Salem Church
106 Michael St.
Bettsville, Ohio 44815
Sunday School @ 9am ~ Sunday Worship @ 10:30am
About Us
Reflections Ministries of Bettsville was founded in 2015. We are about reaching the lost, teaching them the Good News about God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Releasing them to do the work that God has called them to do.
Reflection Ministries came to Bettsville based on the belief that God has called us to come to Bettsville. The people of Bettsville have shown us acceptance and love. We believe that Bettsville has become the beginning of revival in God. So when asked “Why Bettsville To Build A Church?” The answer is “Why not Bettsville!” #WhynotBettsville!
Reflection Ministries has regular Sunday School @ 9 am and Sunday Service @ 10:30am. We have relocated to Salem Church on Michael Street for more room (brick building). Our address is 106 Michael St. Bettsville, Oh 44815. Please join us to worship Jesus.
Many people have been asking "Who Is Reflection Ministries?" As the days and weeks go on, we would like to begin to give people more information about the Church, its people, its purpose, its beliefs, and the Churches of God, General Conference. Please feel free to ask questions! Our most important mission is to serve the people of Bettsville through the Love Of Jesus
Our mission
"Building Relationships by Reflecting the Love of Jesus."
OUR VISION STATEMENT
"THEREFORE GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND TEACHING THEM TO OBEY EVERYTHING I HAVE COMMENDED YOU.” MATTHEW 28:19-20A.
LEARN IT ...
LOVE IT ...
LEAD IT ...
Core Values
- We value obedience to Jesus Christ in all situations.
- We value each individual as one who matters to God.
- We value dependence on and confidence in God’s ability to do more than we can ask or imagine; therefore, we are willing to take risks and expect that God will surprise us.
- We value Christ honoring, culturally relevant worship.
- We value evangelistic outreach ministry to those who do not yet belong to Christ and the church.
- We value each believer growing in Christ likeness and serving based on their spiritual gifts.
- We value vital reproducing congregations.
- We value trained, committed and competent leaders (pastors and lay persons).
- We value Christian unity within a diverse body of faith.
- We value accountability among believers and congregations.
Statement of Faith (July 2013)
We believe that the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – one in essence and community.
We believe in God the Father, the almighty Creator of heaven and earth.
We believe that Jesus Christ our Lord is the Word made flesh – fully God and fully man. We believe he was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, was crucified, died and was buried, rose again on the third day, and ascended into heaven.
We believe in the divinity of the Holy Spirit, who indwells the believer. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, enables the believer to live a holy life, comforts, teaches, and bestows spiritual gifts.
We believe humanity is created in the image of God, has fallen into sin, and can be born again by the Spirit, justified freely by grace, and saved through the atoning work of Jesus Christ alone.
We believe that the Church is the body of Christ, the people of God, whose mission is to make disciples of all nations and to be salt and light in the world.
We believe baptism, the Lord’s supper, and feetwashing to be ordinances of the Church.
We believe in the return of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, everlasting life, and the new heavens and new earth.
(This section is a summary of We Believe, the doctrinal statement of the Churches of God, General Conference.)
WHAT WE BELIEVE:
We believe God is three persons but one God.
We believe God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.
We believe the Father is first among equals within the Godhead.
We believe the Father is sovereign over all creation.
We believe Jesus has been active since before the creation of the world.
We believe Jesus is one with the Father, and is also fully God.
We believe Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s redemptive promise in the Scriptures.
We believe Jesus died on a cross to take away the sin of the world.
We believe Jesus was raised victoriously from the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is God.
We believe the Holy Spirit has always been engaged in God’s work.
We believe the Holy Spirit revealed himself in a new way on the day of Pentecost.
We believe the Holy Spirit can be known and experienced.
We believe the Holy Spirit enables believers to grow spiritually.
We believe the filling of the Holy Spirit is ongoing, present, and active in the lives of believers.
We believe the Holy Spirit dispenses spiritual gifts for the building up of the Church.
We believe the fruit of the Spirit is the essential evidence of a believer’s filling with the Holy Spirit.
We believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible authority, the Word of God, our only rule for following Jesus in every aspect of our life.
We believe God spoke, using human words to convey divine truth.
We believe the central message of the Bible is the creative and redemptive work of God in history.
We believe proper interpretation of the Bible comes from the Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Holy Spirit remains at work applying the Bible to the life of the believer.
We believe the Church is the Body of Christ.
We believe that God calls and equips men and women in ministry and leadership for the Church.
We believe the Church enjoys a special kind of fellowship.
We believe the purpose of the Church is to proclaim God’s redemptive mission.
We believe Jesus chooses to minister his work of reconciliation and wholeness primarily through his Body, the Church.
We believe the local church is a part of the Christian Church of all believers.
We believe the Church is to apply biblical principles in every area of its life.
