Anniversary Photos

On Sunday, April 24, 2005 Bethlehem's family celebrated 100 years of worship and service -- commemorating our founding on April 13, 1905. Here are some of the images from church with Bishop Stephen Bouman, Pastor Paul Knudsen, Rev. Phyllis Haynes and Rev. Russell Norris, and at the dinner that followed. If you attended and have any photos to post, please e-mail or snail mail them to us.

Bishop Stephen Bouman greating State Senator Martin Golden.

And, then Sen. Golden said hello to Rev. Russell Norris, Executive Director of the Bay Ridge Center.

Bishop Bouman with Ruth Wohltjen, former LES Principal.

Sylvia Anderson (who later received our Favorite Sunday School Teacher award) joined Clyde Bennett (Church Council member) at the service.

Bishop Bouman with three generations of the Topp clan -- Beth Tuccillo, Dorothy Topp and Carolyn Essenberg.

Jillian Solby joins Bishop Bouman after the service.

Some of the congregation filing out of service and heading to the dinner.

Ellen Fjermedal presented Pastor Paul with an oil painting she did of Bethlehem (see larger image below).

City Councilman Vincent Gentile greets a table from our Bay Ridge Center.

Pastor Paul with members of Pastor Helmers' family.

Pastor Paul and Erna Rohrs, who was honored at the dinner for being Bethlehem's oldest member. Erna turned 97 just days before -- Happy Birthday Erna!

Gail Topp, Church Council member, joins her sister, Rev. Phyllis Haynes, who assisted in the service. Rev. Haynes is Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Narrowsburg, New York.

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