Outreach Ministries
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men…”
Matthew 5:14-16
 
Ministry Leader: Rev. Costell Cross, Minister of Evangelism
Outreach Ministry Phone: (904) 982-5978
 
OUR MISSION
To share the gospel of Christ under the power of the Holy Spirit to all of Jacksonville, Northeast Florida and beyond until we, the believers, reach spiritual maturity.
  
IN STEP



“God Is Now Leading My Actions With His Word”
 

OUR VISION
To empower God’s people to practice kingdom presence and principles in mind, body, and soul as the seed of hope is planted and to equip believers to be Christ centered and proclaim the Gospel to the unsaved.
 
S.O.S. (Seeking Out Sinners)
Bethel has discipleship and partnerships dedicated to meeting the spiritual, social and physical needs of those in the community:
 
Project Reach
Selected home visits are made to encourage, enlighten and empower families of students in challenged Duval County Public Schools.
 
Mentoring/Full Scholarship
A weekly participation at local high schools with students through Take Stock In Children.
 
Jail/Prison and Support Groups
Preaching and teaching the Word of God to adults and juveniles who are incarcerated.
 
Habijax
Sharing in sweat labor and home blessing celebrations with new homeowners.
 
Community Partnerships Alliance
Providing for the homeless in a joint venture with Regency Church of God, other local churches, and The City Rescue Mission.
 
Operation Blessings Food Distribution
Annual event during Thanksgiving that links support groups with the Eastside community.
 
Hogan Creek Tower
Taking the gospel where the people live.
 
Angel Tree
Sharing with and witnessing to the children of incarcerated adults.
 
River Region Human Services
Sharing the Word, Worshipping and Witnessing.
 
The Help Center
Help and hope for God’s people, God’s way.

What Is Evangelism?
Evangelism isn’t what we do, it’s who we are. Evangelism is God’s act of working through believers empowered by the Holy Spirit to communicate the good news of Jesus Christ to every person with the purpose to persuade the lost to come to salvation.
 

  • Acts of God…We confess that salvation is of God. He has taken the initiative, while we were yet sinners, to send Christ into the world. He convicts people of sin and convinces them of the truth of Jesus Christ as the only way of salvation.
     
  • Gospel of Christ…Salvation is due to Christ’s redemptive work on the cross. He was the sacrifice for sin and was the first fruit of the resurrection. Salvation is due solely to the work of Jesus Christ and is not based on any form of human effort.
     
  • Come to Salvation…Everyone is commanded to repent toward God and to place their faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation is appropriated by faith alone and the only saving object of Christian belief is Jesus Christ.