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JESUS SAVES
Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
REVEREND JOHN FOSTER PH.D., SENIOR PASTOR
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015
7:45AM & 11:00AM
HOLY COMMUNION
PRELUDE
PHILLIP SKERRET, JR
PROCESSIONAL
MINISTERS, STEWARDS AND ACOLYTES
* DOXOLOGY
#647
PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW ; PRAISE HIM ALL CREATURES HERE BELOW ; PRAISE HIM ABOVE YE HEAVENLY
HOST, PRAISE FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST. AMEN.
* CALL TO WORSHIP
Minister:
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Our feet have been
standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
People:
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper
in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Minister:
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God; I will seek your good.
People:
They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.
Minister:
O Lord, I love the habitation of your house, and the place where your glory dwells.
People:
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.
Minister:
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer.
People:
O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! I will sing of loyalty and of
justice, to you, O Lord, I will sing.
HYMN OF PRAISE
AMEC HYMN #12 — O WORSHIP THE KING
1. O worship the King, all glorious above, O gratefully singing His power and His love; Our Shield and
Defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.
2. O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space; His chariots of wrath
the deep thunder clouds form, And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.
3. Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite? It breathes in the sir, it shines in the light; It streams from the
hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.
4. Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail; Thy mercies how tender,
how firm to the end, Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
Amen
INVOCATION
CHORAL RESPONSE
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WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC
BABCOCK-YOUNG VOICES OF UNITY
THE RESPONSIVE SCRIPTURE
1 CORINTHIANS 8:1-13
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Minister: Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge."
Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 Anyone who claims to know something does not yet
have the necessary knowledge; 3 but anyone who loves God is known by him.
People: 4 Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "no idol in the world really exists," and that
"there is no God but one."
Minister: 5 Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth--as in fact there are
many gods and many lords-- 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things
and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through
whom we exist.
People: 7 It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since some have become so accustomed to idols
until now, they still think of the food they eat as food offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak,
is defiled.
Minister: 8 "Food will not bring us close to God." We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if
we do. 9 But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to
the weak.
People: 10 For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since
their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to idols? 11 So by your
knowledge those weak believers for whom Christ died are destroyed.
Minister: 12 But when you thus sin against members of your family, and wound their conscience when it
is weak, you sin against Christ.
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All: Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of
them to fall.
*PREFACE TO THE DECALOGUE
(IN THE TUNE OF #258)
“FROM ALL THAT DWELL BELOW THE SKIES, LET THE CREATOR’S PRAISE ARISE; LET THE
REDEEMER’S NAME BE SUNG, THROUGH EVERY LAND BY EVERY TONGUE.”
*SUMMARY OF THE DECALOGUE
GLORIA PATRI
#XVII-XVIII
“GLORY BE TO THE FATHER, AND TO THE SON, AND TO THE HOLY GHOST; AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND EVER SHALL BE,
WORLD WITHOUT END. AMEN.”
WELCOME TO BIG BETHEL
PHILIPPIAN MINISTRY
THE PASTOR’S WORDS
DMST PRESENTATION
WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING:
YOUTHSPARK
TITHES
& OFFERING
THE CHORAL RESPONSE
“WE GIVE THEE BUT THINE OWN,WHATE'ER THE GIFT MAY BE;ALL THAT WE HAVE IS THINE ALONE,
A TRUST,
O LORD, FROM THEE. AMEN.”
THE ALTAR CALL
WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC
BABCOCK-YOUNG VOICES OF UNITY
PRESENTATION OF THE PREACHER
THE SERMON
PASTOR FOSTER
PASTOR FOSTER/ DR. JEFFREY COOPER
GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE AME CHURCH
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
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PRAYER OF SALVATION
Dear Lord, I recognize that I am a sinner. Lord, I am sorry for my sins, and I am ready to change my life. I
accept your forgiveness. I confess with my mouth that you are Lord, and I believe in my heart that God
raised you from the dead; therefore, according to the word I am saved. The Bible says “if any person be in
Christ he or she is a new creation, the old is passed away and behold all things become new.” Lord, I
thank you for my salvation.
