Announcements about the Summer Bible Study, Men's Fellowship Dinner, and parking.

Yes, you heard right this past Sunday - we have over 600 children attending this year (the most ever) and we especially can't do it without your prayers and assistance....

Why not help us out with this new endeavor by joining us over the summer months in this early, casual, worship service? One of our primary hopes is to begin to reach new folks who live around Bethel who may be drawn by this new worship format...

Join us tomorrow evening at 5:30 PM for a gathering involving food, fellowship and a Biblical lesson from a special guest speaker, Dennis Combrink...

You've been hearing about Bethel's Variety Show Missions Fundraiser and we are excited to report we have a jam-packed show of unique talents to entertain and make you laugh...

We are pleased to report our VBS kickoff this last Sunday was well received. Within 24 hours of opening up registration we had over 300 students registered. Consequently, this also means we are about 75% full. So, DON'T DELAY to register your children for Bethel's VBS on July 12-16.

The Foundations Class is starting a new series on "Gospel in Life" by Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, is our guest for an 8-week series (via video!) focused on living out the gospel in everyday life...

Praise God The Bridge Project continues to move along at a decent pace. It's exciting to see the progress being made. One example of such progress involves the task of fusing the wiring infrastructure between the two facilities tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, this means the power to the current facilities will be turned off for the course of the entire day. Consequently, the church office will be closed for the day tomorrow as well as on-location ministry events with exception to Men's Bible Study at 6:30 AM.

Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend... so Spring your clocks forward so you're not late for Sunday's activities...

THIS EVENING is the first meeting of our new "GriefShare" ministry coordinated by Judy Sims - a Bethel biblical counselor. If you've experienced a significant loss, and are looking for answers toward moving forward, this opportunity is for you.

Beginning NOW, we've about six weeks of intense growth opportunities coming at us here at Bethel. My prayer for you is that, by April 3rd, you will be a different person than you are today. Sound impossible? Not with God!

For your safety, and especially for that of our little ones, on Sunday mornings we are providing a police officer to assist with crossing Bering Drive...

Great news: Bethel's back parking lot now open... 2/3 of it, anyway. Our construction team completed the majority of our back parking lot this week, and it will be available for us now on Sunday mornings. While we await construction on the new front parking plaza...

Haiti's damage and losses have led us all to want to help in some way, but unsure as to where to start. While tending to the physical needs of those that have experienced such loss and harm is important, it is also critical that the seeds of the gospel be planted in the lives...

There will most likely be some traffic delays this Sunday morning as the Chevron Houston Marathon will be in progress while much of our congregation is in route to Bethel...

I am delighted, humbled, grateful, and excited to report that, through your generous giving to the Lord's work at Bethel, we were able to close our financial year in the black. This is particularly amazing and wonderful when we remember that...

We're excited (and a bit apprehensive) to remind you that the dismantling to our Sanctuary entrance and beginning stages of the front parking plaza construction are underway. ALL access to Bethel's facilities will be through the North access doors (on the Synagogue side of our buildings)...

Why Bethel's pastor won't be wearing a tie this Sunday ...because it's Men's Retreat weekend! Pray for our guys...

Now, about that fire alarm... we think it is fixed. Come and find out...

Don't forget this Saturday night to turn your clocks back a hour. For those of you that will forget, at least you'll be a hour early instead of a hour late...

Take a look at our recent trip, and pray about how we can be even more involved in the future as a church family.

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Tender Loving Cooking is a kitchen ministry here at Bethel that caters to the needs of those who need some tender loving cooking. Join us as we shop, chop, mix, bake, and freeze scrumptious packaged dinners...

Remember that "Reaching Out" Evangelism Training Course begins this Sunday night at 5:15 PM. It's not too late for you to sign up.

Please join us, with your entire family, for our Church-wide Fellowship Dinner and Groundbreaking Celebration this evening from 6:30 - 8 PM...

We hope you'll join us this coming Sunday night as we host a Praise & Worship event in our Sanctuary at 6:30 PM. Blake Boys and his worship team from Lakeside Bible Church are our special guests this evening. Let's humble ourselves before the living God as we raise our hearts and voices to Him.

Following an incredible Missions Weekend a couple weeks ago, we were all encouraged and challenged by the emphasis of getting Bethel members and attenders more personally involved in the greatest task we face... (Click here to read more)

To those unaware of our previous trips to Honduras, Bethel's members (i.e. Kim Martin) have been involved with the Honduras Dental Project for over 10 years. Team after team have been sent to help, whether that be working on the dental team itself or working with the men, women and children of the area through various outreach opportunities. This year's trip was truly amazing... (Click here to read the full synopsis.)

