Bethel Fellowship International

TABERNACLE Studies by W. W. Patterson has been added to the BFI Book Room. The study notes were compiled by Brother Patterson in 1975 from notes that he used in over forty years of ministry-teaching on the subject. You can access the studies by visiting the Book Room. 

With a little more than three weeks left before BFI’s 2015 Ministers Conference, BFI President Floyd Earlywine and his wife, Alice, both urge anyone who plans on attending to, by all means, make an effort to purchase and begin reading this year’s keynote speaker, Jay ZINN‘s book beforehand.

Published early this year, the book is titled COUNTDOWN TO ETERNITY: A Concise Account of Revelation’s Events Leading Up to The Second Coming. The book can be ordered by clicking on the highlighted link above.

Floyd & Alice say of the book: Anyone who desires to get a Biblical perspective of where we are and who the players are from a Biblical view needs to read this book. It just may ignite a fire under some to share the Lord with this generation. You and I may be gone but the younger generation may well go through things we can not fathom. We need to remind people that the Bible is not a historical book that shows what happened in the past, but it is a glimpse at right now and the future. Remember Brother W. W. Patterson always said, “The Bible is as up to date as today’s newspaper.”

Please encourage your congregants to make an effort to attend this very timely and important conference. The conference is open to the public, especially church workers. Also, you can order the book beforehand by clicking on this link: COUNTDOWN TO ETERNITY by Jay Zinn.

An amazon.com five-star review of the book says, “Dr. Jay Zinn is destined to become a Best Seller. He’s a theologian extraordinaire who clearly and concisely explains what’s going to happen at the Second Coming. Unless you’re a world-class expert on eschatology, you must read this book if you desire a deeper understanding of Revelation. He weaves wit, wisdom, and scholarly hermeneutics into an excellent read. Buy it.”

Details of the conference are as follows:

Bethel Fellowship International has just been notified by Marvin Fretwell via its Facebook page that his father, Marion R. Fretwell passed away on March 23, 2015.

“A few of the old-timers with BFI will remember Marion R. Fretwell, long-time Pentecostal minister in Yakima, WA. He was not a BFI minister, but he was well-known to many of you. He passed on to be with his Lord on March 23rd, at age 96 yrs, 3 months, 26 days,” wrote Marvin.

Marvin’s father’s obituary is noted below, as copied from his own webpage at: http://www.marvel8ed.com

The Passing of a Wonderful Father

Marion Reynold Fretwell was born Nov 25, 1918, in Parma, Idaho, to William Lafayette Fretwell and Fannie Sparks (Ramsey) Fretwell. He passed on March 23, 2015, in his sleep, at age 96 years, 3 months, and 26 days.

He was educated in the Roswell, Idaho Rural School, and graduated from high school in 1937.

He attended Northwest Bible Training Home in Caldwell, Idaho, where he met his future wife, Pearl Snider. They were married at Tieton, Washington, July 20, 1939. They attended the Big Downtown Missionary Training Home in Oakland, California, in 1940. He was ordained to the Ministry in 1943.

Together, they pastored the Tieton Pentecostal Church after the Pearl Harbor attack. Later, they were pastors of various churches in Idaho and Oregon. They moved to Yakima in 1949, their final pastorate of 23 years, at Emmanuel Assembly. For many years thereafter he published ministerial articles monthly by mail and by Internet, and authored one book. He was a member of the International Ministerial Association.

Marion also worked for many years at Standard Paint, and was an expert repairman for high pressure airless paint sprayers, and bore the nickname “Barney” to distinguish him from other Marions there.

He is survived by all four of his children: Louise Wheadon of Las Vegas, Nevada, Marvin Fretwell of Mesa, Arizona, Kathy Fretwell of Columbus, Ohio, and Pete Fretwell of Robbinsville, New Jersey; six grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.

As Marion’s eldest son, Marvin shared, “I think I knew him as well as anyone, and I can truthfully say that Dad was a man after God’s own heart — much in the same way as King David. That is, he wasn’t perfect; he made as many mistakes as the rest of us, but, oh, how quickly he would correct any mistake he made. He was never afraid to profoundly apologize if he felt he had harmed or offended someone. He was a constant seeker of truth. He didn’t have all truth, but he never ended his quest for more. Add to this his love of God, and he was a man to love and respect. How blessed I have been to have him as a part of my life for the almost 72 years of my lifespan. I already miss him.”

Bethel Fellowship International is excitedly looking forward to its 2015 Ministerial Conference to be held at Bethel Chapel at Mountlake Terrace on Friday~Saturday, May 1~2. Our keynote speaker this year will be Bible teacher, author and artist Dr. Jay Zinn. We encourage any and all who have ties to old Bethel Temple to make plans to attend. All will be welcomed.

In your preparation for attending the conference this year, you may want to purchase a copy of Zinn’s just-published book COUNTDOWN TO ETERNITY: A Concise Account of Revelation’s Events Leading Up to The Second Coming. Order by clicking on this link: https://www.createspace.com/5273376

In a telephone conversation with former protege of Bethel Temple’s W. H. Offiler and pioneer of the Anchorage Abbott Loop Christian Center, Dick Benjamin recently commented on this year’s conference keynote speaker. Click audio link here: