Welcome
Thank you for visiting Bethany Baptist Church—you are welcome here! We are a church full of history, offering traditional worship experiences in service and in Bible Studies. Please explore our Facebook page where you will discover the wide variety of fellowship and service opportunities available. We look forward to seeing you at Bethany and would love to meet you and share our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbor.
Service Time
​Our Sunday Morning Worship is a traditional service which starts at 10:30. Additional worship, service, and learning opportunities are listed below
We also share in Christian fellowship in remembering our Lord through Communion on the 4th Sunday of each month
If you have any questions concerning our church or our worship services, please email us using the contact form below.
Opportunities to Serve and to Grow
​​​Volunteer possibilities are open to all ages
Bethany's desire to share the love of Christ with church family and community results in their frequent opportunities to volunteer in a variety of activities. Some of these activities include:
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Food Pantry Donations (collected every Communion Sunday)
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Donations to the local school, food bank and other collections
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Volunteering to serve on the food bank which comes to Bethany once a month
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Angel Tree at Christmas time
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Movie on the grounds
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Trunk or Treat
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Worship Team (practices for 30 to 45 minutes on Sunday mornings before the service to assist in leading the church service and to prepare an occasional special for some Sunday morning services.)
​We look forward to having you join us for any of these activities. If interested, please use our contact form below.​​​​
​​Spiritual growth possibilities vary by age and interest
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Children's Church -during the service on Sunday Mornings, children up to 4th grade are invited to leave the sanctuary for a special time of studying God's word and creating a craft. When the Adult service is over, children will return to the adults they came to church with.
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Community Dinner and Bible Study - a Bible study that is generally held on the first Wednesday every month at 6 p.m. This is a multi-generational, coed discussion group focuses that on spiritual growth while studying a variety of passages of the Bible in depth, using a conversational style to examine examine the topical and practical studies that relate to issues facing people today. ​
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Adult Bible Study - Sunday Mornings at 9:30 is a class that meets on Sunday mornings at the church, and is led by Mary Lee Bullock. Its aim is to explore the lessons through topical and practical studies that relate to issues facing society today.
Upcoming Events, Our Past Events
New things are happening at Bethany all the time. 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!
A Word from Our Pastor
Let me begin by saying “Welcome to our 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.
Bethany Baptist Church is a historical church that began meeting in 1770. We have been in existence for almost 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.
We 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.
Dr. Susan McBride
Interim Pastor
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 2020, it was the year of the celebration of 250 years in service to the Lord at Bethany Baptist Church formerly known as Guiney's Bridge. It is 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
Bethany Text Messages
Bethany Text Messages are sent to currently active Bethany members and worship participants. Messages include announcements about church activities, reminders of important church events, postponement and cancellation of church services, and prayer concerns for currently active Bethany members and worship participants and their immediate family (i.e.: spouse, parent, children). Bethany Messages for prayer concerns are sent only upon request of a currently active Bethany member or worship participant, or upon request of an immediate family member who has permission to share the prayer concern.
Types of messages:
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Serious illness or passing of life of a currently active member/participant of Bethany
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Request for prayer for a currently active member/participant of Bethany
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Church closings, cancellations or postponements as requested by the pastor/chairman/planner of said meeting/ activity/service
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Reminders of church meetings or activities as requested by the pastor/chairman/planner of said meeting/activity/service
Currently active Bethany members or worship participants who wish to receive Bethany Messages and who have not yet enrolled should contact the church or by using the contact form below or by speaking to a church board member. Other community prayer concerns and announcements outside the guidelines for Bethany Messages can be announced during worship on Sunday mornings and/or printed in the bulletin as they are made known.