Photo:  Pastor Gary Daines, Charlene Peterson and David Vosseteig review requests for assistance at Bethel Butikk in Westby.

Bethel Butikk (Boutique)
Food Pantry and Thrift Shop
341 Black River Avenue
Westby, WI  54667
(608) 634-3473

Open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesdays until 6 p.m. and the first Saturday morning of the month

 We are partners with the communities we serve.

            Bethel Home and Services has provided the building in Westby for the Bethel Butikk (Boutique) Food Pantry and Thrift Shop for the past 5 years.  Bethel Butikk is a volunteer operated program serving Vernon County and surrounding communities.

            Volunteer coordinator Phylis Munsch coordinated schedules for 93 volunteers from 17 area churches.  Volunteers arrive early in the morning to sort donations of clothing and household items, clean, arrange displays and stock the food pantry shelves.  Other volunteers work when the food pantry and thrift shop are open.           

            In 2009, purchases of milk and groceries cost $39,977.  When items can be purchased at Second Harvest in Madison, we get them at greatly reduced prices.  The value of food distributed this year was $300,000 including donations of produce, groceries and venison.  We had 3,983 visits to the food pantry serving 14,304 (2,915 more people than last year.)

             In the month of December our amazing volunteers gave out $350,000 worth of food and merchandise for Christmas.

             Pastor Gary Daines, David Vosseteig and Charlene Pederson meet weekly as a mission committee to distribute funds to families for help with rent, utilities, heat, transportation and medical emergencies.  Mission funds totaling $86,570 were distributed in 2009.  The funds come from donations and proceeds of the thrift shop.

            Anyone interested in volunteering may contact our new volunteer coordinator, Kathy Griffin, at 608-634-4208.