About

The primary purpose of any local church (like BMC) as revealed in the Bible is to glorify God in all that we are and do. This is accomplished in several ways: through worship (our relationship with a living Lord); through instruction (our relationship with the written Word of God); through fellowship (our relationship with other Christians); through evangelism (our relationship with those who do not know Jesus Christ). We “gather” for worship, instruction and fellowship; we “scatter” to make known Jesus Christ as the Savior and Redeemer to a lost world.

Our prayer is that God will use this ministry to glorify His name and to proclaim His message in Princeton and the surrounding area. If we can assist you in any specific way, please contact us at (812)386-6202.

Questions and Answers About BMC

  1. How long has Bethel been in existence?
    Since 1930

  2. Why and how did the church begin?
    The church was founded by Rev. John Cummins. It was started due to a liberal trend of thinking that was occurring in many denominational churches. Several came together from many parts of Gibson County to form the Gospel Tabernacle. The name was later changed to Bethel Memorial Church.

  3. What is AWANA?
    Awana is a club ministry for children from 3 years old through eighth grade. The children memorize scripture, are taught Biblical lessons, enjoy refreshments and have game time. Our club meets on Wednesday during the school year: 6-7:30 p.m.

  4. How is your Sunday school program set up?
    We have classes for children and youth that are divided by age or grade. Our Adult classes have loose age divisions. We also offer electives on specific areas from time to time (for example: Finances, Marriage, Parenting, Women’s Study, & Bethel 101 [An introduction to Bethel’s beliefs and ministries]).

  5. How is your church governed?
    We have a church board that is made up of six deacons, a trustee, a Sunday school superintendent and a treasurer. The pastors are also members of this board. These men guide the church in spiritual and physical areas. The congregation determines major areas like the calling of pastors and major expenditures.

  6. Who is on your church board at this time? The 2024 church board is as follows:
    Pastor Kevin Wilson, Assistant Pastor Kyle Powell & Youth Pastor Justin Hight.
    Deacons – Jonathan Atkinson, Doug Crawford, Barrett Doyle, Steve Mescher, Don Morrow and Tim Sturgeon
    Trustee – Clint Stanton
    Treasurer – John Jones
    Sunday School Superintendent – Paul Przymus

  7. What is the IFCA?
    ”IFCA International is a Fellowship of churches and believers from around the world who are committed to biblical ministry in an effort to enhance the strength of the Church by equipping for, and encouraging toward, ministry partnerships to accomplish Great Commission objectives.” - www.ifca.org

  8. What is available at Bethel for children?
    We have Sunday school for all ages, children’s church through third grade, KidsLife for ages 3 years to 6th grade led by Hannah Garrett and meets Sunday nights 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm and AWANA (Wednesday evenings from late September through April - see #3 above).

  9. What is available for youth?
    Our youth ministries are led by our Youth Pastor, Justin Hight. Our 7th – 12th graders meet regularly on Sunday evenings in their own service called L. I. F. E. They also do various Bible studies, serve on missions trips, have fellowship outings, and carry out various ministries.

  10. What is the main purpose of Bethel Memorial Church?
    There is a statement that characterizes two basic priorities which we hold very important. We emphasize learning God’s truth and living God’s love. We want to emphasize the study of the Bible and let God’s Word filter out into our daily lives.