Beth Anne Vella
Women's Bible Study Instuctor
"I Am"
Beth Anne has been attending People's church for a year now. This fall will be her first bible study class at People's, where she is taking the women on a journey through the seven "I Am" statements of Jesus.
Lets Meet Her
Who's the puffball in the photo with you?
I have two Bichon Frise dogs. The dog in the
picture is my male named Bentley Edward Charles George. If you think he
has a lot of hair you should see his sister Lacey!
What are your hobbies?
I enjoy rubber
stamping and flower gardening; My sister introduced me to rubber
stamping about 10 years ago. I haven't stepped into a Hallmark store
since! I make all of my own cards. I don't consider myself crafty but I
can copy anything! Flower gardening is something I learned to
appreciate from both my grandfathers! I use to have a large formal
garden with roses, a knot
garden, and beautiful sun loving perennials. But living in the woods, I
quickly found out that the deer, chipmunk, rabbit, mole and woodchuck
love them as much as I do! Now I have a small shade loving garden
protected by a fence to keep out the critters!
How
did you get started teaching bible studies?
I think it was about seven
years ago I was in the position of either choosing Ladies Bible study
material or leading a discussion group. About five years ago the Lord really impressed on me that new believers needed to be grounded in their faith. So
I also have done some one-on-one or small group discipleship studies.
The last three years I was a discussion group leader in Bible Study
Fellowship (BSF) and I felt for the first time I actually got some
training on how to lead! My passion is discipleship...coming alongside
others to learn who God is and what He says in His word so they become
grounded in their faith and trust Him more.
Where
might we see you at Peoples?
You can find me at the second service
(never have been a morning person!) sitting on the left side toward the
front. You will also find me at the Exchange in Fellowship Hall.
