join us! Parents are welcome to stay for any or all of Sunday School, or just drop off and then be back to pick up at 10:00 am. All the Sunday School team needs is the information on the registration form so we can take good care of your child(ren) – you can either fill one out when you bring your child(ren) or print it out and bring it with you. Please plan to pick up at 10:00 am!
If you are planning on having your child(ren) attend Sunday School for the first time, please click and fill out a registration form so we are well-prepared to take great care of your child(ren). Sunday School Registration
Preschoolers to kids in 5th grade Meet in Bethel’s East Basement to engage in creative openings, interactive Bible time and a wide variety of specials, like crafts, games, cooking, mission projects, science experiments, and more to grow as Christ followers!
Service Opportunities connected with Sunday School include making blankets for Project Linus, food pantry collections and making greeting cards at Christmas, Valentines Day and Easter to send to senior citizens!
Feature Bible Story Sundays A few times a year, the Sunday School team invites a guest to teach the Bible story and engage the children in a special project!
Jr. Bible Study
Bethel youth in grades 6-8 participate in JBS (Jr. Bible Study) on Sunday mornings from 9:00-10:00am in the West Basement with Ms Sandy during the school year. Last day for 2025 will be May 18th. JBS will start up again in September 2025.
Weekly Confirmation
Youth in grades 7-8 will meet for Confirmation class for the 2025/26 school year at Bethel once again if the Lord provides us a Pastor. Once Bethel calls a new Pastor, the Confirmation Class will use the Head to Heart (H2H) material combining current life with Biblical truth to not only engage our young people’s minds about the Christian faith, but also help their hearts know the love of Jesus Christ for each one of them.
Confirmation Sunday here AT Bethel will be held on Sunday, May 18th. As a church family, Bethel will celebrate all four Bethel Confirmands with a cake reception outside under the Fellowship Tent from 11:30am-12:00pm.
Confirmation Retreat
Bethel’s Jr. High Youth participate in a weekend confirmation retreat at Walcamp Outdoor Ministries in Kingston, IL each year in the spring. www.walcamp.org
Bethel Youth Group
Teens in grades 9-12 participate in BYG (Bethel Youth Group) on Sunday mornings from 9:00-10:00am in the Youth Room at Bethel. Bible lessons, activities, games, service projects and outings offered during this time with our Youth Leader, Ms. Maria.
Mission Trips
Bethel’s high school & college youth have served in the past at Camp Restore Detroit https://camprestore.org/detroit and ASP https://asphome.org. With God's blessing and favor, Bethel Church will provide a mission and service trip for our youth in 2026...
National Youth Gathering
Bethel’s high school youth participate in the National Youth Gathering every three years. https://lcmsgathering.com// For 2025, Bethel will be sending 13 teens and 4 chaperones to New Orleans, LA from July 19-23.
Acolytes
Bethel’s youth, grades 6-12, serve as acolytes for Sunday worship and a few other special worship times. For questions, please call church office.
Sunday Morning Adult Bible Study
Held during the school year from 9:00-10:00 am, join other adults to explore and learn God’s story and what it means for you today. Nursery care is available for little ones too young for Sunday School so that parents/grandparents can be in Bible Study. Please reach out to the office if you are interested in Nursery Care. Bible Study class for 2024-2025 will be led by Pastor Eric Moeller and will cover the book of Ephesians.
Wednesday Morning Women's Bible Study
Gather with other women during the school year beginning at 9 am for a space to explore who Jesus is and what following Jesus means for you and daily life. For 2024-2025, they will be covering Jennie Allen's book study titled Untangle Your Emotions: Discover How God Made You To Feel. The Bible study will follow the pattern of two weeks of study, one week of breakfast / discussion questions and one week of service together. Contact Nora (noraberghorst@gmail.com) or Krissie (kkboecker@gmail.com) for more information.
MOB (Men of Bethel)
Gather with other men for friendship, coffee, and Bible study every other Saturday at 8 am in the Choir Room at Bethel. Coffee and donuts served.
*Contact church office for information
MOB stands for the Men of Bethel which is a group of men ages 18+ who gather together every other Saturday morning at 8:00am during the school year for coffee, donuts and Bible Study in the Choir Room at Bethel. Final date for this school year is May 31. During the summer months, there is MOB LITE which meets at 8:00am in the Choir Room for fellowship once a month with coffee and donuts.
MOB LITE DATES (Summer 2025) June 21, July 19, August 16
Questions to Dale Albrecht or Joe Gryzch at bethelchurchwestmont@gmail.com
Women's Bible Study has ended for the school year. Check back soon for details on the 2025-26 Bible study!
Questions to Nora or Krissie at bethelchurchwestmont@gmail.com
There is opportunity to join with other women for a free online Bible study titled John: Believe I Am to start on Monday, June 2nd. A $15.99 study guide is available for purchase once registered at the link above. Maria will lead occasional check-ins over the summer for those participating in the study.
You can sign up your child or grandchild for a day or week of WALCAMP. Click WALCAMP SUMMER 2025 for more information and to register.
Lutheran Church Charities is offering a Spiritual Aid Training Event
Join LCC and Immanuel Lutheran Church and School to learn how you can become an effective spiritual first responder, right where God has placed you. Jesus taught us to love and serve our neighbors. Discover how you can be the empathetic, helping presence He has called you to be. The event will be held Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, 2025 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 142 E. Third St., Elmhurst, IL
At Bethel, we serve our neighbors together through a monthly food pantry collection for people dealing with homelessness through People’s Resource Center. Please join us by bringing the following item(s) to Bethel this month!
May PRC Feature Food Pantry Items of the Month
Condiments: mayo, ketchup, mustard, peanut butter, jelly (any brand appreciated)