Prayer
Every Sunday from 9-10:00 and Tuesday from 18-20:00, we have prayer meetings at the Bethesda church to pray for one another, our needs, and our country.
Missions & Evangelism
The Christian Center participates in missions and evangelism activities such as homechurch meetings, helping meet the needs of poor families, and outreach programs in two villages in Oltenia, Dranic and Foisor.
Discipleship & Training
The Christian Center offers a Bible school for those who are interested in discipleship and leadership training through hands-on, practical training. For example, the Christian Center has members of its churches and from other churches with a gift to preach, to lead, or to serve in another way who are given the opportunity.
Women's Ministry
We organize women's conferences, prayer and Bible studies, social meetings, group hospital and nursing home visits, and other activities to bring women together to serve the Lord and to fellowship.
Children's Ministry
Our Children's Ministry includes weekly Sunday School meetings, social programs teaching them the Bible and providing a meal, gifts, and essentials such as clothing and shoes.
Church Planting
We are sending missionaries to plant churches in areas where there are no churches or where there is a need to plant a church.
International Outreach
We are doing missions in countries such as Serbia, Africa, Italy, England, Turkey, Belgium, and the Moldovia Republic.
We are receiving outside, foreign teams, providing them a place to stay in our guest rooms at the Christian Center
and joining together in all kinds of ministry to spread the Gospel.
Here are some of the ways we can serve the Lord together:
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Preaching and teaching in churches
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Participating in outreach activities
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Working with the homeless and street ministry
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Visting nursing homes
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Helping provide services for orphans
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Participating in Sunday school and prayer meetings
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Helping large families with many children
Homeless & Street Ministry
We give an opportunity for those who desire to come out from the street life to counsel them, to help them become a part of a church family, to find them work, to help meet their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, and medical care for the purpose of improving their lives and supporting their spiritual growth.
Glory to God for this man's tesimony:
He was living on the streets, using a lot of alchohol, cigarettes, almost everyday was drunk, few packets of cigarettes each day, his health was in very bad condition, he had problems with his lungs, bleeding from his mouth, he had pneumonia, the doctor didn't expect him to live long, he heard the Gospel and came to the Lord to receive Jesus Christ, he was Baptized in water, and now he is well, doesn't need medicine for 5 years, he is working in construction to supply his needs, and he stays in the shelter provided by the Christian Center Bethesda.
Charity
We are providing clothing, food, and assisting those who are in need or sick. Charity also includes counseling, hospital and nursing home visits, and other donations of time and resources.
Family Summer Camp
Every year, the Christian Center hosts a summer camp in the mountains of Transylvania near the city of Campeni (Lazesti) for a time of fellowship and worship together. Getting away from the city to a quiet place to relax and enjoy nature is sometimes the best way to be refreshed, draw close to the Lord, and grow in friendship with one another.
The Christian Center has a vision to bring families together at the camps to make them stronger in the Lord and closer to one another.
There is a home there with kitchen, 8 bedrooms, 2 restrooms and showers, electricity and hot water for showers. At the camp, we have Bible study, worship, and the opportunity for work for those who have skills to build a sanctuary and help make improvements to the home.
Beta Ministry
This ministry is in its early stages of development. The vision for the future is to provide housing for the homeless, for married couples and families, and a nursing home for the elderly. This will include a chapel, kitchen, cafeteria, medical clinic, farm and equipment such as tractors to work the land, and animals.
The land for this ministry has been purchased, and we are providing temporary housing and gardens for two tennants.
Click the video on the left to see what the land will look like in the future, as well as some recent photos from the site as it is now.
Widow's Ministry
The Christian Center offers counseling and prayer services for widows and holds meetings two to three times per year for fellowship.
OUR MINISTRIES
Christian Center Bethesda has several ministries, described below.
Some of the ministries include videos you can click on to learn more.
CHRISTIAN CENTER BETHESDA
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Not to us, O LORD, but to Your name be the glory... Psalm 115:1