Bethany Lutheran

Church

 

Bethany Lutheran Church 
3113 Diamond St. 
Ames, IA 50010 
Phone: (515) 232-1544  

Pastor:  
Rev. Martin Hoesch serves as Pastor of Bethany. He can be reached at (515) 232-1400.  

Weekly Schedule: 
 
Sunday School: every Sunday at 10:00am Sept - May

Worship Service: every Sunday at 11:00am

Calendar of Events:

July

Please visit us. You're always welcome to visit at Bethany. 

Location: 
Bethany is located 2 blocks northwest of Kate Mitchell Elementary School at 3113 Diamond Street, near the corner of Jewel Drive and Diamond Street in southeast Ames. Click here for a map. 

 

 

 

We are a small, caring congregation of Lutheran Christians: 

  • Bible Based 
  • Christ Centered 
  • Family Oriented 
  • Warm and Friendly 

We offer you opportunities: 

  • To study God's Word 
  • To learn: who you are, what you are doing here, where you are going 
  • To be an active and growing part of God's Kingdom. 

Bethany Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) and is in fellowship with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). 

We accept the Bible as the complete, true, pure and error free Word of God, the only source and rule for faith and life. 

We believe that all people, men, women, and children, are sinners and under the threat of eternal punishment from God unless their sins are forgiven. 

We believe and joyfully confess that God forgives all sin for the sake of the finished work of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. We believe that Jesus Christ has lived a perfect life in place of our sinned-stained lives and that He has laid down His innocent life for us, suffering the punishment that we deserved because of our sins. As a result of this work of Jesus, God forgives all sin, declaring all people innocent, and offers us eternal life with Him in heaven. 

We believe that Christ's offer of forgiveness is a free gift from God that we do not deserve and cannot earn. Rather, we receive forgiveness simply by faith. God gives us this faith (the ability to believe) through His Word and Sacraments by the power of the Holy Spirit. In joyful response to God's wonderful love we strive to serve Him as we serve our fellow man. 

Please feel free to call, write, or e-mail us for more information on Bethany Lutheran Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related Sites - Evangelical Lutheran Synod 

Home page of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) This site has information on the ELS, its history, congregations, missions, and beliefs. A summary of the synod's beliefs can be found on this site. 

Bethany Lutheran College, in Mankato, Minnesota, a four-year college, run by the ELS. 

Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary , also in Mankato, Minnesota. 
 

 Other related sites 

Official site of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), with whom we are in fellowship 

Christian Life Resources