The Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

God, the Creator of the Universe

The Divinity of Jesus Christ

The Personality of the Holy Spirit

The Authority of the Holy Bible

The Atonement of the Cross for man's sinful acts and sinful nature

Salvation in Christ alone, by Grace alone, through Faith alone

Repentance, Justification, Regeneration and Adoption of the Saved

Free Will

Entire Sanctification or Baptism of the Holy Spirit for Believers

The Church as the Covenant Community

Divine Healing

The Return (second coming) of Christ

Resurrection, Judgement and Eternal Destiny for all mankind

Purpose:  God has called Bethel to be a people who express their passion for Christ by loving, serving, and discipling. 

 

Mission:  To glorify God by proclaiming the good news of Jesus, in the context of loving relationships, through the power of the Holy Spirit, for the maturing of believers in Christ and the salvation of the lost.

We will accomplish our mission by being an: 

Exalting Community:  Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:3 

We are a community of believers who seek to glorify our God and enjoy Him through:

• Exhalting God in worship
• Exhalting God through faithful preaching and study of His Holy Word 
• Exhalting God through prayer that expresses a humble reliance on God
• Exhalting God through lives that are empowered by the Holy Spirit

Encouraging Community:  Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another -- and all the more as you see the Day approaching.  Hebrews 10:25

We are a community of believers who seek, through the exercise of the Spirit's gifts, to build each other up in our faith through:

• Prayer
• Visitation
• Shepherding
• Group activities that foster faith & fellowship

Equipping Community:  It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13

We are a community of believers who seek to equip the body of Christ for Kingdom work by teaching biblical truths through:

• Sound biblical preaching
• Sunday school
• An emphasis on study of the Bible individually and in small groups

Engaging Community:  He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.'  Mark 16:15

We are a community of believers who seek to engage our community with the truth and the love of the gospel of Jesus Christ through:

• Active support of local & foreign missions