†AFFIRMATION OF
FAITH
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only son our
Lord who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, dead; and buried. The third day he arose from the dead; he ascended into heaven and sitteth at
the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Church Universal, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sin, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen.
†HOLY
COMMUNION
THE GENERAL CONFESSION
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all people, we acknowledge and
bewail our manifold sin and wickedness which we from time to time most grievously have committed by
thought, word and deed against Your divine Majesty, provoking most justly Your wrath and indignation
against us. We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them
is grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father for Your Son our Lord
Jesus Christ’s sake; forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please You in
newness of life, to the honor and glory of Your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
RECESSIONAL
DOXOLOGY
†BENEDICTION
PASTOR FOSTER
S E R V I N G I N T O D AY ’ S W O R S H I P E X P E R I E N C E
P AYTON L OWE/ C HANFLDLER BROOKS7 : 4 5A M W ORSHIP E XPERIENCE
Acolytes:
1 1 : 0 0 A M W ORSHIP E XPERIENCE
Acolytes: Payton Lowe/ Chandler Brooks
Philippians: Racquel Battle/ Jerome Crawl
Philippians: Victoria White/ Olivia Alston
Music Ministry: Babcock-Young Voices of Unity
Music Ministry: Babcock-Young Voices of Unity
Stewardess: R.T. Bussey & Eva Watson Stewardess Ministry
Stewardess: R.T. Bussey & Eva Watson Stewardess Ministry
Stewards: Geri Dodson/ James Wingfield
Stewards: Chris Brooks/ Guy Howard
Trustee: James Rudd/ Georgianne Thomas
Trustee: Khamisi Walters / Bettieanne Hart
Ushers: Usherette Ministry #2
Ushers: Usherette Ministry #2
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- Hearing God’s Word in the Sermon –
Since we forget 90% of what we hear, it has been suggested that note taking will
double the percentage of our take home response. Why not try it and see?
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Let us remember our sick and shut-in with our cards & calls.
Sis. Lucille Burch, (404) 696-8524
Sis. Patricia Coles, (404) 254-4806
Sis. Jay Evans, (678) 467-2470
Bro. Horace Ford, (770) 478-3013
Sis. Daisy Gholston, (770) 439-9199
Sis. Jacquelyn Green, (678) 580-1248
Sis. Louise Hollowell, (404) 794-2877
Sis. Pearline Irving, (404) 284-4717
Sis. Ernestine Johnson
Sis. Jacqueline Langley, (404) 696-9408
Sis. Ruth Lee, (478) 453-8514
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Bro. Rupert Littleton, Nursecare of Buckhead
Rev. Betty Miley, (770) 323-6841
Sis. Eleanor Miller, (678) 938-3338
Sis. Mary Miller, Summerset Assisted Living
Community
Sis. Dorothy Moreland, (404) 691-0099
Sis. Ertha Poitier, A. G. Rhodes Nursing
Home
Sis. Joyce Spearman, (404) 286-4891
Sis. Emily Stokes
Bro. Thomas Sullivan
Sis. Mildred Whalen, (770) 603-8266
JESUS SAVES
Dr. Jeffery B. Cooper is a native of Savannah,
GA and a lifelong member of St. Phillip AME church, the Mother
Church of African Methodism in the State of Georgia.
Rev. Cooper attended the public schools of Savannah, Georgia.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a
Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of
Georgia in Athens, Georgia. He holds an M.A. degree in
Practical Theology from Regent University School of Divinity in
Virginia Beach, Virginia and a Doctor of Ministry from Graduate
Theological Seminary in South Bend, Indiana. Rev. Cooper
holds a certificate in theology from the Interdenominational
Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia and has done further
study at the University Of Georgia School Of Law and Emory’s
Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rev. Cooper received his first pastoral charge while a student at the University of Georgia in
Athens, Georgia. This assignment was to Siloam A.M.E. Church in Siloam, Georgia from 1978-79.
He then served at St. Luke/Nimno A.M.E. Church in Athens, Georgia, in the Augusta Conference
from 1979-80. In December of 1980, Rev. Cooper was sent to Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church in
Athens, Georgia. During his tenure the church membership grew, the mortgage was burned,
renovations were made to the church structure, and the Annual Conference was hosted.
