Topic - Bartels

Bartels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname. The given name Bartel is a vernacular shortform of Bartholomeus. Notable people with the surname include: - Source: Wikipedia

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In this Dec. 27, 2019 photo, Bart Bartels, who leads the security team at Northfield Church in Gering, Neb., talks about how members of the church's security team. The shooting at a Texas church in which two armed congregants fatally shot a gunman who had killed two people during church services Sunday highlighted a juxtaposition religious leaders have been struggling with in recent years. Churches are sanctuaries, places where a message of peace and understanding guide the mission. However, in a modern world, more churches are weighing the heavy burden of “protecting its flocks,” in the words of security leaders at Scottsbluff and Gering churches. (Maunette Loeks/The Star-Herald via AP)

Some churches move toward armed security during services

By MAUNETTE LOEKS - Associated Press