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One way that Berkey supports Model Elementary, our adopted school, is to provide a special meal for the teachers just before the start of the new school year. Berkey will host the meal on August 2 at 11:30 a.m. If you would like to provide a dish for this event, please visit Perfect Potluck. The […]

You can now listen to sermons on the Berkey website. Look for the “Sermon Audios” tab. Only the sermons are posted. If you would like to listen to the whole service, including singing and sharing, you may check out a CD from the office.

We will be hosting homeless families through the Goshen Interfaith Hostpitiality Network (GIHN) program, July 30 – August 6 at our church building. Thank you to all the many Berkey volunteers who are helping throughout the week with set up, hosting meals, hosting overnight, and most of all just being a loving, caring presence with […]

Until mid-August, Dan Schrock will be the only pastor, employed at half time. He will normally be in the church office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and usually on Fridays. For now the best way to contact him is by email (dan@berkeyavenue.org) or by his cell (574-202-4888). If he doesn’t answer the phone, please leave a […]

Berkey’s Spring/Summer worship series is Extending the Table: We All Belong. The July flyer about the series has been distributed in mailboxes and there are extras on the literature table. You are also invited to read the July flyer here.

You are invited to participate in centering prayer in the classroom between the offices and Jubilee hall on Sunday mornings, 9:00-9:20 a.m. Centering prayer is one way we can become more hospitable, more welcoming, to God.

Everyone is invited to a Berkey Summer Picnic this Sunday, July 16, after the worship service. Please bring your favorite summer salads, sandwiches and finger foods. There will be ice-cream sundaes and cones for dessert.

On July 30th, we once again have a chance to be hosts and guests at the table—-the lunch table. We will be having our second summer “Guess Who’s Coming to Lunch” event. This is a great way to get to know those who you are worshiping with. Everyone is encouraged to participate in this fun, […]

The Spiritual Leadership Team (SLT) is planning to hire a transitional pastor who has specialized training to help lead our congregation through the upcoming pastoral transitions. This person is not eligible to become the next long-term pastor, but only works for the designated transitional period. Meanwhile, we will also form another pastoral search committee to […]