As pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church in Schaumburg for 32 years, Bumpus has watched the church grow from its modest beginnings at an area school house to its present size of roughly 2,000 members.

Robert Smith Jr. has been pastor of New Bethel for the past 36 years and looked on as the crowds waited to pay their final respects. "She loved God, she loved the church, she loved the people of ...

New Bethel Baptist Church was organized July 24, 1924, and was first called Bethel Baptist. The first service was held July 20, 1924, and the first pastor was the Rev. J. H. McDavis.

In 1894, Bethel Baptist changed its name to Bethel Baptist Institutional. "The church had gotten to the place where it had several schools, like Florida Baptist Academy," she said.

Morris Stringer, a member of Bethel Baptist Church on East Cottonwood Road, said he remembers he was 12 years old when he walked to the front of Bethel, which was ...

Detroit A once-great institution, New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit now fights for survival against the ravages of time, social change and economic depression Updated: Dec. 11, 2010, 5:31 p.m.

TUSCALOOSA | It's been 10 years since the leadership of Bethel Baptist Church first started dreaming of a new, larger sanctuary next to its existing church on 30th Avenue in West End.

At the intersection of Independence and Marquis Roads in Unionville sits Bethel Baptist facing east. In front of the church is a large stone landmark commemorating the church’s 90th year in 1982.