Bethel Church

Core Values
The most cherished beliefs and principles that guide this church.
Core Values
Inclusion
• Love is our greatest value and resisting exclusion is a primary focus of our ministry. We want to continue to be the conduits of a faith where everyone is included in the family of God, and where all parts of our being are welcomed at God’s table.
Discipleship
• Offering a safe and open community for people to worship, learn and grow in their faith is our deep desire. We are committed to equipping each other and ourselves as we grow spiritually as disciples of Christ and to do the work that God has called us to do in the world.
Mission
• Working as individuals and the church body in applying our faith and in sharing the Gospel message around the corner and the world. Mission is an awesome invitation and responsibility, and an endeavor that can never be exhausted. We undertake it realizing that only with God’s help can the immense task of Christian mission be accomplished.
Care and Nurturing Community
• A place where we support each other physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Spiritual Transformation
• Providing a message of liberation from the oppressive religious environment of our day or to those experiencing God for the first time is what guides our ministry.
Social Action
• To live as Christ taught by working to talk less, listen and do more, we are committed to resist the structures that oppress people and stand with those who suffer under the weight of oppressive systems, being guided always by our commitment to human rights.
Creation Care
• As Christians we are called to care for the God’s Earth and its creatures. We dedicate ourselves to the care and restoration of our resources to place less burden on God’s creation.