Did You Receive the First E-Newsletter?

Did you receive the first Bethel E-Newsletter yesterday? If not got to www.facebook.com/bethelbc to subscribe to our newsletter (hint, you have to “like” us on the Facebook page first). We are regularly attempting to seek better ways to communicate all that is going on here at Bethel. The emails will go out either quarterly or monthly. [...]

What is a Healthy Church Member?

Health takes discipline. Health takes work. Health takes self-denial. Health takes grace. Health takes love. Health takes honesty. Health takes relationship. It’s easier to be unhealthy. Bottomless bowl of chips. Limitless soda pop. More pie, please. A Hallmark movie later (or Sunday afternoon football game) and a downed tub of bean dip: it sounds like [...]

Introducing Discover Bethel!

Big news…the Campbell’s now have their first teenager in the home!  We love it and look forward to the challenges and blessings of these awesome years.  It does call to mind though some nostalgic moments of bringing our first baby home from the hospital thirteen years ago.  I remember washing the car and making sure the camera and [...]

Why Should You Love Your Church?

Well, I Love My Church Sunday has come and gone. Pastor preached a great message which can be found here. I would like to give some additional thoughts, hopefully helpful and thought-provoking, as to why YOU and I should LOVE our church! God sent only one Son for only one institution. One birth. One Son. [...]

Convicting Questions

James 5:16 exhorts us to confess our faults to each other. In our individualistic society, our personal sin struggles get pushed back into our private inner world, unknown to our fellow believers. This is unfortunate, due to the fact that the church is designed for believers to help each other grow in Christlikeness. How can [...]

Community Sunday!

I hope you’re getting excited about Community Sunday, August 2nd. We’re planning a lot of special things for the whole family that day–so pray we have good weather! Because Community Sunday is something new and different, I wanted to make sure all of you know what is going on that day so that you can [...]

How Did I Do?

“How did the preacher do today?”  “What did you think of the message?”  “Did you like that choir song?”  “What about the special music?”  Do these types of questions and discussions ever come up in your car or around your dinner table?  I wonder how often we ask this question:  “How did I do today?”  [...]