Bethel Christian Center

I grew up going to bethel one of my favorite memories was their Easter service. They had live animals it was so powerful. Church was always so packed and we loved eating donuts and fellowship. My grandmother was the Sunday school teacher they had two services packed. I pray they can get back to that. Bethel really help shape my life today.

I returned to Bethel after being gone many years. Everyone at Bethel welcomed me and encouraged me. You can rebuild your relationship with the lord and people who love him here. I have attended for over 3years since returning and my life,family, and future are forever changed.

I attended Bethel regularly growing up with my stepmom and siblings. I moved out of the area as an adult, but came back in 2019. Not only was Bethel still thriving, they offered K-12 schooling. I enrolled my daughters. The entire school/church staff have treated us like family since our first day back. Pastor Mike is amazing. He speaks from the Bible, but puts it in ways referencing our own lives. If you were ever on the fence about church, please attend just one service and see what you think. Don’t judge from random posts. Go and see for yourself.

I must say that this church and Pastor operate this congregation like a cult as opposed to a warm welcoming church. I have read the good reviews and the bad however we came with open mindsets and were extremely disappointed with the groups of popular members whom seem to talk about their newest members and ask a lot of questions about financial means. I will not attend again and I hope that Bethel will learn to not be so easy to pass judgement of newcomers.

We would honestly like to Thank God for have given us the clarity to know where we did not belong. We had the opportunity to be a part of this church Bethel in Riverside, for about two months before we were asked to not come back by the pastor due to another church member mentioning about myself being a former felon and you know people don’t judge however they did and still do. Jesus sat with Sinners and yet Bethel is utterly clean and I’m sad to say that my family will miss a lot of the members whom were pure and genuine however it was a great priceless lesson to know where not to go. It’s is not about the judgments a clergyman or pastor can point out at others at Bethel it’s about how much you donate and that earns you the right to be part of this church. As long as you tithe greatly, you can pass judgements here about people’s pasts and and gossip about the misfortunes of all whom attend. Pastor Ron showed his true colors today and again Thank You Lord for providing clarity and giving us the knowledge and wisdom to not act the same and be so ugly. We want to everyone to know that if your past is a bit shaky, you might want to find a fellowship at a true honest to God worship center. Thank You Pastor Ron for reminding us of our past and how much we weren’t welcomed at your church.