Tea Party

A Tea Party!!

Dust off your favourite fascinator. Dig out the long gloves.  We're having a tea party!

On Sunday May 7th we invite you to come out to Bethel for a spot of tea.  New Life Ministries in Stonewall will be holding a come and go, fundraising tea at Bethel from 1:30 - 4:30.

Admission is free but donations are welcome.  There will be silent auction prizes you can purchase tickets for and all proceeds will go to help the Bethel Rays of Hope Orphanage in Kisumu, Kenya, which was started by our very own beloved Sieg & Ursula Grafe.

Hope to see you there!

Adult Small Group Study of Revelation

Adult Small Group Study of Revelation

While we don't have a traditional Sunday School right now, we are still running a study of Revelation on Sunday morning for the adults, beginning at 9:30 downstairs by the kitchen.  This is a traditional "open up your Bible and start reading" kind of class, led by Curt Senka. We do have some supervised activities (movies, colouring and activity sheets) if you have young kids. We encourage you to come join us for some good lively discussion.

March is Missions Month at Bethel

Well I cannot believe it is the end of February already but it appears it's time to announce that the month of March has been designated Missions Month at Bethel. Each Sunday in March will feature a guest speaker from the missions field. Here is a summary of who will be speaking:

March 5 - Joseph Seidu & Friends - International Student Ministries Canada

March 12 - Laura Lawrence - Child Evangelism Fellowship

March 19 - Calvin Smith – Creation Ministries International

                Topic:  “Genesis: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle”

March 26 - Bethel Missions Opportunities: Colombia (Ricardo & Jennifer), Philippines (Connie & Jane) and Winnipeg (Pearl); and Communion

We encourage you to grab a friend and come hear how the Lord is at work in all areas of the world. Worship service begins at 11:00 (or pop by at 9:30 for our adult small group study of Revelation).

Christianity Explored

Christianity Explored

Further to our post below outlining the details of our Christianity Explored course, we can now provide some details about the dates.

We will be running the course beginning on Sunday evening October 16 from 6:00 - 8:00.  Our last class will be November 27.  We will be serving drinks and dessert and childcare will be available.

Have you ever looked at a Christian friend and wondered what made them so...different?  Have you wondered exactly what is involved in being a Christian? Do you have any idea what goes on behind the doors of that church down the street?

There is no mystery involved in serving the Lord.  It's not a secret what sets the Christian population apart from other people.   We love and serve a wonderful God who died so we could live eternally.  That's all.  And that can be for you too.

We would love to invite you to participate in an 8 week study about the basics of being a Christian.  We won't put you on the spot.  We won't ask you to sing or to pray.  We will serve you coffee and some desserts and share with you the basics of our faith because we want you to have what we have - the joy of the Lord who gives us eternal life.

We invite you to come join us at Bethel Baptist on Sunday evenings from 6 - 8 p.m. in October and November.  The exact start date is yet to be settled on so keep watching but we will not meet on Thanksgiving Sunday.

If you are curious about what the Christianity Explored course is all about, here are some links to help you out: 

       http://www.ceministries.org/Groups/276315/Home/CE_ORG/CE_ORG.aspx  


      http://www.ceministries.org/Groups/276318/Home/CE_ORG/Real_Life_Stories/Real_Life_Stories.aspx

Please feel free to call our office at 831-6775 if you have any questions or if you would like to register.  There is absolutely no cost to join us.

What's Going on at Bethel This Fall

We hope you all had a great summer and have returned eager to renew your faith and your commitment to the Lord and to your church. We will begin our fall worship times on Sunday September 11.  Here are the times:

10:00 - the church will be open if you would like a quiet place to pray and reflect

10:30 - coffee will be available during a time of fellowship

11:00 - our worship service begins as usual, with Junior Church for the young children (ages 5-10)

A Critical Meeting Regarding the Future of Children's Ministry at Bethel

We have reached a point at Bethel where we no longer have the children or the volunteers to support a traditional Sunday School.  However, we do not want to forget about the spiritual health of our kids.  We need to have some programs in place that will teach our children about the Lord and help them to continue to grow spiritually.  At the moment, though, we don't know what that will look like.

Therefore we will be having a meeting on Sunday August 29th immediately following the service to discuss the future of our children at Bethel.  Pizza and childcare will be provided.

If you are the parent of a child at Bethel it is vital that you attend this meeting.  You are directly affected by the choices we make.  This includes people with college ad career aged children (OR those teens/young adults themselves are encouraged to come).

If you have ever been involved in children's ministry at Bethel in any capacity we would like to hear your opinions on things.  This includes teaching Sunday School or Junior Church, working in the toddler room, running an Awana group, heading up youth group, etc.

If you have no children and have never been involved in children's ministry we still encourage you to come if you have been convicted by the Lord to become involved.  If the closing down of Sunday School has upset you, perhaps you would be willing to step up and help our children in another capacity. If so please join us.

If you are coming to the meeting on the 28th please rsvp to Kathy at office.bethelbaptist@gmail.com with your name and your favorite kind of pizza.