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

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

Rev Don Horath, Chairman,BMA
Rev R.R. Schwambach, Remaining Original Youth Camp Trustee
Rev Jim Wilson, Vice Chairman

2010 Bethel Calendar

Date	Event	Location
January 8-9	Winter Planning Meeting	Bethel Community Church of Southport, Indianapolis, IN (Rev Jaman Iseminger, Hosting)
April 17-18	Camp Work Days	Bethel Youth Camp
April 26-28	BMA Spring Conference	Victory Christian Center, Bloomington, IL (Rev Ed Herald, Host)
May 8-9	Camp Work Days	Bethel Youth Camp
May 22-23	Camp Work Days	Bethel Youth Camp
June 19-20	Camp Work Days	Bethel Youth Camp
June 21-24	Junior Youth Camp Rev Mark Phillips, Director	Bethel Youth Camp
July 12-17	Senior Youth Camp Rev Jaman Iseminger and Rev Steve Owens, Directors	Bethel Youth Camp
October	Fall Bible Conference	Durango, Mexico (Rev Nola Warren, Host)

Click here to see photos from Evansville Bethel Temple Community Church Spring Conference 08.

Click here to see recent photos from Summer Youth Camps.

Click here to see recent photos from our Fall Bible Conference 07
in Logansport, IN.

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.