Forest City sits in one of the few spots in the country where the hills hold the frost off just a little longer — folks here have always called it the Isothermal Belt. New Bethel has been part of that ground since 1975: an independent congregation with no denomination steering the ship, just neighbors deciding together how to love God and look after each other.
We’re small enough that visitors get noticed — in the good way. Come in jeans or your Sunday best. Either way, someone will save you a seat.
New Bethel was established as an independent 501(c)(3), free to answer to our members and to Scripture rather than to a denominational office.
Congregational singing, hymns old and new, and preaching straight from Scripture.
No audition — just a willingness to show up and sing.
Weekly youth group and a children’s church that runs alongside morning worship (coming soon).
Local food-pantry support and short-term mission trips, planned a year at a time.
An open, unhurried hour of prayer every Thursday before Bible study.
Homecoming dinners, monthly potlucks, and a table that’s always got room for one more.
That we may be an effective and relevant ministry for our time.Team Lift is what these beliefs look like in motion — ordinary people choosing to reach back and help each other up the mountain.
