THE 80TH ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT SERVICE - MESSIAH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH - LINDSBORG, KANSAS
In 1935 Arvid Wallin, professor of music at Bethany College and Choir Director at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lindsborg, Kansas, started a tradition at the church that lasts to this day; the annual Candlelight Service. In 2014 Rev. Dr. Dean Apel is Pastor of Messiah and Dr. Mark Lucas, also a professor at Bethany College, is the Adult Choir Director.
In order to post this video in a timely manner before Christmas, this is the unedited version, shot the evening of December 14, 2014 by videographer Jay Richardson, using a standard definition Canon GL3 professional camcorder. The producer is Chris Abercrombie, who also recorded the digital soundtrack.
An edited version of this video, complete with video transitions and titles, will be produced for archival purposes and posted on YouTube in the near future.
Bethany Home Ground Breaking October 20, 2011
Bethany Home is a nursing care facility in Lindsborg, Kansas. The home was first dedicated on November 19, 1911. As part of the centennial celebration a ground breaking ceremony was held for Bethany Home's new $4,000,000 assisted living facility, which will initally accomidate 20 residents. Bethany Home is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
2018 KSHSAA Large Group Music Festival (Choirs)
Live from Bethany Lutheran Church in Lindsborg, Kansas
Stream will run all day. Schedule available at live.smokyvalley.org
Many Thanks to Bethany Lutheran Church for the use of their facility and also Many Thanks to Nex-Tech Wireless for providing internet access at Bethany Lutheran to make our live stream possible! Visit nex-techwireless.com for your wireless needs!
1953 Svensk Hyllningsfest - Lindsborg, Kansas USA
The Svensk Hyllningfest (Swedish honoring festival) is held each odd-numbered year in Lindsborg, Kansas USA, referred to as Little Sweden USA. Held in October, after harvest in this agricultural American Midwest town, festival years are 2015, 2017, and 2019, which will be Lindsborg's sesquicentennial.
The 2003 and 2005 Hyllningsfest committees paid to have color films of early festivals professionally transferred to digital video tape so the films, by Hyllningsfest founder Dr. William Holwerda. The first festival was in 1941, shortly before American joined the Allies in World War Two. The festivals were then discontinued until after the war.
Merry Christmas from Bethany College!
Everyone has their own Christmas traditions, including Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS! Here are some of our campus's preparations for the season. How are YOU getting ready for the holiday?
Produced by Marcy Erb '13, communications assistant, with thanks to Professor of Communication Carl Isaacson; President Leonard, his wife, Sheila, and sons, Quade and Thomas; the women's soccer team coached by Sean McMannis; Associate Professor of Theatre Greg LeGault; Bethany Seminar and Quest classes and the Alternative Gift Market committee; and the College Choir directed by Assistant Professor of Music Jeffery Wall
Free Hugs: Hyllingsfest
Inspired by Juan Mann and the Free Hugs Campaign ( I decided I wanted to make my own Free Hugs video. The movie was shot in the small town of Lindsborg, Kansas, during the once every 2 year Swedish festival of Hyllingsfest.
I'd like to thank again everyone who helped, hugged, stared and smiled, filmed, commented on my video, or held up a sign with me.
In loving memory of Jordan Heimer
Ain't Got Time To Die - Hall Johnson, arr. Purifoy
Smoky Valley Men's Choir
Leah Ann Anderson, Director
Brenda Finch, Piano
Svensk Hyllningsfest 2017
October 13, 2017
Bethany Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, Kansas
Sterling Womens Chorus
April 12, 2017 - KSHSAA Large Group Music Festival
Bethany Lutheran Church - Lindsborg, Kansas
Rating - I
St. Lucia Fest - Lindsborg, Kansas USA
Every Jultide season the Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers, a group of high school students, celebrate St. Lucia Day on the Saturday closest to the traditional date of December 13. The town of Lindsborg, Kansas was founded by settlers from Sweden in 1869. Townsfolk of both Swedish and non-Swedish decent honor the early pioneers with Swedish festivals throughout the year. For more see visitlindsborg.com.
Abilene High School Mass Choir
April 12, 2017 - KSHSAA Large Group Music Festival
Bethany Lutheran Church - Lindsborg, Kansas
Rating - I
Lindsborg Ks High School Choir Group 2014
Lindsborg Ks High School Choir sing on Valentines Day at Neighbors Cafe in McPherson Ks. You guys sounds great.
Heritage Square, Lindsborg, Kansas
Flight #462 Yuneec Q500 music:
The Best Tiny Towns in Every State
Mooresville is a tiny town packed with history—in fact the entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors are transported to a 19th century village as they tour the historic landmarks, like the Brick Church, and Stagecoach Inn and Tavern, which all 59 of the residents work to preserve.
Talkeetna, Alaska is a tiny town with exceptional views, thanks to its location at the base of Mt. McKinley (Denali), the tallest mountain on North America.
