Bethel Fellowship Assembly Of God
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
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What Assemblies of God USA teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officestandardVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> What We Believe - Bethel Fellowship Home About Us What We Believe Service Times & Directions Staff Events Follow Us on Facebook Ministries Children’s Ministry Youth Ministry Cards for Christ Ministry Golden Years Fellowship Veteran’s Heart & First Responders Advocate Resources Online Giving Sermons & Facebook Live Who is Jesus? Walk with Jesus Discipleship Videos Contact Select Page What We Believe These are nonnegotiable tenets of faith that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to. This list is derived from the official Statement of Fundamental Truths. Click liSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> About Us - Bethel Fellowship Home About Us What We Believe Service Times & Directions Staff Events Follow Us on Facebook Ministries Children’s Ministry Youth Ministry Cards for Christ Ministry Golden Years Fellowship Veteran’s Heart & First Responders Advocate Resources Online Giving Sermons & Facebook Live Who is Jesus? Walk with Jesus Discipleship Videos Contact Select Page About Us About Bethel Fellowship We live in a complex society today. There are many things that demand our time. Our purpose is to show you Christ and help meet your needs. If you need prayeSource ↗
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What We Believe - Bethel Fellowship Home About Us What We Believe Service Times & Directions Staff Events Follow Us on Facebook Ministries Children’s Ministry Youth Ministry Cards for Christ Ministry Golden Years Fellowship Veteran’s Heart & First Responders Advocate Resources Online Giving Sermons & Facebook Live Who is Jesus? Walk with Jesus Discipleship Videos Contact Select Page What We Believe These are nonnegotiable tenets of faith that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to. This list is derived from the official Statement of Fundamental Truths. Click links below to seeSource ↗
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About Us - Bethel Fellowship Home About Us What We Believe Service Times & Directions Staff Events Follow Us on Facebook Ministries Children’s Ministry Youth Ministry Cards for Christ Ministry Golden Years Fellowship Veteran’s Heart & First Responders Advocate Resources Online Giving Sermons & Facebook Live Who is Jesus? Walk with Jesus Discipleship Videos Contact Select Page About Us About Bethel Fellowship We live in a complex society today. There are many things that demand our time. Our purpose is to show you Christ and help meet your needs. If you need prayer, spiritual helSource ↗
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Service Times - Bethel Fellowship Home About Us What We Believe Service Times & Directions Staff Events Follow Us on Facebook Ministries Children’s Ministry Youth Ministry Cards for Christ Ministry Golden Years Fellowship Veteran’s Heart & First Responders Advocate Resources Online Giving Sermons & Facebook Live Who is Jesus? Walk with Jesus Discipleship Videos Contact Select Page Service Times & Directions Our Service Times! Sunday Morning 9:30 & 10:30am Sunday School 9:30am Morning Service 10:30am Nursery & Children’s Ministry Sunday Evening 6:00pm Evening Service MondaySource ↗
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