Bethany Magazine

Grace-fueled Grads

Photos by David Norris Mark Krause (’23) Counseling from a Christian perspective By Emeline Gullixson (’21) – Bethany Magazine, Winter 2025 Despite coming from a young, recently established program, Bethany’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) graduates are thriving in their chosen fields. The program celebrated its first graduating cohort in spring of 2023. Since then,…

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The Importance of Community

S.T.O.R.M. volunteered to pack meals at Feed My Starving Children. By Lance Schwartz ’86 • Chief Communication Officer – Bethany Magazine, Winter 2025 For many students at Bethany Lutheran College, volunteering is part of their regular routine. Students take part in a variety of service oriented projects both on campus and off. These opportunities build…

Band Aid

Photos by David Norris Bethany senior Daryan Rosenthal during a music lesson at Mount Olive Lutheran School. Music majors assist programs in area schools By Emeline Gullixson (’21) – Bethany Magazine, Winter 2025 Bethany’s Music program enriches the Mankato community in a variety of ways. The Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, Drumline, Choir, and other ensembles…

Real Life Roles

Photos by David Norris Nursing students attend to actors posing as patients in the nursing lab. From left: Lydia Weverka, Elyse Vannieuwenhoven, Elizabeth Cizek, and Elsa Johannson. Theatre, nursing collaborate for simulation By Lance Schwartz ’86 • Chief Communication Officer – Bethany Magazine, Winter 2025 For the students in Acting One, a Bethany theatre course,…

Professor Hanna holding two books.

Hanna celebrates teaching anniversary with new publication

Photo by David Norris Dr. Robert Hanna with his newly published reference books. Dr. Robert Hanna (English) has just completed his fortieth year in the teaching profession and is now in his twentieth year at Bethany. “My publisher has presented me with quite the anniversary present,” he states, referring to the 2024 publication of his…

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An Updated Look for Bethany

The new Bethany corporate logo. From Bethany Magazine, Spring/Summer 2024  With this issue of the Bethany Magazine, we’re debuting a new institutional logo. Bethany’s current logo has been in use since 1997, and for several years, the College has been exploring concepts for a new logo. Bethany’s current, familiar logo tells an intricate story that is…

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How Can I Help Students Attend Bethany?

Submitted Photo Andrew and Sarah Gerda with their two daughters.  By Lance Schwartz (’86) – Chief Communication Officer – Bethany Magazine, Winter 2024 A Bethany education is priceless. Nevertheless, the cost of a college education is measured in “real” dollars. Paying for a college education can be difficult for many students. Cost should not be a…

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Thirty Years of Theatre Physics

Photo by Benji Inniger The cast for Theatre Physics 2023 included current students and seven alumni. Alumni return to join current cast for beloved skits By Emeline Gullixson (’21) – Bethany Magazine, Winter 2024 For the past thirty years, Theatre Physics has been a highlight of Bethany Fall Festival Weekend. Unlike the rest of Bethany’s…

Group, adults, speaking, standing, art show, images, Rev. Terry Schultz, Lizzy Strackbein, Lydia Kratz, Maida Jaspersen, Abby Skorenkyi, BLC alumna Leah Kurth at the annual meeting of the WELS Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society in October 2023, Bethany Magazine

The Power of Images

Submitted Photo From left: Rev. Terry Schultz, Lizzy Strackbein, Lydia Kratz, Maida Jaspersen, Abby Skorenkyi, along with BLC alumna Leah Kurth (’14) at the annual meeting of the WELS Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society in October 2023. Group Creating Sunday School Curricula for Zambia By Lance Schwartz (’86) – Chief Communication Officer, Bethany Magazine, Spring 2024 In the…

Group of adult choir members, Bethany Magazine

Celebrating a Choral Heritage

Photos by David Norris (’91) Returning and current choir directors from left: Dennis Marzolf (1984-2023), Randi Ellefson (1977-83), David Paulson (current), Jerome Wilske (1970-77), Jim Krikava (1983-84), and Ann Fredrickson (current). All-choir reunion brings over 200 participants By Emeline Gullixson (’21) – Bethany Magazine, Winter 2024 Of the many core extracurriculars at Bethany Lutheran College,…

Boy playing the organ in the Trinity Chapel, Bethany Magazine

Finely Tuned Movements

Photo by Benji Inniger By Emeline Gullixson (’21) – Bethany Magazine, Spring/Summer 2023 When a student enrolls at Bethany, they expect to take interesting classes, be mentored by caring professors, and prepared for life beyond college—all in the light of a Christian framework. But sometimes, perhaps even more often than one might realize, they’ll take…

Group of graduate studies at Bethany Graduation ceremony, Bethany Magazine

Mastering Mental Health

Photos by David Norris (’91) From left: Rev. Dr. Michael Smith, Dr. Benjamin Kohls, Dr. Helena Stevens, Zacharias Laughlin, Bethany Pearce, Hope Loersch, Margaret Petersen, Michael Helwig, Sydney Chouinard, Mark Krause, Dr. Karina Clennon, Dr. Jason Lowrey By Emeline Gullixson (’21) – Bethany Magazine, Spring/Summer 2023 Alongside the usual festivities of this year’s Spring Commencement…

Girl painting, Abby Skorenkyi, Bethany Magazine

But Not All is Lost

Photo Courtesy of Abby Skorenkyi Bethany education and studio art major Abby Skorenkyi. Family journey depicted through works of art By Lance Schwartz (’86) – Chief Communication Officer, Bethany Magazine Spring/Summer 2023 When Bethany junior Abby (Nelson) Skorenkyi learned of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, her perspective was intimately and personally tied…

Group of BLC students hodling award for Media Arts Student Production, Bethany Magazine

Media Arts Making Waves

Photo Courtesy of Amanda Quist Students who attended the Upper Midwest Chapter of NATAS (from left): Jacob Norris, Colin Neville, Joey Pasbrig, Noah Rittierodt, Alec Lade, and Mizha Overn.    By Emeline Gullixson (’21) – Bethany Magazine – Spring/Summer 2023 Mankato, Minnesota, likely doesn’t come to mind when thinking about media hubs across the country….

Dennis Marzolf at choir performance, choral fest, Bethany Magazine

A Purposeful Direction

Photo by David Norris (’91) Dennis Marzolf has served at Bethany since 1984. By Lance Schwartz (’86) – Chief Communication Officer  For the hundreds of Bethany alumni and friends gathered in Trinity Chapel on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the moment was poignant. The Bethany Concert Choir had just joined en masse with over one hundred…

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