grow in your faith

at Bethel Grove Bible Church, a non-denominational faith-based community in Ithaca, NY

coming this Sunday

July 19, 2026

9:30am Worship Service
Guest Speaker Dr. Vivek Mathew “The Strangeness of This Place”

events this week

new to Bethel Grove Bible Church?

Weekend Counseling Intensive “Parenting Older Children Well” Friday & Saturday July 17 & 18. Sign up to attend HERE

Annual Church Picnic, Sunday, July 19. Consider Inviting a friend or family member. Click HERE to sign so that we can plan well for the event!

We are eager to share life in Christ with you! You can get to know us online using the resources on this site, including our sermons and blog. We look forward to meeting you in person!

current sermon:

The Light: Chaos

John shows us a picture of darkness in Jerusalem, as Jesus teaches in the temple and different factions react. A study of John 7. (We apologize for the lighting problems in the opening minutes of this video, and we’re grateful

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BG Church Picnic

The annual Bethel Grove picnic is just around the corner on Sunday July 19. This is a wonderful event to

Woven Together

Over the past couple years, we have woven together Nature Camp, our summer children’s program. It serves to disciple the

Adult Education
& Small Groups

We have Adult classes every Sunday morning at 11:15 AM covering a variety of topics. Our mid-week small groups meet in several locations around the Ithaca region.

Campus
Ministries

Our new gathering for students and young adults is at 8:30 AM every Sunday morning in the Ministry Center. Meet with Pastor Matt for light breakfast and spiritual formation.

BG YOUTH
Ministry

High school and middle school students have a new director this year. Teddy Yesudasan joined our staff in August!

Kingdom
Kids

Find out more about BG’s ministry to children, directed by Heidi King. You can also find out about special programs like Nature Camp.