At Bethel, we believe that Jesus changes people’s lives because He changed our lives.
There is one God, the creator, who exists eternally in unity as three equal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The triune God is loving, holy, infinite, just, and worthy of all worship.
We believe that Jesus is the only one who can reconcile us to God. He lived a sinless and perfect life, died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory and empower us for life. We believe that Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.
Salvation is available to all people by the loving, redemptive act of the triune God. Through obedience to the Father, Christ gave himself as a ransom. Christ, who had no sin, became sin for us by offering himself and shedding his blood on the cross so that in him we might become right with God. The life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ provide the way of salvation for those who, by God’s grace, repent from their sin and confess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.
The Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is the written revelation of God’s character and saving purposes for humanity and for all creation. As God’s revelation, the entire Bible is true and trustworthy and is the final and absolute authority for belief and conduct. The Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible enables its interpretation and application.
Jesus Christ is the head of the church. All who are united with Christ are joined by the Spirit to his body. Each local church is an expression of the universal church whose role is to participate in the mission of God to restore all things.
Our great hope is for the imminent return of Christ in the air to receive his own, both the living who will be transformed and the dead in Christ who will be resurrected bodily. Christ will complete at his second coming the restoration began when he initiated God's kingdom at his first coming. Christ will liberate creation from the curse, fulfil God’s covenant to Israel, and defeat all powers that oppose God. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
VISION: Helping you discover who Jesus created you to be.
PURPOSE: We exist to help people discover who they’re created to be, by believing in Jesus, belonging to a Christ-centred community, and becoming more like Christ. We accomplish this by providing the opportunity for people to experience the love, purpose, and power of God.
VALUES:
Believe: To help you believe that you were made by God on purpose and for a purpose, which is to love God and love others.
Belong: To help you belong in a Christ-centred community, where you experience care and love, and where you help others to do the same.
Become: To help you become more like Jesus on your journey of faith, and to equip you to make disciples and serve others with the gifts God has given you.
If you're curious about the Bible or you’re unsure about something we believe at Bethel, please don’t hesitate to ask and one of our Pastors will get back to you as soon as possible.
Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.