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Everyone has a story to tell. For most of us in Bethel, our favourite stories are the ones that remind us that God knows us, loves us and changes us for the better. Here are some of those stories. (You might also enjoy some of the stories of our friends, too.)

“I wanted forgiveness and heaven, but I thought doing what God wanted would make me unhappy”

Anna

“I couldn't believe that I’d gone to chapel all my life but I wasn't a Christian”

Eleanor

“I started to attend Bethel church and really felt that God was drawing me back to himself. I started to feel happy again.”

Marlene

“I did not think submitting my life to God would be the most exciting thing in the world. But now it feels like I’m finally alive and nothing else compares.”

Esther

“So many times I thought, ‘That sermon was just for me’”

Lorna

“I realised God loved me and wanted me back”

Debra

“Life was going the way I wanted it to. I had plenty of money and was very philosophical. I thought if everyone just smoked dope, then the world would be a happier place.”

Nigel

“I’m not perfect but I know I can ask God for forgiveness and he helps me.”

Mary

“Something better than this life can ever offer”

Siân

“I wasn't wholly committed to Christ. I only gave part of my heart and I kept part for myself.”

John

“Working and drinking — that was my life”

Brian

“I started to see I wasn't the nice guy I thought I was”

Keith

“I knew that if I didn't get right with God, I wasn't going to heaven”

Stuart & Jan

“Unlike alcohol, success or sport, turning to Jesus has brought me true and lasting happiness”

Colin

“If Jesus has done all that for me, I will follow him”

Hubert

“I realised that I had been born a sinner, and going to church did not make you a Christian”

Jack


Friends of Bethel

“'Pan-Am Flight 103 has exploded'… the unthinkable slowly expanded, filling not only our minds but every nerve and cell of our bodies… That’s Helga’s flight.”

John Mosey

“We set our standards, but when you get there, it doesn't fulfil what you think it will.”

Garin Jenkins

“Suddenly a masked man smashed through the driver’s window with an iron bar and began beating Dad to death. There was nothing Dad could do — he was trapped in his own seat, receiving blow after blow. And it was there he died, suffocating on his own blood.”

Tamar Pollard

“He tried to kill me — but when I met him, I liked him”

Billy Burns

“I opened a Bible and the words “the truth will set you free” just stared at me. The next eighteen months were the best in my life.”

Alison Stewart

“God has kept me and given me strength through some very difficult times”

Kath Hamm

“Our Christian faith has helped us every single day – if we hadn’t known that God is with us even in the most difficult times, we would probably never have been able to cope. ”

Alison and Kevin

“I felt that God was calling me to speak out against Robert Mugabe ”

Henry Olonga

Fellowship and growth
We grow in many different ways, but a great deal of Christian growth is done in fellowship and community with others. That's why we offer many different ministries to help with our growth, from relaxed fellowship at our coffee morning, to in-depth study at Growing Together.
More about Fellowship and growth…
Jack’s story

“I realised that I had been born a sinner, and going to church did not make you a Christian”

But there is such a thing as backsliding and sadly like the prodigal son we can wander away and our love for God can grow cold… During all our time away from God, we had found no peace or joy. You cannot love the world and God. But we are ever amazed at God’s great love, that like the prodigal, he welcomed us home when we confessed our sins – like the Bible says, he is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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