Affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Address: 200 Third Ave., Altoona, PA 16602
Telephone: 944-7560
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(Courtesy photo) Charlie Lafferty, a lay assistant at Bethany Lutheran Church, gives Communion to Alyssa Strothers at the church’s third annual outdoor worship service held at the Penn State Altoona shelter. Traci Naugle, another lay assistant, is seen in the background. Bethany will hold a joint outdoor worship service with Second Avenue United Methodist Church at 8:15 a.m. Aug. 30 in Bethany’s parking lot.
E-mail: Bethanyelca@verizon.net
Web site: www.bethanylutheranchurch.net
Staff: The Rev. Betty Landis, pastor; Lisa Akins, secretary
Membership: 520 with an average attendance of 162
Services: Worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. Sundays; worship at 5:30 p.m. the last Sunday of the month
Activities: Quilting group meets Tuesday mornings, youth group meets Sundays from September to May, Bible study, quarterly fellowship dinners, adult and youth choirs, In Reach program facilitates prayer chain and homebound visitations
Community outreach: Performs neighborhood cleanup and beautification on national Join Hands Day in conjunction with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, takes part in community home restoration projects, charter sponsor of a Boy Scout and Cub Scout troop for more than 40 years