Located in the Mule Mountains of Arizona, Bisbee began in the late 1800s as a mining community whose members’ livelihoods centered around the area’s copper and precious metals. Visitors today can relive the town’srich historythrough its world-famous Queen Mine Tour which takes participants underground in hard hats, headlamps, yellow slickers.
Whether you’re biking across the country or eager to escape in mountainous terrain, Eureka Springs is asmall-town destination deserving of your attention. Settled between lush forests in the Ozark mountains, this town—once the fourth largest in Arkansas and now recognized on the National Register of Historic Places—combines natural beauty with awe-inspiring Victorian architecture and the creative works of more than 400 neighborhood artists.
Perched on a bluff overlooking white-sand beaches, Carmel-by-the-Sea stands out not only for its stunning coastal beauty, but also for its laid-back, luxurious downtown, distinguished by old-fashioned alleyways and architectural flourishes straight out of a children's fairytale. Given that we're talking about California, it's perhaps no surprise that several notable celebrities rank among the town's residents.
Out in the San Juan Mountains stands Silverton, the last mining camp in the country. Established in 1874 on land once populated by the Southern Ute tribe, this small town was settled after the Civil War by numerous miners digging up deposits of gold and silver from along the Animas river as well as workers of the steam railroads.
Plenty of places in Connecticut offerglimpses of early America. But Mystic stands out as the only town in the state where, against a background of small-town New England charm, you can exhaust yourself exploring the rich maritime history of the Long Island Sound.
For as long as America has been a country, Lewes has been sitting beside the Delaware Bay, right at the point where the bay joins the Atlantic. That means The First Town in The First State” appeals as much to beachgoers as it does to history buffs.
Before the highways and high-rise beach hotels, countless small coastal communities dotted the coast of The Panhandle. However, today, Apalachicola endures as one the precious few places where you can still get a taste of Old Florida—“taste” being the operative word.
The year was 1969, and Helen, Georgia, once a thriving lumber town, had fallen into decline. Jobs were scarce and the desolated main street did little to attract the attention of new investors and residents.
Out on the third largest island in Hawaii, Oahu, the small town of Haleiwawelcomes visitors and locals alike to find respitein its sandy pristine beaches and its laid-back vibes. The North Shore’s wide range of waves—from small and gentle in the summer to big and glassy in the winter—makes it an especially attractive spot to surf year-round.
As happens with many small towns, Ketchum’s population has ebbed and flowed with its changing identity. Though first established within a booming mining district in 1880, the mountain town’s inhabitants switched from miners to shepherds—and it became the largest sheep shipping station in the country—some 30 years after the price of silver declined.
Sitting at the foot of Giant City State Park and surrounded by the Shawnee Hills in Southern Illinois, scenic Makanda is apopular destinationfor artists and nature lovers. The old railroad town was originally a hub for shipping produce to Chicago, but many citizens moved away when advancements in transportation limited job prospects.
New Harmony is the result of not just one, but two attempts at creating a utopian society. Established by Johann Georg Rapp, the leader of separatists from the German Lutheran Church called the Harmonie Society, the town was originally called Harmony.
In southeastern Iowa, a little city called Fairfield is growing in size and stature. The town of less than 10,000 has long been perhaps the largest hub for transcendental meditation practitioners and many of the local buildings are constructed in accordance with the principles of Maharishi Vedic architecture.
In the heart of Kansas, Lindsborg stands as a reminder of the surge of Swedish immigrants who arrived in the state in the mid-1800s. Also called Little Sweden, this tiny city is home to Bethany College, a small Lutheran liberal arts college, as well as an art museum,quaint inns and bed-and-breakfasts, and several gift shops where dala horses of all sizes are on offer.
Identified as one of the top eleven
Nickerson High School Concert Choir
April 12, 2017 - KSHSAA Large Group Music Festival
Bethany Lutheran Church - Lindsborg, Kansas
Rating - I
Marion Mens Choir
April 12, 2017 - KSHSAA Large Group Music Festival
Bethany Lutheran Church - Lindsborg, Kansas
Rating - I
America the Beautiful
The Bethany College Band in a concert from May 12, 2009
Nickerson High School Womens Choir
April 12, 2017 - KSHSAA Large Group Music Festival
Bethany Lutheran Church - Lindsborg, Kansas
Rating - I
Lyons High School Choir
April 12, 2017 - KSHSAA Large Group Music Festival
Bethany Lutheran Church - Lindsborg, Kansas
Rating - II
Tabor College Messiah 2015
Tabor College in Hillsboro, KS
CAMPAIGN 2012: Pick your favorite mug - Cole Peters, Lindsborg, KS
High School Senior and service station attendant, Cole Peters explains his Presidential preference with a straight-forward poise not found in every18 year old. October 7, 2012