Rev. Cooper also served as secretary to the Conference and, following the passing of Presiding
Elder J. F. Booker, for a brief period served as acting Presiding Elder.
In June of 1988, Trinity A.M.E. Church in Atlanta, Georgia received Rev. Cooper as its 36th Pastor.
During his 24 year tenure, the church property was renovated, a one million dollar state of the art
Day care center was built and a house was purchased and converted into an enrichment center for
the church and community.
Rev. Cooper has served as a consultant to the United States Central Intelligence Agency Personnel
Department, a member of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
(1984-1988), and as the Assistant Director of Admissions / Director of Minority Admissions at the
University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia (1984-1995). He has served as a member of the Board of
Trustees for Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta,
Georgia as well as the Board of Trustees for the Sixth Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church.
Rev. Cooper served as secretary of the Augusta Georgia Annual Conference (1981-1988). Rev.
Cooper has served as a member of the Board of Examiners of the Atlanta North Georgia Annual
Conference as well as a member of the Atlanta North Georgia Conference Board of Trustees. Rev.
Cooper has served as Chair of the Credentials committee for the General Conference of the A.M.E.
Church (2004 & 2008). Rev. Cooper has also served as the accountant for the Sixth Episcopal
District .He is also the author of the book, A Financial Management Primer for the AME Church,
which is used in the training of ministers by the A.M.E. Board of Examiners.
Rev. Cooper is married to Joanne E. Williams-Cooper, M.D. and they are the proud parents of four
children: Ako, Ethan, Charity and Jeffery, II. They have also been blessed with three adorable
grandchildren: Alex, Jadore, and Imana.
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FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday
to all members celebrating birthdays during
the month of February!!!
2/1 Lauren Crim, Timothy Crim,
Patricia Diggs, William Holt,
Vickie Johnson, Keith Jones
2/3 Merlene Thomas, Tanesha Wilkins
2/4 William Coleman, Karen Walter
2/5 Joshua Ancrum
2/6 Lynda Lowe, Joseph Patterson,
Marla Thompson-Kendall
2/7 AnneMarie Mingo, David Odom,
Maria Odom
2/8 Willie Edwards, III, Alfredda
Jackson, Carnella Robinson, Susan Wright
2/9 Melvin Aiken, Tanyika Black,
Markita Latimore-Sport, Michael Morris,
Wanda Ridgeway
2/10 Marvin Arrington, Jewel Foster,
Ronald Hall, II, Dorothy Kelsey,
Lisa Page, Randall Taylor
2/11 Margaret Evans
2/12 Stephen Jackson, Daniel Odom
2/13 Rosa Baxter, Marcia Bearden,
Taylor Holloman-Pressley,
Henderson Pettway
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2/14 Austin Haynes, Jr., Jack Shannon,
2/15 Henry Green
2/16 Lairalaine Morgan-White;
2/17 Sheila Bussey, Alexandria Miller,
Dexter Wilkerson, Kamaria Williams
2/18 Rochelle Blackmon, J. Wayman
Henry, III, Arthur Maddox, Jr.,
Deborah Stephens-Lattimore
2/19 Wesley Jackson, Jr., Olivia Seniors,
Olivia Smith
2/20 Richard Williams
2/21 Maketris Jackson
2/22 Brooke Austin
2/23 Geraldine Dodson
2/24 Herbert Griggs, Albert Spearman
2/25 Ronnie Oden, Justin Spearman,
Bryant Williams
2/26 Alexander Johnson, Alexander
Lewis
2/27 Kayla Jenkins
2/28 Celeste Ariel Jackson, Jennifer
Smith, Ernest Tate, Miriam Redding
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FOUNDER’S DAY
***Afrocentric Attire To be
Worn***
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9:45AM Church School (FH)
9:45AM New Members (FH)
11:00AM Worship Service (S)
1:00PM YPD Black
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7:00PM Big Bethel Chorale (S)
6:00AM Prayer Call
(712) 432-3100, Code 440772
10:00AM 3rd Anniversary of Big
Bethel Saturday School
Initiative
1:00PM Church School 7th
Annual Black History
Scavenger Hunt: Visit to the
Center for Civil Rights
nce—Bethel AME Church, 217 S. Washington Street,
—(229) 435-8589—Rev. E. Davis, Pastor
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9:00AM Church School Trip to
