Education

Classes for Cradle-roll through 2 year olds are taught age appropriate hands on interactive Biblically based lessons such as creation, David the shepherd boy, Noah’s ark and the good Samaritan. They are introduced to such facts as the books of the  Bible and names of the apostles and to concepts such as sharing and kindness. The curriculum has been approved by the elders of the Bethel congregation.

Cradle-roll — Room 314
2 year-olds — Room 315

Classes for 3 years old through 6th grade study a Bethel-developed curriculum designed as a 3 year rotating plan. The children study age-appropriate lessons that have been approved by the elders of the Bethel congregation.

Year 1 — Characteristics of God
• Fear of and Respect for God
• God is the Most Powerful
• God is Good and a Rewarder of Those Who Seek Him
• God is Holy and Should be Worshipped
• God is Our Protector and Peacemaker
• God is Severe and We Will Give Account to Him
• God Forgives and Answers Prayers
• God is Faithful and Will Keep His Promises
• Today God Speaks Through the Bible, not Directly
• God is a God of Truth and Righteousness
• The Glory of God
• God is Love

Year 2 — Jesus in the Gospels
• Overview of the Gospels
• Beginning of the Life of Jesus
• Beginning of the Ministry of Jesus
• Jesus Begins Major Work in Samaria and Galilee
• Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount
• More of the Sermon on the Mount
• Warnings About False Teachers
• Jesus Preaches in Parables
• Jesus Provides for Infirmities
• Jesus’ Powerful Messages
• Last Week of Jesus’ Earthly Ministry
• Jesus’ Death, Burial and Resurrection

Year 3 — Apostles Spread the Word
• The Beginning of the Church
• The Basics of the Jerusalem Congregation
• The Evangelistic Growth of the Church
• The Benevolence of the Church
• The Persecution Upon the Church
• The Spreading of the Gospel
• The Power of Pride and Paul’s First Missionary Journey
• Problems in Jerusalem and the Beginning of the Second Missionary Journey
• Paul’s Second Journey Finish and Third Journey Beginnings
• Second Journey Finished; Third Journey Begins
• The Third Journey Ends and the Return to Jerusalem with its Troubles
• The Trip to Rome and Summary

3 and 4 year olds — Room 311
5 years to Kindergarten — Room 307
1st and 2nd Grades — Room 219
3rd and 4th Grades — Room 215
5th and 6th Grades — Room 213

Sunday Morning
7th through 12th Grade Girls — Room 201
7th through 12th Grade Boys — Room 214
Wednesday Night
All 7th through 12th Graders — Room 214

Adult Classes:
Young Professionals — Room 310
Young Families — Gathering Room (Sunday)
Ladies Class — Gathering Room (Wednesday)
New Christians and olders who love question and answer-type classes; Christian topics class —Teacher Jimmy Clark - Bethel Room
Auditorium class - rotating teachers

Wednesday Morning — Room 214