Bethel Ministerial Association

BETHEL MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION

7055 Manker St.
Indianapolis, IN 46227
317-224-9619

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The Bethel Ministerial Association, Inc. is a fellowship of ministers allied for the purpose of proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The BMA was originally founded by Albert Franklin Varnell as the Evangelistic Ministerial Alliance in May of 1934. During the course of his life, "Doc" Varnell pioneered thirteen churches, many of which are functioning today. The Bethel Ministerial Association continues to be an assembly with its member churches maintaining their distinctive features and its ministers leading autonomous congregations affiliated with it.

Although Doc. Varnell is no longer with us, the conviction with which he lived remains in the hearts of the Bethel Brethren and many others who were touched by his life. He was a man who would stand for what he believed in, even if he had to stand alone. This fellowship maintains his philosophy:

   In things essential..........Unity
   In things non-essential.........Liberty
   In all things..........Charity

BMA Spring Cruise, April 13-18.
Click here for photos

Youth Camp Dedication Evening

Bethel Youth Camp 50th Anniversary Time Capsule Opening Ceremony, July 15, 2009

2012 Bethel Calendar

Date	Event	Location
January 13-14	Winter Planning Meeting	Bethel Community Church of Southport, Indianapolis, IN (Rev Jaman Iseminger, Hosting)
April 13-19	BMA Spring Conference Click here for photos
May 4-5	Camp Work Days	Bethel Youth Camp
May 18-19	Camp Work Days	Bethel Youth Camp
June 15-16	Camp Work Days	Bethel Youth Camp
June 18-21	Junior Youth Camp Cindy Johnson and Michelle Kemp, Directors	Bethel Youth Camp
July 9-14	Senior Youth Camp Click here for photos Rev Josh and Rhonda Powell, Directors	Bethel Youth Camp
October 8-10	Fall Bible Conference	Hatfield, IN (Rev Jim Wilson, Host)

Click here to view memorials to our departed leaders.

Click here to see recent photos from Summer Youth Camps.

Click here to go to the new Bethel Blog Section.

We want to thank you for your interest in the Bethel Ministerial Association. We hope you will stay with us for a little longer and learn more about the BMA. Please feel free to explore the many avenues that make up who and what the BMA is as you take a look at our ministries, affiliated churches, missions, outreaches and doctrines. Many of the photos you will see are thumbnails to facilitate faster download times. To view the larger version of many of them, just click on the photo. If you then click the right button of your mouse on the larger picture, you will be able to save it to your computer. We hope the Lord blesses you as he has so abundantly blessed us. Please, feel free to contact any of the listed references if you have further questions about BMA that we can help you with.