Academically rigorous evangelical scholarship" would be assumed by many to be an oxymoron, along the lines of "jumbo shrimp". Dr. Peter Williams proves those assumptions wrong, in a fast-moving talk in which he addresses so-called philosophical and historical attacks on historic, biblical Christianity... (Click here to read the full synopsis and listen to Dr. Peter Williams' message.)

Click here to view Bethel's newsletter - Bethel Light - for the week of February 1.

Bethel Student Ministries announces Father/Son Night at Bethel on Thursday, February 5. This is BSM's third year of "The King's Men" with Lance Berkman. To learn more, click here.

Click here to view Bethel's newsletter - Bethel Light - for the week of January 25.

Click here to view Bethel's newsletter - Bethel Light - for the week of January 18.

Click here to view the church newsletter for January 11.

Click here to view the latest Bethel Light for December 14, 2008.

Click here to view the latest Bethel Light for December 7, 2008.

This weekend afforded a unique opportunity for 37 Bethel couples to enjoy some R&R while gleaning from Chris Brauns' Biblical counsel on forgiveness and reconciliation from the Apostle Paul's letter to Philemon. For those that were unable to get away this weekend, we would like to provide you a chance to experience... (Click here for full post).

This coming Saturday, we hope you'll join us for the Bethel Men's Skeet Shoot at the ranch of Blake Pfeffer. This event offers a great opportunity for the men of Bethel to get outdoors, enjoy some good BBQ, and participate in some friendly competition... (CLICK HEADLINE FOR FULL POST)

How easy it is to take for granted the blessings God has given us - whether it be the things we have, our careers, our friends and family, and most importantly, our redemption through Christ Jesus... (CLICK HEADLINE FOR FULL POST)

The fire pit was glowing, the piano was playing, and the fajitas were steaming at the Headley home. Bethel's Men's Fellowship was a time for us to gather together, catch up a bit on each others lives, and be encouraged by brothers who... (CLICK HEADLINE FOR FULL POST)

This coming Monday evening (OCT 27) join us at Tim Headley’s house, 6 to 8:15 PM, for the Bethel Men’s Fellowship Dinner. Les Csorba, author of the book “Trust: The One Thing That Makes or Breaks a Leader” will be our guest and speaker for that evening... (CLICK HEADLINE FOR FULL POST)

THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF SPOTS REMAINING. If you plan to come, it's important you reserve your spot now! Whether you've been married for one month or fifty years, we hope you'll consider joining the other couples at Bethel for a unique learning and fellowship opportunity on November 14-16... (Click the headline for full post.)

This past weekend supplied our members an opportunity to lend a helping hand to a church in Galveston hit hard by Hurricane Ike - Bible Baptist Church. Whether it was moving debris, demolition, or just taking a minute to lift the pastor and church members up in prayer, our people... (Click headline for full post)

Without question, our country is facing crises on several fronts - moral, financial, educational, and natural disasters, just to name a few. However, these are but the symptoms of the real crisis - a spiritual one in which our country lives with "everyone doing what is right in their own eyes." (Judges 17:6)... (Click headline for full post)

As a continuation of our "First Sunday Nights" series, the evening of October 5th provided Bethel members with a unique opportunity to hear Dr. Louis Markos - an international C.S. Lewis historian - speak on the subject of apologetics... (Click headline for full post)

If you missed Marty Goetz in concert here at Bethel on September 28th, you can stream/share the concert recording. Click here to listen.

It is often too easy to think of missions in terms of geography. Our first attempt to understand where a missionary serves is to look it up on a map. But missions should be thought of in terms of people groups, not location. In The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), Jesus tells us to make disciples of all people groups -- the literal interpretation of “all nations”...

Dr. Jay Quine led us through the meaning and use of various spiritual gifts within God's Word and addressed how Bethel's members can define and engage these gifts here in the Houston community. To listen to Dr. Quine on the subject, click here.

What a turnout we had this past Sunday! Thanks to all of those who came out and were patient concerning the chairs situation - we are ready for you this Sunday! For those of you that came in too late to pick up a copy of Jay's booklet...

After eight months of designing and building, I am proud to announce that Bethel's new web presence is open for ministry. The purpose of Bethel's new site is three-fold...