Bethel Baptist Church (Bessemer)

This article is about a church in Bessemer. For other churches with the same name, see Bethel Baptist Church (disambiguation).

Bethel Baptist Church is located at 2902 5th Avene North in Bessemer. The congregation was formed 1888 and established itself in this building on October 19, 1975 when J. Marcus was pastor.

Under the leadership of pastor Calvin L. Bell, Sr. the church received grants from the Center for Congregational Resources at Samford University to upgrade its technology for ministry during the COVID-19 pandemic and to further develop its intergrenerational programing.

Pastors

• E. L. Nevett
• J. Marcus, 1975
• Calvin L. Bell, Sr., June 14, 2000 - present

External link

• Bethel Baptist Church website

References

• Paglioni, Sofia (September 18, 2023) "Bethel Baptist Church Finds Connection Through Samford’s Center for Congregational Resources" Samford University news release.
• Bains, David R. (December 9, 2023) "Bethel Baptist Church, Bessemer, Alabama", Chasing Churches