WHO WE ARE
We are a community of people who love God.
Bethany Christian Fellowship is a community of people who love God. We are actively committed to love and care for one another.
Our purpose is to help you to become a follower and disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ and realize His plan for your life. This process is accomplished through Bible study, prayer, serving, fellowship, baptism, communion and worship as shown in Matthew 28:19, Ephesians 4:12, Acts 2:42, Romans 12:1-2.
If you are looking for a local church community in San Pedro, we hope you would consider joining us Sunday morning!
Howard Mayeda
Lead Pastor
OUR VISION
To equip the saints for life and ministry.
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ...”
OUR VALUES
Pursuit of God
The Bible
Unity
We seek God and wait expectantly for His presence in all that we do. We want to know Him and His love.
John 4:34, 5:19-20, Matthew 9:9-13
As Christians, the Bible is our final authority. Our approach to life and ministry is shaped by the counsel of Scripture.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Our brothers and sisters are not our enemies. We will love what Jesus loves: the whole church.
Ephesians 4:3-6
Generosity
Equipping
Simplicity
God calls and enables believers to express the talents, gifts, and ministries that He has set aside for them. The orientation of all ministry is toward the integration of biblical truth into everyday living that impacts our community and beyond.
Ephesians 4:11-13
We are the stewards of God’s gifts and resources. Matthew 13:45-36
We do not own our ministries, so they are not ours to keep. We “give to get to give.”
We want to be “naturally supernatural”; avoiding behavior that draws attention away from God and to ourselves.
1 Corinthians 2:2-5, James 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
Mercy & Compassion
Risk Taking
Relationship
We desire to accept into our fellowship a sincere believer who is attempting to walk in obedience to God, is repentant of his or her sins, and is in submission to the authority of the church. God’s mercy always triumphs over judgement.
James 2:13, John 8:1-11
Caring for people is our highest priority after submission to God, because the purpose of the cross was the redemption of men and women.
Romans 12:9-13,
1 Corinthians 13:4-9, Colossians 3:12-14
We know that gifting develops in an environment of trial-and-error, so we are willing to be patient with people’s weaknesses and failures while they learn.
John 21:15-19, Galations 5:22-23