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Pastor cuts his 15yr anniversary cake assisted by member Rick Anderson and supervised by his partner of 33 years Vincent McCoy as well as Olga Dalmann.
- July 15, 2007: Parish celebrates Pastor Wayne's 15 years of service with a special service and luncheon!
- June:
 Happy Pride Month! This Human Rights Campaign symbol as well as the flag version flying proudly on the property year round.
Photo by: James Fogerty. (L-R: Keven D., Mary Ellen Diaz-First Slice, Pastor Wayne, Bill Kurtis-Master of Ceremonies, Alicia Gutsell-First Slice.)
- May 17, 2007: Our kitchen operation, First Slice, received a "Lamp Lighter" award from The Night Ministry during their annual awards ceremony at the Westin Hotel. A "Lamp Lighter" award is awarded to community organizations for their service to those at risk in support of The Night Ministry's mission. Over 23,000 three course, restaurant quality meals were prepared and distributed out of our kitchen in 2006 to seven social service agencies including The Night Ministry. Pastor Wayne and Keven D. attended for Bethlehem.
- May 6, 2007: The annual "Confirmation Reunion Sunday" was held with 70+ in attendance for service and lunch. Mildred Groth coordinated the festivities.
- April 8, 2007: Easter Sunday celebration included our traditional "Flowering Cross" ceremony.
- March 25-3pm, 2007: The Sherwood Symphony Orchestra performed in the sanctuary. This concert program included Tchaikosvsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor as well as other works.
- March 25-11:15am, 2007: The annual congregational meeting was held with a quorum of members. Excellent food was prepared and shared by all.
- March 17, 2007: LPAC held their annual "Java Jive" talent contest in Fellowship Hall. Irish delights were served up for 70+ guests.
- Sunday, December 31st, '06: Bethlehem hosted the annual Lincoln Park Alano Club sober dance. Acclaimed DJ Vince Lawrence provided music and lights for over 180 guests till 1am.
- Wednesday, December 6th, '06: The monthly "Daughters of Bethlehem" meeting was held chez Eleanor Madsen's new home, Friendship Village, in Schaumburg, IL.
- Tuesday, November 28th, '06: Pastor Wayne and the Lakeview Clergy Association contribute to the community.
- Saturday, October 28th, '06: Bethlehem hosts the LGBTQ recovery group "The Recroom" and their annual sober halloween dance.
- Friday, October 27th,'06: BUCC partners with "IgoCars.org" in promoting car sharing concept. A 2007 Prius Hybrid community car is now available in our lot for all members of IgoCars to use.
- Saturday, October 21st,'06: World Vision uses Fellowship Hall to host a dinner for their Chicago Marathon participants.
- Saturday, October 21st,'06: Scout Nic Nootens begins work on his Eagle Scout project, the balcony restoration project.
- Thursday, October 19th, '06:Ivanhoe Production company films a piece about "First Slice" in our kitchen.
- Sunday, September 24th, '06: New members Rick Anderson & Nick Schauner are welcomed into our community of faith. (Photos by Michael Haisler & Kris Hallowell)
- Wednesday, September 6th, '06: (Before/After pics)Reconstruction of parking lot. New parking lot paid for by the generous contribution of the Hallowell family!
- Wednesday, August 23rd, '06: Demolition and removal of old cast iron boiler begins.(picture above= Welder attacks boiler. Photo by Keven D.)
- Sunday, August 20th, '06: We celebrated Mildred Groth's 90th birthday with 100+ at worship and 130+ for the luncheon in Fellowship Hall. Lunch was provided by First Slice which operates out of our kitchen.(picture above= Mildred & Pastor Wayne)
- Sunday, July 30th, '06: In the afternoon we hosted an "Outdoor Jazz Concert" in the parsonage yard featuring Brendan Henry on the keyboard, Muzette Morgan as vocalist and Jake Recchia on bass. Pastor Wayne graced us with a stiring rendition of "Accentuate The Positive".
