Our congregation is governed by a Church Council that has charge of the temporal and spiritual affairs of the congregation. Our ministry is envisioned and implemented by a host of councils, boards and committees, each assigned to a special aspect of our overall mission. Our structure is designed to allow each member, in so far as possible, to choose where he or she would like to serve God and be assured a place on the ministry team of his or her choice.

The Committee on Finance handles our financial matters, the Board of Trustees oversees our property, and the Staff-Parish Relations Committee gives direction to the personnel needs of the congregation for clergy, as well as the professional and support staff.

At Bethany, it is our desire that every member of the church have a place to use the gifts for ministry that God has given him or her, and that we provide training, guidance and support to the ideas for ministry that emerge from our people as they pray and dream about who God would have us be. We hope you will find YOUR place in our ministry as well.

Bethany United Methodist Church is organized for ministry as follows:

• The Senior Pastor
• The Church Council, which meets every other month.

Reporting to the Church Council are eight working councils which manage and give oversight to the church’s ministry in these particular areas:

• Council on Worship
• Council on Congregational Care
• Council on Education
• Council on Membership
• Council on Outreach
• Council on Leisure Ministries
• Council on Youth Ministries
• Council on Communications

Within each of these working councils are a number of committees with specific responsibilities for particular areas of ministry and service.

Supporting the work of these working ministry groups are the administrative committees that provide vision, staff, volunteers, financial resources and property management to meet the ministry needs of the various areas of ministry at Bethany.

The Long Range Planning Committee meets continually to envision our ministry several years down the road and recommend ministry direction and focus to the Church Council.

The Staff-Parish Relations Committee provides for staffing needs and recommends new positions as well as support of existing positions to the Church Council.

The Committee on Finance is charged with providing for the adequate financial support of all the ministries at Bethany. This committee has responsibility for raising and managing the finances of the congregation.

The Committee on Lay Leadership is charged with the responsibility of supporting the church’s ministry by recruiting volunteer lay leadership for all of the leadership positions in the church.

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for all matters of real property including the buildings, church grounds, acquisition, mortgages and other real property. The Trustees manage the property of the church on behalf of the ministries of the congregation.