Sunday School

A complete church school program is available every Sunday morning at 10:00 am, conveniently scheduled in between our 9:00 am and 11:00 am worship hours. Our program includes class offerings for ALL ages from toddlers to adults. We also offer Nursery Care all morning and a special Children's Church program during our 11:00 am contemporary service.

Adult Programs

Adult Sunday-School Classes meet socially for fellowship activities. You are encouraged to join any of these classes which interest you.

Preschool

Bethel Christian Preschool is an outreach ministry of Bethel United Methodist Church and promotes the physical, spiritual, social, emotional and intellectual growth of children through Christian love in a safe, creative and nurturing environment.

     Bethel United Methodist Church is a long lived congregation in a growing community in which many new families are finding a wonderful place to worship. The congregation was established in 1842 and subsequently built on a site east of the present building. (The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro currently occupies our original church building).

     As the community grew, so did the congregation. Our current membership numbers over 720, with annual operating budget of $307,000. The present worship setting was built and dedicated in 1971. It includes a beautiful oak sanctuary surrounded by stained glass windows, administrative offices, lounge, choir room, and classrooms. In 1980 classrooms, kitchen and fellowship hall were added.

     As our congregation grows, so do we. In 1995, we completed a major expansion to the fellowship and educational area; a Family Life Center that seats 660, provides a theatrical setting and recreational facility, a youth room area, and many more classrooms. This type of growth proves to us that God's Word is important and that it is our desire to spread the Word to everyone.

     While some of our members have lived in the area for many years, as the community has developed, we have welcomed friends from all over the country into our church family.

     A cordial invitation is extended to you to worship, study, and play with us at Bethel.

     It is an important goal of the Bethel United Methodist Church to provide a safe and secure environment for all children and youth entrusted to our care. We do this to encourage children, youth and their families to come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and to grow in their faith and knowledge of His love. A safe and secure environment includes the following written policy to help prevent occurrence of child abuse, and is for the protection of our children, youth, staff, volunteers and the entire Bethel family.

     Churches need to be prepared. This is the legal reason for creating child safety policies, but there is a deeper, more significant reason—to protect our children and youth. There is no automatic protection from evil for Christians. We are to watch and be ready. Accidents will always happen. There will always be unforeseen circumstances that need to be handled. We need to recognize that many of the incidents that might occur are preventable. It takes the commitment of leaders, training, supervision, and a comprehensive set of practices to reduce or eliminate the frequency and severity of these events. We have a passion for children and youth and ministry with them, and this policy is intended to express the great value we place on each of their lives and safety.

     Our policy applies to all current or future volunteers and staff of the Bethel United Methodist Church and Bethel Christian Preschool, compensated or volunteer, who will have the responsibility of supervising the activities of preschoolers, children, youth, and mentally handicapped persons. All staff members of Bethel are presumed to be working with the youth and or children of the church and must comply with the Safe Sanctuary and Prevention of Child Abuse policies. All staff and volunteers are responsible for reading, understanding and following this policy. Supplemental employment policies and all other policies for Bethel Christian Preschool, including but not limited to the state licensing requirements for the Preschool, will be a separate policy maintained by the Preschool Director.

     The church screens workers to protect children entrusted to our care. The level of screening relates to the worker’s amount of contact and duties with children or youth. It is not an issue of whether the worker is paid or volunteer, but rather, the individual’s responsibilities in working with minors. Safeguarding our children should be our highest priority.