One Service at 10:00 AM
​Every Sunday

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Worship with us live online from your home by clicking the Facebook Icon, tuning into FM 89.5 while in your vehicle in the Bethany parking lot, or joining us in the sanctuary, one family per pew.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Liturgists Needed
Phil Odom needs some liturgists lined up for the coming months.  If you would be willing to lead us through the Worship Bulletin and read the Scriptures and Prayers, Phil is willing to train you!  Please contact Phil if you would like to be trained and serve at 843-277-7504.
 
June 4th Movie Night
The Witness Team will sponsor a movie night in the Bethany Fellowship Hall on June 4th. Details coming soon.
 
June 13th Tailgate Party
Sunday after church on June 13th you are invited to say goodbye to Pastor Cindy by sharing in a tailgate party.  Just bring your own picnic and get creative with decorations.  The best tailgate display wins a prize!

Tuesday Bread Giveaway, 10:00 am to 11:30 am
James Glover hosts a fun weekly gathering, socially distanced, at his James Island home. Please contact the church office at 843.795.3527 for details.

The Bill Davis Sunday School Class
Bill Davis' Sunday School Class will resume on Sunday, June 6, immediately following church service. The first gathering will be an organizational meeting.  Please be in prayerful consideration for the need of a new teacher. 
 
Resource Closet @ Bethany 
Bethany Outreach Ministries opened an area Epworth Children's Home Resource Closet. Our closet provides children's clothing (elementary aged new or gently used clothes and gift cards for teens to purchase clothes), bedding, toiletries, school supplies, and other items to Epworth's foster/adoptive families in our area. For more information, please contact Trace Moser, Outreach Ministries Team Chair at BethanyJIOutreach@gmail.com with your interest in serving communities surrounding Bethany Church.

Tithes
Please keep Bethany UMC healthy & growing by supporting our ministries through tithes and special offerings. Please mail:
Bethany UMC James Island
1853 Maybank Hwy
Charleston, SC  
or give Online Giving a try.

In Christ's Love,
​Pastor Cindy

Special Sermons: Black History Month
​Dr. Felice Knight "Lift Every Voice"  on 7/21/2021
https://fb.watch/3OgWmYtCWe/​
Worship with us on Facebook Livestream
10:00 AM on Sundays
Click on the image above, link below or FB Button
​https://www.facebook.com/BethanyJamesIsland/
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Join Cindy and others for short Bible and book studies.
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One Sunday Service
10:00 AM
We offer one service at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary.  Many choose to be present while socially distant by listening to the service live, in their vehicle, parked in our shaded lot. 
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1) Sanctuary (guidelines below)

2) Parking Lot in your own vehicle 1853 Maybank Highway. Tune into FM 89.5. Weekly service bulletin available and individual pre-packaged communion packets are provided on the first Sunday each month.

3) On Facebook Livestream where you can react and comment during the service. A link to the bulletin will be posted on Facebook and emailed to our members in advance.
https://www.facebook.com/BethanyJamesIsland/

4) Our services can also be viewed on Facebook as a taped video at your own convenience.

We look forward to worshiping together this Sunday.

Bethany's Worship Sanctuary Protocol:
  • Please enter from the opened Sanctuary door only.
  • Ushers and Greeters will wear masks and gloves.
  • Families will be seated together but 6 feet apart from others. There will be one family per pew.
  • Individual Communion elements are prepackaged. and available the first Sunday of each month for parking lot and sanctuary worship.
  • When necessary, pew backs and handles are sanitized, sanitizer is available.
  • Bathrooms and the rest of the building are unavailable (except for emergencies as we have no cleaning service or staff this Summer. Our service will be abbreviated.)
  • Those who are at risk due to age or pre-existing health conditions are encouraged to worship through Facebook streaming or by the website.​
  • Please continue to stay connected through the website for additional information and online Studies, articles, and Worship Arts.
Women's History Month
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On Sunday, March 14, 2021, in honor of Women's History Month, Dr. Kathy Grenier joined Pastor Cindy and delivered a special message about the loyal and sacrificial service of early Christian women.  
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​Listen Here:  ​https://fb.watch/4efBQFOyL4/
February 14, 2021 ​https://fb.watch/4epBg4kgHO/