Sanford Ropp will be speaking for the July 2022 meeting

The Bemidji Area Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship America will meet on  Saturday June 4th at the Beltrami Electric Cooperative Community Room, 4111 Technology Drive, beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Our speaker is Joe Katzung

Joe Katzung is 26 years old and has lived in Bemidji since 2015.  He works for the Sheriff's as a Patrol Deputy and has been with the County since 2018. He is a member of the MN National Guard for 9 years. He has served as an infantryman and qualified as a Sniper.  Most recently Joe was deployed overseas for most of 2021 serving in Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, and Afghanistan. The Lord has blessed Joe in abundantly in these endeavors and he will sharing testimony.

The Bemidji Area Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship America will be meeting on Saturday
 May 7th at   BEMIDJI FIRST ASSEMBLY CHURCH at Grant Avenue & 4TH Street SE,
beginning at 8:00 a.m.  A light breakfast will be served.  Come hungry and join in on the food,   worship, testimonies and fellowship  with the men and women for this time of refreshing in the Lord.

Our guest speaker is Terry Smith from Bemidji who, over a thirty-seven year span worked as a uniformed police officer, a long-haired undercover narcotics agent, an organized crime investigator, a SWAT commander, and a homicide detective.  He began his career with the Bloomington, MN Police Department, then moved on to do thirty years with the  Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).  During his last seventeen years he ran a squad of homicide investigators for the BCA.  In his book CODE 4 Smith writes about things that happened while he was “protecting and serving.”  Some of them were dangerous, some gut-wrenchingly tragic and some humorous. He speaks with insight about the people he worked with “who could be kind or hard-edged as circumstances demanded” and the toll the policing took on their lives.
In 2001 Terry received the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association honorable mention award as Minnesota Police officer of the Year.
 
Come on Saturday, May 7th, 8:00 a.m.at the BEMIDJI FIRST ASSEMBLY CHURCH  to hear Terry’s testimony regarding his faith in God and his career experiences.  You will be blessed and refreshed.  All men and women are welcome.

The Bemidji Area Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship America will be meeting on Saturday March 5th at the Beltrami Electric Cooperative Community Room, 4111 Technology Drive beginning at 8:00 a.m.  A light breakfast will be served.  Come hungry and join in on the food, worship, testimonies and fellowship with the men and women for this time of refreshing in the Lord.
 
Our guest speaker is Jeff Meyer from Bemidji who is a retired EMS helicopter Pilot. He is married to his wife, Charlene from Brookings, SD, for 15 years and is a member of Bemidji Baptist Church.  He is also currently enrolled as a full time student at Indiana Wesleyan University, pursuing his Masters Degree of Social Work.
After retiring from aviation, God burdened his heart to minister to those veterans, men and women that are struggling with PTSD. You will be blessed and challenged as he shares from his heart the God ordained path that he has been on, and still is today.
 
Come on Saturday March 5th at 8:00 a.m. for this gathering of like minded men and women.  You will be blessed and refreshed.

The Bemidji Area Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship America met on  Saturday February 5th at the Beltrami Electric Cooperative Community Room, 4111 Technology Drive, beginning at 8:00 a.m.  

Our guest speaker was Dave Larson from Bemidji. He has lived here since 2002.  He was Bemidji Mayor for a 2-year term and later served for 4 years as Councilor-at-large on the City Council. 
He was instrumental in assisting others to bring Ruby's Pantry food ministry to Bemidji. He also served on the Bemidji First Assembly Board of Elders and had been the President of this FGBMFA chapter.  Dave will share some highlights of his adventures from his conversion in 1972 to where he is today as he follows the leading of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit.  
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The Bemidji Area Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship America will be meeting on Saturday January 1st at the Beltrami Electric Community Room beginning at 8:00 a.m.  Come early and join in on the worship, testimonies and fellowship with the men and women  for this time of refreshing in the Lord.


