{"id":453,"date":"2019-11-18T18:17:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T22:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/?page_id=453"},"modified":"2026-06-21T20:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:07:15","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/?page_id=453","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-path-to-node=\"9,1\">At Bethlehem Baptist Church, our mission is simple: <b data-path-to-node=\"9,1\" data-index-in-node=\"52\">To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and love our neighbors.<\/b> We are a small, vibrant Southern Baptist congregation with a big heart for our community.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9,2\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">All Are Welcome:<\/b> We intentionally open our doors to everyone. We believe the church is a place for all people to experience the grace, love, and truth of God.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Our Affiliation:<\/b> We are an active member of the <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wbachurches.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Baptist Association<\/a> and cooperate with the Southern Baptist Convention.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Our Doctrine:<\/b> Our core theological convictions align fully with the <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sbc.net\/bfm2000\/bfm2000.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baptist Faith and Message (2000)<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3\">Whether you are looking for a new church home or just exploring faith, there is a place for you in our pews.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-840 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-193326-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-193326-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-193326-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-193326-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-193326.png 1101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Bethlehem Baptist Church, our mission is simple: To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and love our neighbors. We are a small, vibrant Southern Baptist congregation with a big heart for our community. All Are Welcome: We intentionally open our doors to everyone. We believe the church is a place for all people to &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/?page_id=453\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-bethlehembctech2","post-453"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/453\/revisions\/841"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethlehemnewnan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}