{"id":21,"date":"2017-09-18T22:36:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T22:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2019-10-03T16:13:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T21:13:34","slug":"what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>What will you experience when you visit Bethel?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Our Sunday worship service begins at 9:30 a.m. with singing led by our worship team. We enjoy both contemporary songs of praise as well as some traditional hymns. Children may attend Children&#8217;s Church during the sermon.<\/li>\n<li>We dismiss by 11:00 a.m. when youth and children can attend age-appropriate learning opportunities. Adults can grab a cup of coffee and a snack and then choose from a variety of classes.<\/li>\n<li>Some people will be wearing jeans and others may sport a coat and tie. We care more about you than what you are wearing.<\/li>\n<li>Nursery care is provided during both the worship service and Sunday School.<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/what-to-expect\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/lowerlevel-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LowerLevel.jpg?fit=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LowerLevel.jpg?w=589&amp;ssl=1 589w, 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class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1477'>\n\t\t\t\tMain Level\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/familylifecenter-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FamilyLifeCenter.jpg?fit=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FamilyLifeCenter.jpg?w=751&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FamilyLifeCenter.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/familylifecenter-2\/\" 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Our Sunday worship service begins at 9:30 a.m. with singing led by our worship team. We enjoy both contemporary songs of praise as well as some traditional hymns. Children may attend Children&#8217;s Church during the sermon. We dismiss by 11:00 a.m. when youth and children can attend age-appropriate learning opportunities. Adults can grab a cup of coffee and a snack and then choose from a variety of classes. Some people will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":673,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/width-large.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctfw-has-image"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9vaGn-l","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1556,"url":"https:\/\/bethelcma.org\/bethel\/covid-19-response\/","url_meta":{"origin":21,"position":0},"title":"Worship together","author":"Garry Gardner","date":"March 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"For the latest information check our Facebook page We still plan to celebrate the Resurrection with our regular Easter activities at a future date yet to be determined. 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