Trying times for a shepherd. Local pastor, congregation united while traveling faith journey during pandemic

Bethlehem Lutheran Church remained silent on Sunday as the Rev. Peder Johanson and the congregation continued to follow Safer-at-Home protocol during the pandemic.

By Todd Mishler, Editor

“The church is not the building, the church is the people.”

That philosophy has helped the Rev. Peder Johanson and members of his congregation at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brodhead for a decade, but more importantly while traveling their faith journey during the coronavirus pandemic.

“Life is so much different, the world is so much different, than it was a few months ago,” Johanson said. “The first couple of weeks were really difficult and stressful, but we’ve tried to be creative in finding what works best for us.

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