{"id":195,"date":"2019-05-02T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elkhornbethelumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:57:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elkhornbethelumc.org\/wp\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#08b247&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Oswald||||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Oswald||||||||&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1  style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Want to learn more?<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/elkhornbethelumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Easter_Sunday_April_1_2018.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Roboto|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">You will find us to be relaxed and intimate in our worship and welcoming to ALL who pass through our doors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We are a small, supportive congregation. Some of us have been involved with the church for years and others of us are new to the congregation. Some have farm roots, others are techies. Our common bond is to care for God\u2019s children and their families in the name of Christ. We welcome you to join us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">WE SING: Music is important to us and our worship is filled with both traditional and contemporary hymns led by our active choir group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">WE PRAY: We lift up all joys and concerns, both large and small to God. We come together to support each other through the good and the bad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">WE WORSHIP: On the first Sunday of each month we share Holy Communion together. All are welcome. You do not need to be a member of our church or any church to be welcomed at God\u2019s table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 39px\">Come and become part of our church family!<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/elkhornbethelumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LorettaDornelle-2.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text=&#8221;Loretta&#038;Dornelle-2&#8243; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Roboto|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Bethel is very happy to have Pastor Loretta Sias join our church.\u00a0 Loretta and her husband, Dornell Sias are recently from Madison, WI, where she served as the associate pastor at Sherman United Methodist Church. Guided by a spiritual journey, they have since relocated to Bethel in Elkhorn, WI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Family is a significant part of their lives. They are blessed with four amazing sons, ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Above all, Loretta considers herself a woman after God&#8217;s heart.\u00a0 It is her firm belief that in order to cultivate a true relationship with God, one must deeply know His word.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Care to join? 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