Simply put, we believe in
"Joyful Gospel Advancement!"

Welcome to Bethel Baptist Church! For over 150 years, we've remained committed to making disciples, ever since our founding by students from William Jewell College.

We’re a Reformed, elder-led, congregational Baptist church. Not sure what that means? That’s okay—we’d love to meet you and share more.

We love God, we love His Word, and we love to talk about the good news: Jesus Christ died for sinners. Our aim is to follow Him faithfully.

Throughout history, Christians have summarized core biblical truths in creeds and statements of faith—to better understand what we believe, see the Baptist Faith and Message and the New Hampshire Confession. We also have a video series explaining our church polity.

If you are interested in understanding more deeply our church government, please read our Bethel Church Covenant and our Constitution. When you become a member here, this is what you are agreeing to, both with our Lord and with the people of the congregation. If you have questions or would like to discuss any of our church documents, please contact our office to schedule a time to meet with one of the pastors.

Mission Statement:

Glorifying God by proclaiming His Word, building Christ-centered community, developing servant leaders, sharing the Gospel near and far, and multiplying disciples and Christ-centered churches.

• Proclaim His Word (2 Timothy 4:2)
• Build Christ-centered community (Hebrews 10:24–25)
• Develop servant leaders (Matthew 20:26–28)
• Share the Gospel near and far (Acts 1:8)
• Multiply disciples and Christ-centered churches (Matthew 28:19–20)

We sum up these five commitments with our church’s mission tagline—Joyful Gospel Advancement—a phrase inspired by Philippians 1, where Paul expresses both joy and a deep passion for seeing the gospel advance in every circumstance.