Caring for Children
Summertime Mission Focus, May - Aug
Bethany Caring for Children is going to be a Super Summer of Sharing!
JUL 14 - 28: School Supplies & Backpacks
JUL 21: Noisy Offering*
Lydia Patterson Institute, El Paso, TX
Lydia Patterson Institute is committed to providing an environment in which Christian faith, values, and knowledge converge to give students a cross-cultural, academic, and state-of-the-art education, by creating opportunities to develop skills to succeed and transform a changing world. This is an on-going and very successful high school supported by United Methodists in the South Central Jurisdiction.
AUG (all month): Collecting Socks and Underwear
AUG 18: Noisy Offering*
Bethany Preschool
We are looking to fund scholarships and facility upgrades for our very own Bethany Preschool as they head back to school in September.
*Noisy Offerings are collected by our kids once a month during worship to support missions and outreach projects related to our current mission focus
Your faithfulness to God's mission is making a difference!
- APR 21: Noisy Offering* - Over $1200 was donated to benefit The Settlement Home for Children which provides trauma informed care for children and families in crisis.
- APR 28: Magdalene House - Thanks to all who came hear survivor, Toni McKinley and learn more about the ever growing issue of sex trafficking in our area.
- MAY: Diaper Drive - We collected nearly 8000 diapers that were distributed to to Breath of Life, Sarah’s House in Austin, and Reveal’s Baby Blessings.
- MAY 26: Noisy Offering* - $1018.50 was donated to benefit Anderson Mill Elementary School students.
- JUN (during VBS, JUN 10-13) - During VBS we collected $510.58 and 2,228 items. Our 4th & 5th graders helped pack the donated supplies going to Malawi with our mission team.
- JUN 16: Noisy Offering* - has collected $1085 to far to benefit our summer mission to the kids of Malawai, Africa.
- JUN: Summer Food Drive - Wow Bethany! We beat last year's food drive collection! There were 2775 items collected with an estimated weight of 2450 lbs. This will go a long way to feed children and those in need in our area.