Meeting Archive

December 2nd Norm Berg at 8:00am - Beltrami Electric

11/22/2023

Our next meeting is on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. A light breakfast will be served.

Norm Berg was born in Bemidji (Nymore) Minnesota

Norm joined the service in 1973 was 17 years old. Spent three years in the Army and six years National Guard. Graduated High School in 1975 from St. Marys High School in Fort Carson, Colorado.

Norm then went to autobody school in 1977. Worked in that for a couple years. Got married to my first wife and had a son. November 14, 1978. Got divorced. Then married current wife 4/10/1982. We will be married 42 years in April. We have two daughters and one son.
Also have 12 grandchildren.

Started N+ B Painting & Drywall the fall of 1994. Became Incorporated in 2008. Sold business to my son Josh in May of 2023.

Norm has had many struggles with drugs and alcohol before accepting Christ into my life in the Fall of 1989.

November 4th, 2023 Colonel Kelly R. Johnson

11/4/2023

Colonel Kelly Johnson is currently the future operations planner for the 76th ORC and will be a 2024 graduate of the United States Army War College. He received his commission as an Armor Officer from the State of Minnesota Officer Candidate School in 1998. He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic, the Scout Platoon Leaders Course, Cavalry Leaders Course, Mission Command 101 and 201, Simulations Operations (57 A) Course, Senior Officer's Legal Orientation Course, Command and General Staff College, Advanced Operations Course, and the United States Army War College. Colonel Johnson holds a Master of Arts degree from Park University in communication and Leadership and will have a Master of Strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College in July 2024. On the civilian side, Kelly Johnson is a Sergeant in the MN State Patrol in the office of the Office of Pupil Training and Safety. He has been in law enforcement since 2001 and has seen many changes since beginning his career over 22 years ago. In his presentation, Kelly will give his testimony and talk about many changes, highlights, and struggles throughout his military and law enforcement careers. Kelly lives in Bemidji, MN with his wife of 20 years, Aricka, and their children Nicholas (17) and Naomi (14). They enjoy watching both their children play hockey, baseball, softball, and tennis. As a family enjoy traveling and seeing and learning new things together.

October 7th - Dr. Doug Carragher Phd - First Baptist Church

10/7/2023

Note: Due to technical difficulties - only about 40 minutes were able to be recorded.

Saturday, October 7th 8:00 am

First Baptist Church 155 Paul Bunyan Dr. N.W. Bemidji, MN

A light breakfast to be served (Rolls - Fruit - Coffee)

Speaker: Dr. Doug Carragher, PhD,
is the founder and president of Wounded Spirits, a Biblical approach to PTSD. He is a well sought-after military speaker, and is a retired Army Sargent Major, and author. By God's grace, he was able to meet world leaders, including six presidents. His numerous awards include 30 medals and 10 ribbons. He is also a 39th member of the U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention Hall of Fame residing at the Pentagon. Doug has trained over 5,000 people to help with PTSD. He is married to his wife Debbie and has 2 sons.
Doug is in Bemidji this October to hold a workshop on PTSD at Concordia Language Camp and we are very honored to have him as this month's speaker

More information on Wounded Spirits: https://woundedspirits.com/
Link to October 2 - 6, 2023 - Flyer: https://woundedspirits.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WS-flyer-8.5inx11in-v1.pdf

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 - Bryant LaVallie - Beltrami Electric

9/2/2023

Saturday, September 2nd at Beltrami Electric at 8:00 am.
Speaker; Bryant Lavallie

Bryant was born in Belcourt, ND. Saved at 20 years of age.
Attended Bible College in 1978
Called into the ministry in the office of Evangelist.

Bryant has been married for 20 years. His wife is from Saskatchewan, Canada. They have four children

Bryant moved to Bemidji, MN in 2021 to work with his brother Maynard Lavallie

Bryant is now pastoring at Ball Club & Chief Corner Stone church in Bemidji.

August 5th, 2023 Eugene Campbell

8/5/2023

On Saturday, August 5th, 2023. 8:00 am at Beltrami Electric, Eugene Campbell

Eugene was born in Dubuque, Iowa.

Family started attending the Salvation Army Church when he was 5 years old.

Saved at 7 years old.

Served in the Navy from 1973 - 1977 has Hospital Corpsman.

Worked two years professional as EMT

Married, moved to Minnesota.

Worked 4 years at Lambert Lumber in Bemidji

Worked at Norboard for 36 years, now retired.

