The family & causes of Bethany Lutheran Church Ishpeming, MI

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A look at the people, groups, projects and committees of the Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming Michigan<br />
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Longtime Upper Peninsula TV personality Carl Pellonpaa has the story.<br />
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Welcome to the Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming, Michigan.<br />
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Hello I'm Carl Pellonpaa<br />
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My wife, Doris, and I have been members of Bethany Lutheran Church for over 50 years because of its unique sense of family.<br />
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Founded about 140 years ago, Bethany is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.<br />
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Come inside and meet Bethany Pastor Warren Geier<br />
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I'm Pastor Warren Geier<br />
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You will see a few glimpses of life here at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church.<br />
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Founded in 1860 by Swedish immigrants, who came here to mine the area's rich iron ore deposits.<br />
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Swedes and miners are still part of the mix 138 years later, but they are joined by many others - some lifelong Lutherans - and some from other faith backgrounds.<br />
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Worship - of course - is central to what we do, but there is lots more going on.<br />
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So enjoy the video and enjoy exploring the rest of our website.<br />
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Better still come and join us when you can.<br />
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Bethany Lutheran celebrates God with wonderful sounds.<br />
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From a glorious choir to gifted Bells.Bethany has one of the finest organs in midwest.<br />
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The pipes to the century old organ were restored a decade ago.<br />
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A original church bell from the late 1800s still rings for worship services and <br />
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