History

Nearly a century and a half ago five families, new to this country, started meeting in homes to hear the Gospel of Christ preached and to pass along their faith to their children. Just a few years later, in 1891, a church was built on donated land and Bethany Free Lutheran Church was incorporated in the town of Easton, Marathon County.

Recently our congregation returned to its heritage and became, once again, a free Lutheran congregation that focuses on the pure Gospel of Christ and the proper administering of the Holy Sacraments. We choose to affiliate with the LCMC which is an association of Lutheran congregations free in Christ.

While generations of members have come and gone, some of our current members are 4th and 5th generation members of Bethany. Besides those who are from the town of Easton in Marathon County, today’s members come from Langlade, Lincoln, and Shawano counties as well. A new generation of members of the Body of Christ, at Bethany, proclaiming the good news!