Birmingham Civil Rights
Museum and 16th Street Baptist
Church
10:00AM Saturday School Initiative (YRC)
10:00AM Edge-Cannon Lay Organization
(FH/TS)
10:00AM Worship & Arts Ministry (FH)
10:30AM Youth Choir (S)
11:00AM Wellness Unit's Women and
Girls Health Forum
LEGEND
(A) Annex/Conference Room
(RM) Robert Mason Conference
Room
(FH) Fellowship Hall
(S) Sanctuary
(YRC) Youth Rec. Center
(CR) Choir Room
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BETHEL TRINITY PARTNERSHIP MINISTRY
DMST LOBBY DAY
Your richness in good works, generosity in
Join Georgia Cares, Street Grace, Wellspring Livsharing resources and a heart to serve is
ing and YouthSpark to raise our collective voice
appreciated. As a result of your support
in the fight to end Domestic Minor Sex Traffickthroughout the year BBAMEC continues to host
ing. This year's legislative agenda will include
monthly team dinners, provide work
advocating for the passage of a Safe Harbor
preparedness, life skills and spiritual fellowship
Law and we need you to stand with us in supto men in recovery. Over 500 persons were fed
port.
at Trinity Table. As we partner in in
Thursday, February 12, 2015 @
transformative ministry we fulfill the mission of
8:00AM
helping others in need.
The Historic Freight Depot
65 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE
HEALTH MINISTRY
Atlanta, GA 30303
The Big Bethel Health and Wholeness Ministry
plans to offer CPR AND EMERGENCY TRAINING
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
to those interested. The training is scheduled to
BIG BETHEL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
occur during the months of January, February
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
and March. The value of this training will help
Please join us for the annual shareholders’
each person to develop fundamental skills for
meeting on Sunday, February 15, 2015 immedihandling emergencies and basic life support
ately following the 11:00am worship service in
issues. The classes will be taught by certified
the Robert Mason Conference Room.
trainers. ***PLEASE NOTE: Anyone with a
Sincerely, Board of Directors
desire to be certified or health care professional
who are wanting to renew their certifications
CHURCH SCHOOL
will be able to accomplish this for a nominal fee.
Please indicate your interest by giving your
You are invited to join us each Sunday at
contact information to a member of the Health
9:45am for study and fellowship. We have
Ministry after service.
classes for all age levels. COME and GROW
SPIRITUALLY WITH US!
~~Sis. Sylvia McRae, Superintendent~~
PHILIPPIANS MINISTRY
The Philippians Ministry welcomes all who visit
Big Bethel AME Church. We invite you to join us
in this Ministry of greeting our visitors with the
joy of Jesus! Please see any of the Philippians
serving each Sunday in February immediately
following Worship Services.
God Bless you, Sis. Victoria White
Congratulations to Bro. Raushan
Murray, who was selected Big Bethel
Layperson of the year and also North
District Layperson of the Year.
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HERITAGE/CD MINISTRY
CD of 167th Church Anniversary Service—$5.00
CD’s of Revival Services—$10.00 (set of 3)
DVD of History of Big Bethel—$10.00
CD of Any Sunday Service—$5.00
Items can be ordered and purchased in the Tape
YOUTH CHURCH URBAN GARDEN
During the 2014-2015 Annual Conference year
Youth Church will be raising awareness about
environmental responsibility. While there are
other facets of learning that will occur, they will
all be centered around the completion of an urban
garden which will be housed in the amphitheater.
There is a booklet available that goes into more
detail regarding the urban garden. We are asking
for donations of $10 per book. We would love to
see everyone get involved by filling out a
volunteer card and committing to one of the
seven areas of assistance. Any way that you can
help would be much appreciated in addition Youth
Church is held on the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of each
month during the 11:00AM Worship service.
