Welcome to Bethel Shawville Pentecostal Church
Our Mission
We seek to be a community of authentic followers of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our passion is to live and proclaim the life-giving truth that a personal relationship with God is available to all through faith in Jesus Christ.
We acknowledge our complete, ongoing dependence upon the Holy Spirit to live and communicate this awesome new life in Christ with relevance and compassion.
Our Beliefs
The Bible
We believe that the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired Word of God, fully complete and without error. We believe that the Bible contains all that is necessary to lead people to a knowledge of salvation and to live a righteous life. We believe it to be the ultimate authority in all matters of faith and Christian living.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus is the divine Son of God, the only sacrifice for our sin, and our guarantee of God’s never-changing love for us. We believe that He died, rose again, and is now seated at the right hand of God. We believe that one day He will literally return to the earth to receive all those who have believed in Him.
Eternal Life
We believe that people are eternal beings and will spend the rest of eternity after their life on earth either with God in eternal happiness (heaven) or without God in eternal sorrow (hell). We believe that through faith in Jesus, we are granted an eternity with God in heaven.
Holy Spirit
We believe that God, the Father, still speaks to His children today through His Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Holy Spirit will always agree with God’s Word. We believe that the Holy Spirit uses the recorded truths in the Bible to speak to the hearts of God’s children in order to lead them into the will of God for their lives.
The Church
The word “church” originally meant “gathering”. We believe that the church is not a building or a denomination, but rather the believers themselves who make up the church.
We believe that all Bible believing churches are part of God’s family and that we ought to share in ministry and fellowship with each other as the Spirit of God leads.
Our Community
Welcoming
We cultivate a warm, welcoming environment where people feel at home, are nurtured and where the unique needs of each generation are ministered to.
Bible Based
We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God and must be the basis for all spiritual understanding, when illuminated by the Holy Spirit. Our priority is to teach Biblical truth in simplicity with practical application.
Worship Centred
With the help of the Holy Spirit, we seek to honour God with our entire beings and to live so as to bring Him glory. We experience God’s presence when we gather together in unity to offer Him praise and thanksgiving.
Outreach Focused
We love our community and strive to serve its physical and spiritual needs, to demonstrate God’s goodness, unconditional love and point people to Jesus.
