Our hope and intent is that you will experience a warm welcome during your first few interactions with us.
As we meet together, you will hear voices singing songs of praise about Jesus, as well as the Bible being preached. You will see that people dress casually. You will also get a taste of more relational opportunities as you stop by our welcome table or wander into Gateway Fellowship. Soon, we hope you will be touched by the fellowship experienced in community by those who call this their church home. Oh, and there is a very good chance you will smell coffee (and be able to drink it). After all, this is a church.
We believe your experience with us will further connect you with Jesus and others. That is what we are all about!
Worship Services
Currently, Bible EFC has three worship services on-site. Each of the three worship services is approximately 70 minutes in length and shares the same message preached, but each experience has its own unique, live worship team. We encourage you to attend each one over the course of multiple weeks!
9:00am Sanctuary Worship Service
10:30am Video Venue Worship Service
What’s a Video Venue? This worship service meets in our Activity Center (south/right end of our building). The environment encourages fellowship. Since this service has a casual feel, most people sit around tables. The sermon portion of the service is projected and viewed as a video on a large screen. All other portions of the service are led by a live worship team and on-site pastor. This is a great place to initially bring a friend or find out for yourself that “church” might not be like you thought it was.
10:30am Sanctuary Worship Service
Nursery for healthy children 0-2 is available (north/left end of the building) throughout the morning worship services beginning at 8:45am. See the Children, Youth, and Adults portion of this site to find out what else you and your family can experience during these worship services.
Weather-Related Cancellations: If weather conditions cause the cancellation of any worship services or church activities, check out the Bible EFC Facebook Page for the latest updates. You can also call our church office at 608-372-9377. If nothing has been posted or updated, assume a normal schedule.
What We Believe
Below you will find our Statement of Faith divided into ten points for easy reading. As a whole, it is parallel to the Evangelical Free Church of America’s 2008 Statement of Faith. Bible EFC is an autonomous church that freely chooses to associate with the EFCA around these theological convictions. “Where stands it written” is a time-tested phrase related to what one believes.
For a PDF containing Biblical references for this statement, click here.
God
We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself and to make all things new for His own glory.
The Bible
We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, through the words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for salvation, and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged. Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises.
The Human Condition
We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image, but they sinned when tempted by Satan. In union with Adam, human beings are sinners by nature and by choice, alienated from God, and under His wrath. Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ can we be rescued, reconciled and renewed.
Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person in two natures. Jesus—Israel's promised Messiah—was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate.
The Work of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, shed His blood on the cross as the perfect, all–sufficient sacrifice for our sins. His atoning death and victorious resurrection constitute the only ground for salvation.
The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit, in all that He does, glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts the world of its guilt. He regenerates sinners, and in Him they are baptized into union with Christ and adopted as heirs in the family of God. He also indwells, illuminates, guides, equips and empowers believers for Christ–like living and service.
The Church
We believe that the true church comprises all who have been justified by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone. They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ, of which He is the Head. The true church is manifest in local churches, whose membership should be composed only of believers. The Lord Jesus mandated two ordinances, baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which visibly and tangibly express the gospel. Though they are not the means of salvation, when celebrated by the church in genuine faith, these ordinances confirm and nourish the believer.
Christian Living
We believe that God's justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and purpose. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially, and to live out our faith with care for one another, compassion toward the poor and justice for the oppressed. With God’s Word, the Spirit’s power, and fervent prayer in Christ’s name, we are to combat the spiritual forces of evil. In obedience to Christ’s commission, we are to make disciples among all people, always bearing witness to the gospel in word and deed.
Christ's Return
We believe in the personal, bodily and premillennial return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission.
Response and Eternal Destiny
We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the gospel by turning to Him in repentance and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punishment and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace. Amen.
Mission – Motto – Model – Vision
Mission: Bible Evangelical Free Church exists to honor God first in Tomah and then throughout the world by making disciples of Jesus Christ who are becoming convinced by him, changed to be like him, called to his priorities and committed to loving relationships. (Mark 12:28-33)
Motto: Connecting people with Jesus and others
Ministry Model: (Matthew 28:19-20)
–Winning (evangelizing) the lost.
–Growing (establishing) believers.
–Equipping workers & leaders.
–Multiplying (enabling) leaders.
Vision for Bible Evangelical Free Church:
We will be a community full of life—real, everyday followers of Jesus who consistently multiply communities of Christ–followers so that an increasing percentage of our mission field is connected to Jesus and others.
Vision of a Disciple of Jesus Christ:
Basic Definition of a Disciple: A person who has trusted Jesus Christ for salvation, committing to a life of following Him.
“4 C’s Aligned with Jesus”: conviction, change, calling, and commitment.
A disciple is someone who is and is becoming:
Convinced by Jesus – know!
Changed to be like him – be!
Called to his priorities – do!
Committed to loving relationships – relate!
Our Staff
Pastor Tim Erickson — preaches, teaches, visits households, implements ministry, and provides leadership for Bible EFC.
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Pastor Joel Sandager — disciples youth and young adults, leads teams, envisions ministry, and provides out–of–the–box thinking for Bible EFC.
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Pastor Jonathan Dahl — administrates, equips adults, develops ministry, and provides communication for Bible EFC.
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Children’s Ministry Director, Krishna Battista — recruits volunteers, organizes teams, teaches kids, champions children’s ministry, and provides management of the children’s ministry for Bible EFC.Contact Office Manager, Lisa Reavis — edits and writes communication, coordinates staff schedules, manages building usage, and provides essential organization for Bible EFC.
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Youth Ministry Secretary, Lori Vetters — answers phones, gets “stuff” accomplished, organizes volunteers and students, and provides administration of youth ministry for Bible EFC.Contact 