Volunteer assistance is needed for chaperones
and teachers during each service. Snacks are being provided and individual and/or ministry
sponsors are requested. Contact the Church office
for additional information.
If you are not enrolled in qualified
healthcare plan, you will be subject
to and may have to pay a penalty.
So, get covered and avoid paying a
penalty when you file your taxes in
2016.
VOTERS REGISTRATION
Voters Registration will be the 1st Sunday of each
month following BOTH 7:45 AM and 11:00 AM.
Worship Services. At this time, you may also
change or update your address and name.
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REMINDER:
OBAMACARE
2015 Annual
Enrollment Period
Ends on February 15, 2015
2014 GIVING STATEMENTS
HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO THOSE
WHO HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS
IN CHURCH 360. FOR THE
PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN
EMAIL ADDRESS, YOUR 2014
GIVING STATEMENT HAS BEEN
MAILED TO THE PHYSICAL
ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE IN
CHURCH 360.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR
GIVING STATEMENT AND YOU
HAVE UPDATED YOUR
INFORMATION IN CHURCH 360,
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH
OFFICE.
BIG BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH
Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bishop Preston Warren Williams II, Presiding Prelate, 6th Episcopal District
Dr. Wilma Delores Webb-Williams, Episcopal Supervisor, Sixth District
The Reverend Dr. David Rhone, Presiding Elder, North Atlanta District
THE REVEREND JOHN FOSTER PH.D., SENIOR PASTOR
The Reverend Charmain Purvis, Special Assistant to the Senior Pastor
The Reverend Monica Jones Ph.D., Director of Christian Education
The Reverend Willie L. Langley, Minister to the Sick & Shut-In/Nursing Care
The Reverend Rosie Hunter, Big Bethel Village
Bro. Vernon Kimbro, Minister of Worship & Arts
ASSISTANT MINISTERS (ITINERANT ELDERS)
The Reverend Jeannette Thomas-Fayson,
The Reverend Lena Flowers Ph.D., The Reverend Rosie Hunter,
The Reverend Wilbert Hobbs, The Reverend Monica Jones Ph.D.,
The Reverend Malcolm Stephens, The Reverend Joyce Young,
The Reverend Lairalaine Morgan White
ITINERANT DEACONS
The Reverend Reginald Cleaver, The Reverend Ali Holness,
The Reverend George Johnson, The Reverend Charlene Maddox,
The Reverend James Vance, The Reverend Richard Williams
LOCAL MINISTERS
The Reverend Tony Brownlee, The Reverend Bessie Donaldson,
The Reverend Mary Ellen Lake, The Reverend Betty Miley,
The Reverend Charmain Purvis, The Reverend M. Gwen Senatle
LICENTIATES
Sister Shrala Askins, Brother Cornelius Pettway
Sister Evelyn Jones
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS
First Reading
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm
Psalm 111
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Gospel
Mark 1:21-28
Big Bethel AME Church
Bag Lunch - 2015
Ministry Schedule
Month
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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Ministry
Stewardess Boards
WMS
Voices Of Unity
Usherrette Ministry #1
Johnson/Schofield Male Chorus/MOBB
Usherrette Ministry #2
Usherrette Ministry #3
Joseph Lane Male Ushers
Samuel Hopkins Giles
Lay Organization
Sunday School
JESUS SAVES
Contact Person
Daphne Stowe & Alicia Oden
Lisa Johnson Wigham
Opal Knowlton
Priscilla Burnette
Michael Brown/Marvin Fleming
Karen Fordham
Nannette McGee
William Coleman
Ed Jones
Shirley Waters White
Sylvia McRae
Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
VISION STATEMENT
A spirit-filled fellowship engaging in fervent worship, Bible-based teaching and preaching, and
compassionate missions driven to be the miracle in downtown Atlanta.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ; and to
communicate to the world through preaching, teaching, evangelizing, worshipping, and stewardship, that “Jesus
Saves!”
VALUES STATEMENT:
We are a God centered, people-oriented Christian community operating in an environment of excellence and
love.
do is undergirded
prayer.
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