Member of First Baptist Church

Volunteers fro the Salvation Army

Tyrone Clark July 1st, 2023

7/1/2023

Saturday July 1st, 2023 at 8:00 am.

Tyrone Clark spoke. His information is below.

I was born in Havana, Florida, in 1964. I come from a very blended family. I have been married for 35 years, and we have 3 daughters. I retired from the military (Army) after 23 years of service.

I work at the Chippewa National Forest as a Program Specialist/Executive Assistant. I serve as the State President of the Minnesota Association of the Gideon International Organization, Vice President of the Bemidji Camp, and Vice-Chair on the Cass Lake Area Food Shelf Board of Directors. I am also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars-Bemidji Chapter.

My education includes studies in Supervisory Management, Business Management, Christian Studies, Church Ministry, and Eschatology. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior at 17 and have experience much spiritual growth since then. Traveling the world and living in Turkey, Korea, Hawaii, and other states (South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Teas, and Minnesota) has allowed me to experience the grace of God in my other areas of my life.

June 3rd. Dr. Neil Skogerboe

6/1/2023

Neil grew up in a Christian home in Carlsbad, Minnesota and found his love of his life, Celeste, who has been his wife for 52 years.

His undergraduate degree was from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and his first two years of medical school were at UND in Grand Forks, then graduating "with Honors" from Baylor in Houston, Texas.

His medical practice started in Roseau, Minnesota July 1st of 1975, and they then moved to Bemidji in March of 1979. it has been a blessing to be in an active, full-range family practice.

He retired July 1st, 2015 -- 40 years to the day in practice.

Neil and Celeste have been blessed with three children and 7 grandchildren.
Joshua, married Amy, is a pastor in Montgomery, Illinois.
Noah, married Cori, has a position at Dartmouth College and lives in Vermont.
Natalie, married last September to Miguel Villalpando, owns a consulting business that helps write and facilitate Public Health grants, primary related to drug and alcohol abuse prevention for youth in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Neil has been a long-time member of the Christian medical and Dental Society, and now enjoying and continuing to be busy in retirement.

Mike Brazee May 6th, 2023

4/6/2023

Mike was born in South Dakota, and his family moved to Grand Forks, ND when he was three. He grew up in a Christian home, and was saved when a Junior in high school. He went to Bible College at the church he grew up in, and served churches in music and youth. He pastored 2 churches from 1998 - 2007. He has managed diverse departments and businesses for 40 years, and is currently the Operations Manager at Ace on the Lake in Bemidji. he throughly enjoys sharing his passion with others with what God has done in his life, and what God can do in theirs.

Justin Hoover April 1st, 2023

4/1/2023

Justin was born and raised in Dora Lake on a hunting and fishing resort. As a child he enjoyed hunting, fishing, waterskiing and training hunting dogs. At the age of 21 God miraculously saved him through a Gospel of John which someone placed in his college mailbox. At the age of 24 he traveled to Indonesia with Mission Aviation Fellowship to serve Jesus in the jungle as a missionary pilot. Since then, Hoover has traveled to 16 countries preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Associated and other ministries. His heart is to see every nation worship the Lord Jesus Christ.

Hoover is the owner of Blue Ox Storage, 4031 Aviation and serves on the Bemidji School Board.

Stephen Yagilnicky - March 4th, 2023

3/4/2023

Stephen is President of Love Cradle International Ministries will be speaking Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at Beltrami Electric Community Room.

Link to Love Cradle International

Stephen was born in Manitoba Canada, farming country near Ridging National Park.

Stephen writes:
I was blessed to know God at a very young age and came to a deeper understanding and relationship with Jesus Christ at about age 10. It was at this time I understood I was a sinful person/ a sinner and needed the forgiveness that only the Father could give me through His son Jesus Christ. Godly sorrow came to me that day by His grace and love and repentance was now mine.

And the journey to follow him began.

This journey led me to Bible school and to the West Coast of Canada as a missionary with Shantymen Int. Esperanza Ministries where I was ordained.

The journey continued in the early 2000 to Ukraine. There my wife and I began ministering to orphan children. This was the beginning of Love Cradle International.

Love Cradle International has grown to care for and minister to not only orphan children, but all children and families, the elderly, people in need of a savior. it is a journeying with Jesus Christ as He ministers to those the Father would bring to Him each day.

We lived in Ukraine for about 10 years, recently returning in November, over a year ago.
I am married to Iryna, and we have three children: Aleks, Miakl, Elein.

And the journey continues.

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