By Jolene FarleyWith school out for the summer, local churches start summer Bible School next week.Steen Reformed Church and Bethlehem Lutheran Church Bible Schools are scheduled Monday, June 7, through Friday, June 11.In Steen, the theme for the week is "Jesus Helps You Power Up," and the mascot is an ant with weights. "Some of our stories — they’re about accepting one another, loving, serving, comforting and forgiving," Amy Wilgenburg, co-director of the event, said. The other directors are Lois Leenderts and Vonda Klarenbeek. Each grade level will study one Bible story per day and do some crafts. Bible School in Steen starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon for children from kindergarten-through-eighth grades. Offerings collected during the week will be used to send story Bibles to children in Russia. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 855-2336.At Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Bible School begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon except on Friday when the fun continues until 1 p.m.The theme for the week is "Construction, I.N.C. (in the name of Christ)."Offerings will be taken daily for the Homes for Habitat. On Friday, the group will sing at the Tuff Village and eat lunch at Jacobson Park. The closing program will be at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 13, at the Tuff Home. Teachers for this year are Katie McGaffee and Stacy Bush, Jil Vaughn, Shirley Anderson, Pastor Lowell Berg, Sonja Berg and Jan Solberg, Deb Warner, Deb Bowman and Glenda McGaffee. Everyone is welcome. For more information call Glenda McGaffee at 962-3697.
