If you’re looking for a church where you can truly belong, we’d love to welcome you to Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lancaster, SC. We’re more than just a place to worship; we’re a family—a community of believers who support each other, grow together, and reach out to share God’s love with those around us. Rooted… Read More »
Heading Into The Easter Season | This Month We Corporately Celebrate Jesus’ Death, Burial, and His Resurrection.
This month we corporately celebrate Jesus’ death, burial, and His resurrection. “O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” (Isaiah 25:1) Praise the Lord! Before the foundation of the earth, God had a plan of… Read More »
Update from Pastor Patrick Blackmon
From Your Pastor: Patrick Blackmon 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” 55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is… Read More »
Learn To Struggle Well
Learn To Struggle Well Romans 5:3-5 ESV 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. What do I… Read More »
Keep In Step
Keep In Step by Josh Baker When I was young I remember playing the game “Simon Says.” The premise of the game is pretty simple. You have someone who gives a set of instructions which everyone else is to follow, but only if the instruction is preceded by the words “Simon Says.” If someone… Read More »
Update From Pastor Patrick Blackmon
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden” Matthew 5:14 Church family, I pray you had a wonderful Christmas. For many of you, I am sure that Christmas may have looked different, but I hope that Jesus was the center of your attention. Through 2020… Read More »
Where Do We Go From Here as A Country?
Who Knows? God May Turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish. Jonah 3:9 ESV With all the turmoil going on today in The United States, it has a lot of people on edge. I have to admit that it has given me a little bit of… Read More »
Update From Youth Pastor Zack Byrd
Church family I hope you are having a wonderful day! I know that it is hard to believe that the holiday season is right around the corner, but before we get there we have many exciting events to make you aware of. I hope you will mark your calendars and join us! November 1st, the… Read More »
Update From Pastor Patrick Blackmon
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” (Psalm 9:1) Church family, Can you believe it is now November? The month of November has always reminded us of how blessed we all are. It was a year ago this month that I met many… Read More »
Overcoming Life’s Constant Obstacles
Overcoming Life’s Constat Obstacles On the radio, I heard that an oncologist asked God every day if today was the day that he was going to cure childhood cancer. He works his tail off every day but still has to tell parents their child will die. How could his heart take all that heartbreak day… Read More »