About

What kind of Church are we?

We are a mainstream Christian church. We believe the same things as countless millions of other Christians around world.

The Bible doesn’t talk about church being a building, but as people. At Bethany you will find people from different walks of life, but we all have one thing in common, our lives have been changed by Jesus.

We are evangelical, which simply means that our teaching and beliefs are Bible based that we believe we have a responsibility to share the good news about Jesus and not simply keep it to ourselves.

Although Bethany Chapel is independent, we work closely with other like-minded churches and are affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance and Together For the Harvest.

What we believe

Our beliefs are based on the teaching given in the bible, which is the inspired word of God, and whilst we may differ on some minor points our main beliefs are held in common with all Christian churches.

In summary we believe in one God who is the maker of all things and who is revealed in 3 persons – God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit.

We believe that man is prevented from having a right relationship with God by sin, but in His love and mercy God sent Jesus to take the punishment we deserve and to die on the cross in our place.

Jesus died and rose again from death on the third day and now reigns in heaven with God and will one day return to judge everyone, both living and dead.

We believe that everyone has sinned and is therefore separated from God and as a result faces eternal separation from Him, but anyone can be saved if they choose to put their faith in Jesus and receive the Holy Spirit, who will give them power to live a changed life in permanent relationship with God.

For more details on what we believe click here to download our Statement of Key Beliefs

If you would like to know more about how you can deal with sin and have a right relationship with God then please come along to one of Sunday morning services or contact us by email or phone one of our Elders who will be pleased to speak with you.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a loving and united fellowship centred on Christ. This is worked out in our “5 Aspects of Togetherness”

Worshipping Together – Corporate and Personal Worship
Praying Together – Corporate and personal prayer
Growing Together – Discipleship and personal spiritual development
Living Together – The love, support and care for each other
Reaching Out Together – Outreach to our neighbourhood and engagement with global mission

Click here to download a full copy of the Bethany Prenton Vision