We are delighted to again offer a concert with students from the Eastman School of Music Organ Deptartment. The yearly concert series at Bergen EPC was inspired by the renovation of our 1907 Charles Viner & Son pipe organ in 2023-4. Each year, we strive to have at least one organ concert as part of the series. The concert this year will feature Ali Santos and Matt Luca on Sunday, May 3, at 6 pm. At the age of thirteen, Matt Luca began his journey with the organ, otherwise kno

TAG (Teens After God) Youth Group teens continue to grow in their faith and spiritual maturity. They are also using their God given gifts to spread the gospel in a variety of ways. Many of our teens help lead worship in their churches. Several teens are working at overnight Christian camps for kids this summer. Many teens show up to help at Foodlink and other outreach ministries at the church, like sports camp and the harvest festival. We also have teens that help with multim

Easter morning was overcast in Bergen, but the joy of the resurrection filled our hearts as we worshipped together on the hill. Joy, Christin, and Alden led in singing and David read scripture. Pastor Hoyt reminded us of the hope of the resurrection both in our spiritual lives and in our everyday challenges. We were grateful that the rain ended just before we started to set up and that the wind was neither as strong nor as cold as it sometimes is on the hill. Hot coffee and f

2026 Concert Series We are making a change in the Concert Series this year and are planning to spread them throughout the year. We are planning the following concerts currently: March 15, 6 pm - Musicians from Roberts Wesleyan University May 3, 6 pm - Organ students from the Eastman School of Music Planning is tentative at this point, but we are hoping that we can have a concert in the park during the summer months. Finally, one last concert will be scheduled during the fall.

TAG teens had the awesome opportunity to attend a youth discipleship training conference at the BEPC on January 17. At the conference, the teens learned to share their faith and the gospel openly and easily with others. It was an amazing time of worship, biblical reflection, gospel training, and fellowship!

Monday, January 5, marked the start of the official week-long installation of the new carpet in the sanctuary. However, the work began long before this date, with Dave and Kevin removing the risers on the platform, moving wiring, and making other cosmetic changes to prepare for the new carpet. Also, areas of the flooring had to be patched, and subflooring needed to be installed in much of the sanctuary. David, Jonathan, Rob, and others had to clear all the sound and video equ

The Son Risers men's group started the new year with a special breakfast on Friday, January 2, 2026. Although the group normally meets each Thursday morning at 6 am, because of the New Years holiday, we meet at 8 am on Friday for a breakfast and time of fellowship. Although we often have young men for our Bible study breakfasts, this week we had almost equal numbers of older and young men. Join us on Thursday mornings as we study the book of James together this winter (and mo

December 19 - Christmas Movie & Game Night December 21 - Christmas Pageant December 21 - Fellowship Lunch December 21 - Christmas Caroling Christmas Eve - Candlelight Service

We are now on the third day of our Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection for this year. We have collected 572 boxes so far, with many more expected later in the week. The four trailers are in the parking lot, ready to be filled on Sunday and Monday. It's not too late to bring a shoebox to the church if you want to pack one! We, as a church, have been collecting items for boxes all year, and our packing of shoeboxes formally started at VBS this summer. During VBS, one o

The 2025 Harvest Festival opened its doors at 6 pm, and the fellowship hall was full of noise and fun for the evening. Although it was a little damp, the rain had basically stopped, and we had lots of people who stopped by for food and fun. Young people and adults were greeted at the street and given candy and trinkets, and over one hundred New Testaments were given out. Once they entered the fellowship hall, there were a variety of games, some done by people in our church an

Sewing with a Purpose (SWP) had a work day at the church on September 9. Ladies worked on a variety of projects for ministries both in...

On Saturday, September 6, the church hosted a Back-to-School Bash in the church parking lot. The highlight of the day was a giant...

Our first ever “Family Fun in the Son” camp is taking place August 27th through August 29th. It will be held at Hickory Park in Bergen...

This year the theme of VBS was ‘Magnified!’ Kids were encouraged to look closely at the details of God’s amazing world and magnify, or...

Pastor Brandt and Brandon at the Welcome Reception, July 28, 2025 On July 6, the Session voted to extend an offer to Brandon Northup to...

The General Assembly (GA) of the EPC met on June 17 to 19 at Ward Church. Pastor Brandt and Rob Willhoft attended as delegates. Rob...

On June 29, we concluded the Sunday School year with a breakfast for the church. We had over 30 people who enjoyed eating breakfast...

The Bergen Park Festival was held on Saturday, June 14. Our church participated in both the parade and had a booth that community members...

On June 8, after the worship service, we had our annual church picnic at Seward's barn. Food was in great abundance. The Fellowship Team...

The General Assembly of our denomination will meet at Ward Church in suburban Detroit this coming week. It starts on June 17 at 9:00 am...