What drives us
Mission. Vision. Values.
Mission
Why we exist.
To make and mature disciples of Jesus who love God, love each other, and love the city — through worship, the Word, and shared life.
Vision
Where we’re headed.
A city renewed by ordinary people walking with an extraordinary God — every neighborhood reached, every table set, every door open.
Values
How we live.
Word. Spirit. Mission. Community. Generosity. Five commitments that shape every decision, every Sunday, and every dollar.
Our story
Twelve people. One living room. Seventeen years.
Bethel didn’t start with a strategy. It started with a question — what would happen if a handful of friends actually tried to live like the early church described in Acts 2? This is where that question has taken us.
2009
Founded in a living room
Daniel and Mercy Ngoma invited eleven friends to study the book of Acts on Sunday nights. Six months later, they baptized their first three new believers in a backyard kiddie pool.
2012
First public service
Out of the living room and into a rented elementary-school gym. 140 people came. We tore down chairs every Sunday for three years before finding a permanent home.
2016
The food pantry opens
Started feeding 14 families a week. Today we serve 240. The pantry runs on a small army of weekly volunteers and partnerships with three local grocers.
2019
Missions in three countries
Launched partner ministries in Malawi, Honduras, and the Philippines. Today our giving funds clean-water projects, a girls’ school, and a church-planting network.
2023
Second campus launched
South Side campus opened with 180 people on launch Sunday. Both campuses now share a single sermon stream while building local roots in their neighborhoods.
Today
Still just getting started
2,400+ people across two campuses and three online services. Eighty-four small groups. Eight staff. The story is still being written — and we’d love for you to be part of the next chapter.
Impact
The work, in numbers.
2,400+
people each Sunday
84
small groups citywide
240
families fed weekly
3
countries on mission
Doctrine
What we believe.
We hold to the historic Christian faith summarized in the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed. Six core convictions shape everything we do.
01
Scripture is authoritative.
The Bible is God’s inspired word — true, sufficient, and the highest authority for what we believe and how we live.
02
God is Trinity.
One God in three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — eternally loving, holy, and intimately involved in creation.
03
Salvation is by grace.
Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, anyone can be forgiven and made new — not by performance, but by faith in Him.
04
The Spirit is at work.
The Holy Spirit empowers every believer to live, love, and lead — gifting the church for mission and sustaining us in trial.
05
The church is sent.
We exist for the world, not ourselves. The church is sent to bear witness, do justice, and proclaim hope in every corner of life.
06
Hope wins.
Jesus is returning to renew all things. Every tear wiped, every wrong made right, every page of every story redeemed.
Want the full statement of faith and our church covenant? Read the full document →
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Lead Pastor
Pastor Daniel Ngoma
Daniel has served as lead pastor since 2016. He holds an MDiv from Trinity and a heart for verse-by-verse teaching, neighborhood evangelism, and watching slow-grown disciples become unshakable.
He and his wife Mercy have three kids, two dogs, and an inadvisable number of houseplants.
Elders and deacons
Leadership team
Plural leadership keeps us accountable, humble, and growing. These are the men and women shepherding the church alongside our staff.
Elders
- Daniel Ngoma — Lead Pastor
- Joseph Chanda — Teaching Elder
- Charity Tembo — Care Elder
- Solomon Kondwani — Missions Elder
Deacons
- Lillian Banda — Hospitality
- Esther Phiri — Benevolence
- James Mulenga — Facilities
- Naomi Sakala — Communications
How leaders are chosen
Elders and deacons are nominated by members, vetted against the biblical qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, and affirmed by the congregation. They serve three-year terms with no term limits.
Transparency
Every dollar, audited and accounted for.
We publish a full audited financial report every March. Sixty cents of every dollar funds weekly ministry. Twenty-five cents goes to local outreach. Fifteen cents supports global missions.
2025 Allocation
Weekly ministry
60%
Local outreach
25%
Global missions
15%
Audited by independent CPA · Filed annually · ECFA accredited.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
— Matthew 11:28
Take the next step
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Come visit a Sunday service. Have coffee with one of our pastors. Or just send us a question — there’s a real human on the other end.