Bethany Lutheran Church & School

08/28/2026

God’s Word brings comfort and hope! 📖Thank you, Jesus! ✝

08/26/2026

Prayer for starting a new school year from Meditations Daily Devotional: A new school year is beginning, Lord, with bright faces, excited children, and lots of activity. Remind fathers and mothers that education is more than just paper and pencils, spelling and social studies, science and math. Teach them to bring up their children in the training and instruction of your Word at home. Bless students and give them Christian teachers who are good examples. Make us all diligent students of your Word. Amen.

08/24/2026

Our first 8th grade birthday meal goes to our lovely Lilly! God bless you today and always, Lilly! We hope you enjoyed the nachos and cake! 🎂🤍

08/20/2026

Happy first day, Bethany Blue Jays! We’re so excited to begin another school year together!

Here’s a special back-to-school message from Pastor Hennig, husband of our own Mrs. Hennig. We pray this year is filled with learning, growing, friendship, and, most importantly, growing in God’s Word.

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08/19/2026

08/18/2026

Be sure to stop by the front of school on your first day for a picture in our Blue Jay frame! 📸💙

As we begin the school year, we’re reminded of our theme: “Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 ✝️ See you this Thursday Blue Jays!

08/12/2026

What a joyful afternoon of music and God’s Word! We played chimes and bells, sang, and even made some music with kazoos! 🔔🎵

We also learned from Matthew 15:21-28 about the Canaanite woman and the faith God gave her. Her story reminds us that Jesus welcomes us and how we are blessed to be welcomed into God’s house and made part of His family! 💙

A wonderful afternoon of music, laughter, and growing in faith! ✨

08/06/2026

Excited to welcome our new School Music Coordinator and Upper Grade Teacher this Sunday! Take a moment to get to know Mrs. Grace Hennig below. We are very blessed to have someone with her credentials as part of our staff at Bethany! ⬇

Grace (Wessel) Hennig was born and raised in New Ulm, MN. She attended Bethany Lutheran College and then Dr. Martin Luther College, where she received her teaching degree with a music minor. Her first call was to Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Downers Grove, IL, where she taught grades K-3 and served as church organist. After spending time abroad she was called to Dr. Martin Luther College as a music instructor, and there she met Brian, who was also serving DMLC at the time. While Brian was finishing his courses at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Grace served as tutor at Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, MI. After marriage, Brian served as pastor both at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Garden Grove, CA, and at Emanuel Lutheran Church in New London, WI, while Grace served as a church musician in the churches and taught piano at home and in Lutheran schools.

Hennigs moved back to New Ulm in 2013 where both Brian and Grace served as professors at Martin Luther College. In 2024 Brian was called to be an editor at Northwestern Publishing House, and the Hennigs moved to Hartford, WI. Grace served at Peace Lutheran School in Hartford and at the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry in the area of Christian Aid and Relief before receiving the call to Bethany Lutheran School.

Grace received her master’s degree in church music from Concordia University Chicago and an additional bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Brian and Grace have three adult children, Molly, Christian, and Natalie, and a beloved dog, June, has been with the family since 2014. In her free time Grace enjoys writing music, traveling, cooking, gardening, attending family events, and serving as a volunteer at the Center for Church Music at Concordia University Chicago.

08/05/2026

Excited for another year of delicious, homemade hot lunches!

08/03/2026

Back to School Night is almost here!

Monday, August 17
Classroom visits & Supply drop off
School assembly
Raffle prizes!

We can’t wait to welcome our Blue Jay families back! 🐦💙