Bethel Hills Community in Dutzow – Dreams Come True

By Kathy Miller

Any Bethel Hills community among Dutzow, MO is developed near to a Advocates for Community Choice (ACC) as well as theirs numerous donors also volunteers. Belonging to them vision is one inclusive faith community in which adults with as well as without developmental disabilities inhabit, master as well as worship together. Persons without disabilities dwell alongside community members with intellectual either developmental disabilities as positive neighbors with generous and caring DNA.

Bethel Hills shall have along with manage a property; residents also theirs families will be responsible for finding support based on to them needs also requirements. Each Missouri Department of Health includes visited a community also Bethel Hills is among full compliance with whole explain along with federal regulations as well as owns belonging to them full approval. The condition recognizes each require for here type of housing choice. Bethel Hills is one from the country’s initial all-inclusive properties within a rural setting.

Bethel Hills is 128 acres within size and was purchased amid March, debt free, thanks toward incredibly generous donations since donors. A lot out of a job as well as materials deposit into the project thus far contain also stood donated. Per very generous donation starting at the Earliest Christian Church within Union, MO, funded repairs up to a chapel foundation along with any First Nation Bank donated money toward replace per patio on unit belonging to a duplexes. Bethel Hills besides recently received of it primary offer since single donor up to sponsor one building. Any center made from certain event testament be named Steve Sr. also Susan Kuenzel Center. To them incredibly generous gift is one more gift from God to a population Bethel Hills desire serve.

Aerial view of Bethel Hills inside Dutzow.

Over there are currently 6-8 retired skilled tradesmen, electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, etc., as thoroughly as different volunteers working on various projects. When y'all either someone yourself know is willing for volunteer theirs period plus share belonging to them skills, a need is there, as well as they testament seize like minute nor like considerably occasion since you are willing for give. When guys are in no way one skilled craftsman yet are ready up to paint, clean, nor whatever something takes, permit them know. They are looking for volunteer labor.

Jeff Gildehaus, retired full-time heavy equipment mechanic
Field and vehicle mechanic volunteer.

Bethel Hills’ business plan includes microenterprise income up to facilitate support certain mission. Phase 1 consists out of six existing buildings with certain potential to provide housing along with / nor alternative income.

The main building is an event center. Entity includes two offices for staff (unpaid), single gift shop stocked with donated items toward buy, while well in similar fashion twain event spaces for rent. The upper space be capable accommodate nearby 80 to 100 persons and any lower space 40 greater. Both spaces are perfect for business or private functions and offer spectacular views.

Certain building also possesses single commercial kitchen including one cold room, freestanding freezers, convection oven, commercial blender also fryers as well as far more. A certified kitchen could become ideal for per commissary, caterer, otherwise home food business for rent.

Upstairs amid any Event Center in that place are two wings with quad bedrooms for rent. Per bedroom contains pair sets from bunk beds, plus at that spot are triple shared bathrooms / showers available and open space for meeting space. There are quartet offices inside each duo opposite wings made from any building suitable for compact businesses while satisfactorily while one huge conference space. Rent includes utilities also Wi-Fi.

A Bethel Hills Chapel is single beautiful state chapel with one glass panel behind the altar, offering lovely views made from the woods every 12 months round. Here bright and picturesque chapel shall soon become ready toward rent for weddings or different special occasions also shall also serve certain Bethel community.

Bethel Hills Chapel.

An on-site full-size gymnasium will seem available for single otherwise long-term rentals once certain restoration task is complete. Itself contains duo separate changing rooms, some compact space for concessions and single electronic scoreboard – ideal for training, games, dancing, parties nor additional special events.

Each gym.

Part of certain area possesses stood leased toward “Drew’s Dream” for per pumpkin patch along with single vegetable stay (whatever intend open here fall). Certain remaining farmland is rented not in for farmers within any area until a community is ready toward expand housing or alternative farming businesses. Bethel Hills is open to microenterprise ideas nor proposals that may be created amid each community as well as offer residents single chance toward labor or interact with individuals which person support Bethel Hills vision.

After renovation, threesome existing buildings intend be available for housing. A earliest duplex will contain trio good-sized bedrooms and two shared bathrooms on each side. Apiece side testament have single common kitchen, living space plus terrace. Said space should exist available current fall for accommodate population with alternatively without disabilities.

A next duplex building will hold triple functional apartments on all side with private bathroom. Apiece apartment will possess of it belong to space for some bed as well as per tiny seating area. A kitchenette will include a counter, sink, space for single small refrigerator also microwave. There desire too remain one full kitchen as well as common living space.

The third residential building possesses a full basement with one games room and be capable exist used for countless additional activities for community members. Any architect is nonetheless working on certain plans for any housing units.

Phase 2 will become single pocket community with 8-10 newly constructed single family, duplex alternatively triplex homes, which intend remain located across via any gymnasium.

Bethel Hills is one dream whatever possesses taken above six years and is these days coming true throughout the difficult labor as well as dedication from CCA members also entire from a generous donors as well as volunteers. In October 2019, up to raise money to get the project started, any primary 100 people in order to donate $ 1,000 became any founders belonging to Bethel Hills. On September 12, 2021, above donors were honored by some luncheon and were certain earliest group to officially visit the facilities. To them names will additionally exist permanently displayed on per plaque inside certain center made from a event.

“We did something!”

In that place intend become a open abode, ribbon cutting along with dedication made from certain property on Sunday, October 24, 2021, starting at 1 p.m. for 4 p.m. Each dedication service shall take place amid certain chapel next to 2 p.m. Refreshments, dwell music along with tours out of each buildings testament seem offered. Everyone is welcome.

Support single big cause along with enter to win a initial Bethel Hill Quilt raffle. This beautiful king-size quilt was donated along with created through Wilma Schroeder; each colors are navy, lavender as well as white. Click on hand for information along with photos.

In order to inquire concerning single made from each Bethel Hills microenterprises, ring Dennis near 636-299-1983 otherwise email Said e-mail address is protected out of spam. You need JavaScript enabled to view entity.. For greater information on volunteering otherwise housing, text or call Billie Kramme next to 636-390-3564 alternatively email Here e-mail address is protected from spam. Yourself demand JavaScript enabled toward view entity.. For extra information or toward donate, visit www.advocatesforcommunitychoice.com. Bethel Hills is looking for people for share their dream as well as create one inclusive rural community that gives individuals each choice belonging to in which they ought to as to dwell along with the opportunity up to inhabit fully.