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Our Guest Speaker will be Abraham Hierlmaier from Bemidji.
He writes: I was born  September 1990, the fourth of five kids for my parents. They were believers and have attended the same church in southern Minnesota from when I was about 4 years old to this day. I graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 2009 and the following fall I started at Riverland Community College (RCC) in there Industrial Maintenance and Machine Repair Program. In the fall of 2012 I completed my program as well as the requirements for transferring to BSU and in January 2013 I moved to Bemidji and began the engineering program.
My story of Christ working in me began when I was about six years old after my whole family was involved in a severe car crash around Christmas time. My injuries included two broken legs and I was afraid I would die. Fortunately my mom was a believer and explained that if we have Jesus in our hearts we don’t have to fear dying. At that time she prayed with me and I asked Jesus to come into my heart and following my recovery I was baptized. 
Of course, when I moved to Bemidji I wanted to continue going to church and the second week I was there I found one that I continued to go to for the next 6 years. First Baptist Church of Bemidji has been a great church for me. As I attended the services and listened to various guests, it never seemed to me that I was going to go overseas to do missions. It wasn’t until a group of men from the church went to India to teach pastors and do outreach that I felt any draw. When they returned with the stories of Gods power transforming lives and deep need that was there; at that point I prayed that God would break my heart for what breaks his.
In 2016 I was able to join a short term group going to Haiti with Country Faith Church through a coworker at Bemidji Aviation Services where I was working in their parts department. This was my first experience with missions and it opened my mind to missions and shortly after that I began looking into an organization called GoCorps. In January 2018 I left the US to serve in West Asia for 2 years with a training farm working with students mostly from Iran. The goal of the farm was to equip the students with an agriculture skill while also training them in scripture and how to be church leaders.
After 2 years in West Asia and returning to the US I committed to serve another year with Avant Ministries which was my original sending organization. As lock downs and travel restrictions came up in 2020 I was unable to return to West Asia and God opened the door to serving in East Africa for a year. In November 2020 I left again to serve a year there and I have seen God work in many ways during my time there. I returned to the US in November 2021 and am currently preparing to serve in a long term position with Avant. Currently I am seeking where God would have me serve and am confident He will make it clear in is time.

Please join us on Saturday January 1st  at 8:00 a.m. for a time of fellowship with fellow Christian men and women.  You will be refreshed and blessed.

The Bemidji Area Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship America will be meeting on Saturday December 4th at the  Beltrami Electric Community Room beginning at 8:00 a.m.  Come early and join in on the worship, testimonies and fellowship with the men and women  for this time of refreshing in the Lord.
Our Guest Speaker will be Jim Landes who resides in Bemidji.  Jim writes the following. “I grew up on a small farm south of the great city of Cass Lake, Minnesota. When I was 6, my parents, with their 5 children, relocated to eastern Pennsylvania.  Dad, a dairy farmer there, felt the call of God to pastor a little Mennonite church in Cass Lake. I was blessed with being raised in a Christian family and never felt the need to be like the world.  After high school I went to university, majoring in electrical engineering.  In 1969 I married my high school sweetheart, worked as a television engineer and later, at several other occupations.  I have two grown children, two  grandchildren and one great grandchild.  Come and be blessed as I share of God’s great goodness and mercy in redeeming me, a lost sinner, filling me with His Spirit and giving me a hope and a future.”

Please join us on Saturday November 6th  at 8:00 a.m. for a time of fellowship with fellow Christian men and women.  You will be refreshed and blessed.

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The Bemidji Area Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship met Saturday, October 2nd at MT. Zion church beginning at 8:00 am  (414 Lincoln Ave SE, Bemidji)

Our Featured speaker was Mike Rasch from Bemidji. 

Mike, a believer in Jesus Christ is, is retired, married 46 years to his wife and best friend Jackie, and have 2 children and 6 grandchildren.

Mike has been an independent insurance agent for 1st Bank System, a financial advisor for Lutheran Brotherhood, and an agency field executive for State Farm Insurance.

Mike is the QFM Radio Host on "Driving With Phil" and is a volunteer at the Northwoods Care Pregnancy Center teaching fatherhood classes.  He and his wife also mentor married couples who are struggling in their marriage.

Come early and enjoy the coffee, fellowship, worship time, and time together with fellow believers.

All  men and women are most welcome.

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