Bethania Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The ELCA is committed to the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by providing meaningful worship services in a variety of settings, teaching the faith, and witnessing to the love of Christ in words, actions and truth. The ELCA is making Christ known and proclaiming hope for a new millennium.
Located in the picturesque Santa Ynez Valley in Solvang, the church was formed by Danish immigrants who started the Atterdag Folk School and Bethania. The church was incorporated in 1911. The people met for services at the folk school first and then in the present church building, completed in 1928, at 603 Atterdag Rd.
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