- Sunday, July 30th, '06: During the 10am service we welcomed Campbell Woolard into our community of faith with his baptism. His proud parents, Charles & Kara, along with his loving sister Kassandra were in attendance as well as 40+ others. (see picture above)
 
- Saturday, July 22nd, '06: The three year restoration of the church's facade, including new bell tower louvers, was completed with the removal of the scaffolding on Magnolia Ave.! (before/after pics above)
- Sunday, July 16th, '06: Bethlehem hosted the coffee break for 200+ attendees of the "Faith & Fairness" discussion panel sponsored by HRC (Human Rights Campaign) down at Chicago's Cultural Center. Food was provided from our kitchen by First Slice. An international list of speakers and attendees celebrated the afternoon with discussions surrounding faith and human rights for all God's children.
- Saturday, July 15th, '06: Pastor Wayne represented Bethlehem and the Protestant perspective at an interfaith panel hosted by Amnesty International "Global Pride, Global Action: Empowering The Spirit of Human Rights" for all. The event was open to the public and held at Roosevelt University downtown Chicago.
- Monday, July 10th, '06: Bethlehem hosted the long awaited "Homeless Youth & Police Relations" Forum in conjunction with LAC (2yrs in the making). Twenty police sergants, three area police commanders, ADS Skahill, various elected officials, business owners and community activists attended (80+ people in total).
- Sunday, July 9th, '06: Reception hosted in Fellowship Hall for 100+ friends, cast and ticket holders of About Face Youth Theatre's "The Home Project"! Mildred Groth, Rick Anderson, Pastor Wayne and Keven D. attended the performance at Victory Gardens then the catered reception at BUCC.
- Saturday, July 8th, '06: Moeller family reunion members take time out to visit BUCC! Fifteen members of the Moeller/Tingley family came by chartered bus to tour all three buildings of the BUCC campus. Four of their parents' pictures were found in Fellowship Hall from confirmation classes dating back to the 1920's & 1930's!
- Monday, June 19th, '06: LAC's (Lakeview Action Coalition) "Homeless Youth & Police Relations" sub-committee met chez Keven D.'s in the parsonage to finalize the Chicago P.D police "training" Forum scheduled for July 10th in Fellowship Hall.
- Sunday, June 18th, '06: With approval from the consistory to post a visible sign of our "Open & Affirming" status, we enlisted the help of the "About Face Youth Theatre" (AFYT) troop to do the honors. AFYT has been using our Fellowship Hall to rehearse for their upcoming "Home Project" show which debuts at Victory Gardens on July 6th. Two pictures are shown since one person is posting the HRC equality symbol and another is putting the "." after the sentence "We R All Equal" driving home the point/end of discussion/period! :-)
- Sunday, June 11th, '06: BUCC confirmed Robbie & Skyler Hallowell and welcomed their decision to become members of BUCC! They are the sons of long time members Mr. & Mrs. Hallowell (Ray & Kris) and grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Hallowell (Clyde & Ann). We celebrate their decision to join our community of faith.
- Saturday, June 10th, '06: BUCC began hosting one of the city's largest AA groups, 100+ people! The group meets in Fellowship Hall each Saturday morning from 10-11am and is a speaker meeting.
- Saturday, June 3rd, '06: BUCC began hosting the "Youth Theatre Group", from "About Face Theatre Company"! The youth segment rehearses five days a week for four hours each day in Fellowship Hall in preparation for their opening at "Victory Gardens Theatre" on July 8th.
- Wednesday, May 24th, '06: LAC's (Lakeview Action Coalition) Convention was held with 600+ community members in attendance. Three primary issues of concern were presented: a) affordable healthcare, b) affordable housing and c) the abuse of homeless youth by Chicago police. Keven Dronen from Bethlehem was chosen to close the convention with a call to action, asking the community members to call the chief of police and voice their concern with his absence and state their wish for him to appear in a joint news conference with LAC directors later this summer.
