Knowing What to Expect

When visiting a church for the first time it can be difficult to know where to go and what to do. Some people may avoid visiting a church because they are afraid of doing the wrong thing. We hope this page will assist you as you visit our church for the first time.

Arrival

When you arrive at Bethlehem, the sanctuary is the largest building facing the street.  This is where Sunday morning and evening worship services are held as well as Wednesday evening services.  If you are attending a function that is in the Family Life Center, it is the large metal building behind the church.

Parking

We have plenty of parking. There are several parking spaces along the side of the sanctuary and there is additional parking in back and west side near the cemetary. We have a few handicap parking spaces in front of the sanctuary as well as a covered drop off area in front of the building.

Entering the Building

We recommend that you enter through our main entry when visiting a worship service for the first time. This entry is the two wood doors in front of the sanctuary. There will usually be someone waiting to welcome you to our church. First time visitors may fill out an information card to drop in the offering plate, but will not be recognized during the service. The weekly bulletin is available just inside the front door. Someone may be handing them out or you may pick one up from the table.

Sunday School

Our Sunday school classes begin at 10:00 am., and have classes available for all ages. The majority of Sunday school classes are in the Family Life Center located behind the sanctuary.  You can either walk around the building to the FLC, or walk through the sanctuary and exit the right, rear door to the FLC.  Anyone in there can direct you to the appropriate class.

Worship Service

Our Sunday morning worship services begin 11:00 am. A nursery  is available for children up to 3yrs old and is located to the right up the ramp and past the old fellowship hall.  One of the greeters would be more than happy to show you where.  Children's church is available for kids 4yrs old through 4th grade.  They meet in the sanctuary for the song service then are dismissed to their classes.

Our worship service meets in the sanctuary. You may sit anywhere. Our worship services are best classified as blended, so you may hear many different styles of music. We normally collect an offering following the last congregational song. We do not ask that our visitors give for the expenses of our church, but we would like to know more about you, so we ask that you place the visitors card in the plate at this time.

You can expect to hear a sermon from the Word of God following the song service. If you have a personal Bible you will probably want to bring it to follow along. We also have Bibles available in the pews. Following the sermon we normally have an invitation and then a prayer is said at the end of the service.

Leaving the Building

You may find that people are slow to leave after services. Many people stand around to visit one another and our pastor likes to stand at the door to shake everyone’s hand as they leave.

How We Dress

We have no dress code and we don’t turn people away based on how they are dressed.  Many of our people like to wear their best clothes on Sunday morning, but there are very few who wear suits. Sunday evening is more relaxed and Wednesday evening is even more so. At any of our services you will find people wearing jeans, but a smaller percentage does so on Sunday morning.