Bethel Church (Yale, South Dakota)

Bethel church was founded in 1904. In 1920, they built a new building and incorporating the original church building In 1953, Bethel donated a building to James Valley Christian School to start out on. Bethel is one church near Lake Byron. In 2005 the congregation built the present building at a cost of $1,000,000 and paid off the building note a few years later.

• 1902-1910: John Z. Kleinsasser
• 1908-1948: John Tschetter
• 1912-1941: Jacob M. Tschetter
• 1919-1929: Rev. Jacob P. Glanzer
• 1911-1915: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer
• 1935-1944: Rev. Samuel J. R. Hofer
• 1944-1947: Rev. A. K. Wiens
• 1947: Rev. Eli L. Hofer
• 1947-1952: Rev. John H. Kleinsasser
• 1952-1953: Rev. Paul Bartel
• 1953-1960: Rev. George Classen
• 1962-1965: Rev. Laverne Hofer
• 1965-1966: Rev. Menno Pullman
• 1966-1969: Rev. John B. Guenter
• 1969-1977: Rev. Ron Seibel
• 1978-1995: Rev. Elton Berg
• 1995-1999: Gary Janzen
• 2000-2004: Rev. Tom Cartney
• 2004-2005: Vacant, weekly speaker
• 2005-2007: Rev. Ernie Lambright
• 2007-2008: Interim Pastor: Ray Shepard
• 2008–2012: Jeremiah Betron
• 2012–Present: Coalt Robinson

• A history of Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church (1902–1979)
• Bethel Church's Centennial book (1979–2004)

44°33′59″N 98°03′34″W / 44.56639°N 98.05944°W / 44.56639; -98.05944