- Tuesday, April 18th, '06: LAC's (Lakeview Action Coalition) "Homeless Youth & Police Relations" (HYPR) taskforce met here. Representatives from 18 different Chicagoland social service agencies, faith communities, "Youth Allies" members and homeless youths met to discuss the upcoming "LAC Convention" (slated for May 24th/7pm/Temple Anshe Emet in Lakeview) and the 13 minutes allotted to HYPR taskforce issues. BUCC was represented by Keven D. our Dir. Development Ministry & In-Care Seminarian. To read more about the upcoming convention which plans to draw 800-1,000+ community members please visit LAC's web site by clicking the following link: Lakeview Action Coalition 2006 Convention.
- Monday, April 3rd, '06: New national UCC ad campaign kicks off with "Ejector Seat" commercial. Rejected once again by the main television networks, as last year's award winning (Cleo award) "Bouncer" ad, it can only be seen on cable channels through Mother's day. Please click on the following link to view the ad: Ejector Seat Ad
- Tuesday, March 22nd, '06: LAC's "Homeless Youth & Police Task Force Relations" members met in the Parsonage meeting room this evening to discuss the upcoming Police Sergeants' training on homeless youth abuse as well as the general LAC convention May 24th at temple Anshe Emet. BUCC was represented by Keven Dronen, our Dir. of Development Ministry who was joined by 16 representatives from community churches, businesses and non-profit organizations.
- Sunday, March 19th, '06: BUCC's consistory voted to begin the process of BUCC becoming an "Open & Affirming" congregation in the UCC! More details will follow in our April newsletter.
- Monday, February 27th, '06: LAC (Lakeview Action Coalition) met here for the first of a four week, 2hrs each meeting, training session on "Organizing 101". Representatives from 14 community organizations attended to begin training on how to lead change efforts. This first session was led by Jennifer Ritter-Gonzalez, Executive Director of LAC.
- Sunday, February 26th, '06: "Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights", President Rev. Dr. Sid L. Mohn spoke to a group of 14 Cluster #2 UCC leaders here at BUCC.
- Sunday, February 19th, '06: BUCC's consistory voted to have BUCC listed as a member of the coalition entitled "Youth Allies", a group of local churches, businesses and non-profit organizations under the umbrella of LAC (Lakeview Action Coalition) in support of homeless youth in our area. The first step was a letter drafted under the pastor's and board president's signatures to the Superintendent of Chicago Police stating our support of homeless youth issues and the need for improved relations between parties. More details to follow in the newsletter and bulletin.
- Monday February 6th, '06: BUCC is lending the use of our industrial kitchen to the "First Slice" team from our neighboring church-Epiphany UCC while they undergo construction. The team cooks/prepares/distributes 1,400+ meals monthly for the underpriviledged. The program is self-funded by a "subscribor" base, families and individuals who sign-up to purchase restaurant quality meals at discounted prices on a weekly basis in support of First Slice. (see First Slice website for details)
The venture is the brainchild of Executive Chef Mary Ellen Diaz, trained at "Le Cordon Bleu" in Paris, "L'Ecole des Arts Culinaires" in Lyon, and Madeleine Kamman's School for American Chefs at Beringer Vineyards in Napa Valley, CA. Diaz achieved three-star ratings for her cuisine at both Printer's Row in 1996 and North Pond Cafe in 1998.
After three years of creating new dishes for Richard Melman of Lettuce Entertain You restaurants, Diaz reassessed her goals and discovered a better way to share her knowledge in cooking and in life.
(see our "Link" section for their website URL)
Easter 2006
Facing the Altar-click on thumbnail picture above to view full picture (photo by: Juli Stratton)
Christmas 2005 Decorating
Father & son hanging wreath (photo by: Keven Dronen)
Christmas tree (photo by: Keven Dronen)
Mother & son decorating team (photo by: Keven Dronen)
Decorating team (photo by: Keven Dronen)
Decorating team (photo by: Keven Dronen)
Decorating team (photo by: Keven Dronen)
New Members & New Hire - 12/05
New members Mr. & Mrs. Haisler with Pastor Wayne (photo by: Keven Dronen)
New member Keven Dronen with Pastor Wayne (photo by: Kris Hallowell)
Newly hired Dir. Development Ministry-Keven Dronen with Consistory Board Members (photo by: Skyler Hallowell)
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