First Reformed Church of Bethlehem

Welcome to the First Reformed church of bethlehem

New for December:

A Message from Pastor Jenn

Important Links:

**ALL Upcoming Events*
- Bible Study January 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 2:00pm - We continue in dialogue together on the Gospel of Luke. We welcome you to come and join us for a time of study, prayer, and fellowship.
- Craft time January 11, 11:00am-1:00pm - This month we will work on card making. We will have blank cards, envelopes, as well as stamps, ink and much more to make some beautiful cards.
- FRCB Annual meeting – Sunday January 19^th after worship.
- Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Ensemble January 23, 7:00 PM event
Worshipping Information
Offerings

Finances and Fundraising:

Bottle and Can Drive
Fundraising

Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. Masks are optional within the church building. If desired, you may attend in the privacy of your car parked in our parking lot.

Offerings

If you would like to receive a box of weekly giving envelopes, please call the office at 518-767-2243. Using these envelopes allows our treasurer to be able to credit your donations at the end of the year for tax purposes.

Online offerings may be made on-line via Tithe.ly and the Give button below. These donations will be deposited directly into the church bank account. You have the option to give to either the General or Renovation Fund. Both Tithe.ly and the church will record your donations.

Tithe.ly deducts a small fee per credit card transaction (2.65% plus $0.30). You have the option to cover these fees, if you wish. You may also choose to have Tithe.ly automatically donate for you weekly or monthly.

As always, thank you for your generosity.

Stained Glass Window Restoration Project Update

The Stained Glass Window Fund is growing. We have been getting donations and you can continue to donate. We hope to start the chalet windows in the near future. The church windows look amazing. Special thanks to Keith Jordan for coordinating this project.

The FRCB stained glass restoration is underway!

bottle and can drive continues

The bottle and can drive is starting 2025 off to a big start. I just received $202 from our cans and bottles. What a good start to reaching our next goal, which is $2000! Thank you all for making this fundraiser so successful. Thank you! Arlene

Fundraising

Our Election Day Bake Sale brought in a sweet $730.25! A big “THANK YOU” to all you bakers who contributed!

2024 Lasagna Dinner - Thank you, Guy and Nancy Wyche, for the delicious lasagna dinner. Also, thank you to all who made cookies and helped in other ways. All your efforts allowed the church to make $945. Together we can accomplish so much. God bless you all!

Thank you to all who have participated in our various fundraisers.

Other fundraising ideas:

A wall plaque will be created listing donor names making contributions in memory of loved ones.
Do you have additional suggestions?? Maybe a rummage sale, outdoor concerts, more church dinners??

Please share your ideas with a consistory member!