Welcome
Our Mission
Is All About Knowing Jesus
And Making Jesus Known
In the Heart of Bethel and Beyond
A Message to our Community
"We are all God's children, and we join in the cries of brothers and sisters around the country. We stand on the side of unwavering love, and affirm the message of our Council of Bishops that we must acknowledge and name the sin of racism, and be unyielding in calling for justice, love, and peace."
Full message from the Council of Bishops:
URGENT NOTICE
Updated June 5, 2020
We are very encouraged to announce that our Bishop will be allowing churches to open, provided some strict guidelines are followed. Please see the link under the "announcements" for further details.
Greetings in the Name of Christ!
When you visit, you will be welcomed into a friendly, casual environment by people who are excited to see you join us for service. Folks tell us all the time that they are amazed how friendly our people are!
We want you to have an idea of what you can expect when you arrive. All you have to do from here is "come as you are" and find out more for yourself!
We Offer Multiple Service Times:
Blended Sunday Worship at 8:30 am
Traditional Sunday Worship at 10:00 am
Contemporary Worship Wednesday Evenings at 7:00 pm
Feel free to also join us at our sister church for Sunday Services at 11:30 am
Long Ridge UMC Church
201 Long Ridge Rd, Danbury, CT 06810
At our services, you can expect:
- Each service to last about an hour or so. 8:30 service is typically about 45 minutes.
- Thought provoking life relevant messages based on the Bible.
- Worship music that will touch your heart.
- Fun teaching for your children at our 10:00 am service.
- A warm and friendly time of fellowship after our 8:30 & 10:00 am service.
Our blended service offers various praise songs in a relaxed format lead by guitar and piano. Our traditional service offers hymns with our choir. Our Wednesday Night Live RECHARGE service offers upbeat contemporary music by our Praise Team as well as an exciting message different from our Sunday morning message.
Thanks for checking out our website and we hope to see you soon! If you would like to learn a little more about us, please browse through some of the links.
Peace to you,
Rev. John Parille
Senior Pastor
The Church office is closed until further notice
Church Office Hours are Tuesday to Friday,
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Announcements
Join us for Sunday Morning Worship
Join us every Sunday Morning 8:00 am for a new weekly message.
Please click on the appropriate link to hear the message you would like to view.
We hope these bless, inspire, and comfort you!
July 5
June 28
June 21 Fathers Day
June 7May 31
May 24
May 17
May 10
May 3
April 18
Communion Liturgy PDF https://s3.amazonaws.com/mychurchwebsite/c4875/holy_thursday.pdf
Online Giving Now Available
BUMC is happy to annouce that Online Giving is now avaialble.
Donation Instructions:
To donate go to: https://ny-reg.brtapp.com/ChurchGiving
Complete all fields asking for donor information. In the field “Amount you are Giving Today”, type in the amount of your donation,
In the field “Church to which your donation will be directed” Choose “Bethel CT: Bethel UMC” from the drop-down menu.
On the next field enter the name of your pastor: Pastor John Parille (this information will be used by us to validate that the correct church was selected). Click on the BLUE BAR at the bottom of the screen.
On the next screen click on the GREEN BUTTON that says “Pay Now”. Enter your PayPal, Credit or debit card information. Once submitted, you will receive an e-mail confirming your donation. Thank you for your support!
Connect with Pastor John's Podcast
Enjoy brief, pointed messages weekly on the Expect, Believe & Trust Podcast from Pastor John. These are short messages that will help you on your journey of faith. Click on the link below, listen on Podcast or other platforms, or simply scroll down and listen on your phone or computer.
Episode #6
https://anchor.fm/john-parille/episodes/Hitting-the-Reset-Button-eel79p
Episode #5
https://anchor.fm/john-parille/episodes/Maybe-its-time-to-change-lanes-edn210
Episode #4
https://anchor.fm/john-parille/episodes/Hello-God--You-are-taking-too-long-ed78i2
Episode #3
https://anchor.fm/…/…/Finding-the-Sweet-Spot-with-God-ectu5q
Episode #2
April Fools by Expect, Believe, & Trust • A podcast on Anchor
Episode #1
https://anchor.fm/john-parille/episodes/Expect--Believe--trust-ebrd0h
Graduation 2020 Special Message
Hello my friends!Please find a link to a Podcast that was created just for you! I'm saddened we could not celebrate Graduation Sunday yesterday like we normally would in church. Know that I'm thinking of you and also praying for your future. I hope that this message helps you.Peace!Pastor John ParilleGraduation 2020 https://anchor.fm/john-parille/episodes/Graduation-2020-ef9kb4
Video Mini Sermon Series
Since we are not able to meet together, Pastor John has created messages which you can access with the attached links to a YouTube video. We pray these message will bring you some hope and spiritual direction during this crisis. We intend to have these 2 times per week.
A Soft Heart for God
Relationship Survival
Dare to be Hopeful
Watch your Mouth
Stress
Doubt
Finding Joy in Difficult Times
Worry
Fear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7AlBk3GMG0
Also, anyone who does not have access to a computer can now call in to listen to the two weekly messages can now do so at 10am Sunday (will be a play of the Friday message) and 7pm Wednesday (will be a play of the Tuesday message).
Listeners should call either 1-312-626-6799 or 1-929-205-6099 (providing both numbers in case one has a problem/is busy/etc). When prompted, enter the meeting ID 113-104-770 and press #, then just press # again when asked for their participant ID.
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Weekly Devotional
Join us on Monday nights at 7:00 pm for on virtual smallgroups! Below is the link to the week devotional so you can follow along.
Brotherhood call (Mondays at 7pm, always the same numbers):
One tap mobile +19292056099,,339372303# US (New York) +13126266799,,339372303# US (Chicago)
From a normal phone: call 1-929-205-6099 or 1-312-626-6799, then enter passcode 339372303 and press #.
Sisterhood call (Mondays at 7pm, always the same numbers):
One tap mobile +19292056099,,780169624# US (New York) +13126266799,,780169624# US (Chicago)
From a normal phone: call 1-929-205-6099 or 1-312-626-6799, then enter passcode 780169624 and press #.
Link for Devotional
https://s3.amazonaws.com/mychurchwebsite/c4875/boc__soc__6_29__2020.pdf
