Thank you to everyone who joined us in Hickory Park on August 23 for our combined worship to celebrate Galaxy VBS 2026! Despite some interesting weather forecasts, God provided a morning of sun and clouds and some sprinkles for us to praise Him and rejoice in the kids and families who took part in our Bergen Community VBS. We were led by the children and family helpers in VBS music, scripture, and prayer, with a message from Pastor Hoyt. A special thank you to our VBS snack c

We were delighted to have so many children at the Bergen Community's Galaxy VBS at Bergen Evangelical Presbyterian and Bergen United Methodist Churches! We had a great time learning about how God loves us and how we can love others. We hope that each child enjoyed VBS as much as all our volunteers did! Our VBS kids did an amazing job with our Projects with a Purpose mission projects. They assembled 20 birthday cake kits, 40 birthday care bags, and raised $75 to support this m

Christian Sports Camp 2026 at Hickory Park in Bergen was an awesome time of fun, friends, fellowship, and faith! Over 50 campers and 30 adult and teen volunteers attended the camp at some point during the week. Impromptu Camp songs, fancy line dances, Jesus rocks, and the full gospel message displayed in sidewalk chalk, were all highlights of this year’s camp. Thank you to all volunteers and helpers who again made camp possible. Over eighty total campers and volunteers on

Although we had a couple of sprinkles between 5 and 6, the 2026 Bergen Sports Camp started right on time at 6 pm on Sunday, August 16. The kids participated in soccer, kickball, baseball, and basketball. Four different groups, roughly divided by age, were guided in drills and games in the various sports. All of the participants enjoyed a snack between two periods of activity. The evening ended with Joe leading a very interactive discussion on who was the greatest athlete in t

For our nation's 250th anniversary, we rang our church bell 250 times. We started right at noon on Saturday, July 4, and the bell rang for about 11 minutes. David Wright coordinated all the bell ringers, and David Snell counted each ring.

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

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!

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