Come and See
We're neighbors and friends... recent transplants and old-timers. We're travelers on the journey of faith, and we're better together. Welcome to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Slater, Iowa. With more than 140 years of history, we continue to welcome, worship, serve, and live in the name of Jesus Christ for the sake of God's world.
On the Go with God!
Are you ready to hit the road?! VBS 2025 is rev'd up and ready for a ROAD TRIP!!! Join Scout and your friends at Bethlehem and Slater UMC for five nights of VBS fun for kids pre-K to 5th Grade! We'll gather at Slater UMC this year from 6pm until 8pm. Registration is free, and you can enroll online here! Join us! We're going to have fun this summer, and it all starts July 27th!
We are
A Community in Christ.
We celebrate ancient stories and sacraments regularly here. In doing so, we celebrate God's faithfulness in the midst of our brokenness. At Bethlehem, we're small enough to know you by name, and just old enough to remember some history. For generations, this community has gathered to learn, grow, and share in the good news of Jesus Christ. Bethlehem is today a vibrant, authentic community of faith where the good news of Jesus Christ is not only preached, but practiced.
Worship Services:
In-Person 9:00 a.m.
Sundays via YouTube 11:30 a.m.
Bread for Tomorrow
The Slater/Sheldahl community Pantry has served neighbors and friends since 1983. The "Daily Bread" campaign envisions a purpose-built experience for our clients and their families. We're on a mission to expand the availability of Pantry services in our community, and to do even more to stretch tight budgets here at home. Click here for more information or to make an online gift.
"One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Mark 12:28-31
We're Gifted and Gathered
by Grace.
"We are beggars; this is true." Luther's last words point to grace, and God's nature to move first in everything. The Holy Spirit gathers us on Sundays around the Word. We share in the holy meal, and are reminded again of our true identity (as God's own people). Renewed and re-centered in Christ, Sunday worship sends us back into our daily lives to love and serve others in Christ's name.
We'd love to see you Here.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church is located in Slater, Iowa. We're just south of Ames and just north of Ankeny. Our community serves neighbors in need throughout Sheldahl, Ankeny, Polk City, Ames, Slater, Huxley, Madrid and Cambridge. For more information, join us for worship, stop by the office, or call. Bethlehem proudly shares in the mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its congregations.
