Welcome
Welcome to the Bethany Baptist church community of faith! It is our hope that you will encounter God in powerful ways through worship, Bible Study, fellowship, and service, and that you will feel connected with those you meet.
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Bethany offers a traditional worship experience in a casual environment. I encourage you to visit our Facebook page to learn more about our worship, fellowship, and service opportunities,
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Bethany Baptist Church is a historical church that began meeting in 1770. We have been in existence for more than 250 years and our heritage has been shaped by committed Christian believers who have sought to deepen their faith and to impact the surrounding community in a multitude of ways for Christ.
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I look forward to seeing you at Bethany and would love to answer any questions you have about ways to deepen your faith journey, or about ways to get involved in our family of faith. Please do not hesitate to contact us. I would love to have the opportunity to visit with you and your family about connecting with our congregation.
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May you be challenged. May you be embraced. May you be blessed.
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Dr. Susan McBride
Interim Pastor
Worship and Learning
Sunday Morning Worship is a traditional service which starts at 10:30.
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A Nursery is provided for children up to 3 years old.
Children's Church is offered for children through 4th grade.
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Communion is shared on the last Sunday of each month.
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Sunday messages are supported by our Worship Team who practices for 30 to 45 minutes before the 10:30 service on Sunday mornings. They assist in leading the worship music and prepare an occasional musical special.
Dinner and Bible Devotion is a Bible study typically held on the first Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. This is a multi-generational, coed discussion group that focuses on spiritual growth while studying a variety of passages of the Bible in depth, using a conversational style to examine the topical and practical studies that relate to issues facing people today.
Additional worship, service, and learning opportunities can be found on our Facebook page.
If you have any questions concerning our church or our worship services, please email us using the contact form below.
Upcoming Events
Be sure to visit Bethany's Facebook page to see more details and information on upcoming activities for Bethany families and friends and to keep up with our latest news!
Sunday Audio Messages from our Pastor:
March 2026
Our history...
Our history is long, intense and full of the power and majesty of God. It is one of victory through fire and persecution. The summary below of the church history is a re-write of a short history by Virginia Wright Durrett (April 14, 1992). More in depth history is available thru PDF links below.
In 2025, Bethany celebrated 255 years in service to the Lord. It was, and continues to be a celebration of the history of a people steadfast in faithfulness to God. Hundreds have passed through the portals of Bethany. Among the current membership are descendants of the first.
The church was constituted in 1770 under the care of Elder Nathaniel Holloway. He was followed by the celebrated Elder John Waller, then by Absalom Waller, the nephew of John. Since then more than 30 other servants of God have served in leadership roles at Bethany.
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The Bethany congregations have been housed in three buildings. The first, a small frame building was replaced with a larger and more improved structure. This was destroyed by fire in September 1842. The third structure, built of brick, was erected 1843 and is the nucleus of the twice expanded church building currently accommodating the worship and educational services. Exercising foresight, the church purchased adjacent parcels of land for church activities, for cemetery expansion and for parking. This is testimony to the dedication, love and determination of the membership, both past and present.
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To further study our church's story, its people and its faith, two additional copies of our history, one written by D. Blanton Allen (August 24, 1930 for the 160th Anniversary) and another by Andrew W. Bullock, Minister (for the 197th Anniversary) are available as PDFs. The links are to these PDF documents are provided for download.
History written by D. Blanton Allen for 160th Anniversary
History written by Andrew W. Bullock for 197th Anniversary