Worship at Bethesda is lively and varied and is continually evolving to meet the needs of both members and visitors. You can find out what is going on This Sunday by clicking the link. If you are new to Bethesda or new to Church completely then read the Survival Guide to prepare for the experience.

Sunday Worship 10.30 am - Morning Services 6.00 pm - Evening Services 7.30 pm - Bethesda Youth Group

In addition to the two services each Sunday there is a range of other meetings including house groups, bible study & prayer groups and youth groups. We enjoy a close friendship with our Anglican neighbors - St. Philip and St. James. Every other month we hold a joint evening service, alternating venues; this includes presiding at each others Eucharist.

Every year we hold an open air morning service in the garden of the Exmouth Arms, a local pub in Cheltenham, where we worship as a joint congregation of some 200. We also meet on Crickley Hill at 6.30am on Easter Day to celebrate Christs' resurrection in fellowship together.

Bethesda & St Philip and St James aim is to work together in mutual support to offer God's love to those around us. What we can do together we do, and in what we do as individual churches we pray for, encourage and provide support for one another. We are constantly looking to see how we can more closely mission together in, and to, the community around us. Visit their web site at www.saintspjleckhampton.org.uk.

For more details including times and places of meetings during the current week check the Sunday notices.

We are a church of all ages with many young people (and some very tiny ones - congratulations to Shirley and Michael!) so every Sunday there is a Young Peoples Fellowship group which meets during the main service in the church hall - visit their page for more information.

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Information for Preachers

Bethesda offers a comprehensive range of facilities to assist in worship. The pulpit, communion rails, communion table and lectern, the staging at the front and seating patterns are flexible are all movable/removable where required. We have stand, lapel and handheld microphones. We have for use an overhead projector, screen and flip-chart. We are able to play tapes and CD's. We have people available to read and the choice of versions of the Bible. If you are able to let us have an order of service by the Thursday it will be printed in the notices. The hymn/song books we have include Hymns & Psalms; Lets Praise and Bethesda Praise; hymns and songs from any can be chosen. We are blessed with a number of musicians and so can offer accompaniment by organ, piano, keyboard and music group for each hymn or song; please consult with the designated keyboard player/organist. The choir sings an Introit each week, but will also include an anthem and/or other music contributions; so too will the music group. By special request we can arrange for the use of dance, drama, puppets etc. Please note that for the music group, extra musical and drama based items, at least two weeks notice is required.

 

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