At Bethany Lutheran Church, worship is a celebration of what God has done for us in His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior—His initiative in our life, His saving events throughout history. Worship is a remembrance, a reenactment-if-you-will, of God's redemptive acts for all people throughout history; it is also a joyful reception through faith, by God's people now, who live to proclaim His redeeming grace to all the world. The Lutheran understanding of "Gottesdienst" or "God's service to us" and "our service to God" are foundational to all that we do in worship. God first comes to us, and we respond in confession, joyful praise, prayer and humble faith.
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Pentecost - June 8th:
Like many congregations, Bethany has many traditions. One of our more cherished traditions is reading the Pentecost account from Acts in the various languages represented in our Bethany family. We’ve had as many as a dozen different languages reading on Pentecost Sundays.
If you speak a language other than English, and would be willing to read an assigned portion of the Acts account in worship this Pentecost Sunday, June 8th, please email Pastor Kevin ( ) the language which you’ll be reading and the service(s) at which you’re willing to read this Pentecost, June 8, 2025.
Sunday Worship Update!
Our multi-site congregation will temporarily be a singular site for our Sunday schedule. While Bethany’s Holy Cross campus is undergoing transformation for future mission and ministry, our Sunday morning schedule will be completely on the main campus of Bethany.
Worship services will be at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00AM on Bethany's campus.
- Communion will be celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 8:00AM and 11:00AM; and the 1st through 4th Sundays of the month at 9:30AM.
- Bible studies: Women’s and Men’s studies will be led by congregational members at 10:45AM. UPDATE: “Lessons of the Day” will be taking a break starting Sunday, May 18th, and throughout the Summer. Look for it returning sometime in the Fall.
- Livestream of Worship: Beginning February 2nd, we will begin livestreaming our 8:00AM service instead of our 9:30AM service. To watch live, please tune in at 8:00AM. As always, you may watch a recording of the Sunday service at any time on our YouTube channel.
SUNDAY MORNING RESOURCE LINKS:
Holy Communion:
Those who believe the following statement to be true are most welcome to receive this sacrament: The Lord's Supper is celebrated at Bethany in the joyful confession that our Lord gives us His very Body and Blood for the forgiveness of sins in this sacrament. God intends this gift for His children who recognize their sin, trust in Christ as their Savior, desire to live for Him alone and join in this joyful confession.
Communion will be celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 8:00AM and 11:00AM; and the 1st through 4th Sundays of the month at 9:30AM.
*Contact the church office, (562) 421-4711, if you are in need of our ministry staff to bring communion to your home.
Nursery Care on Sunday Mornings:
We love kids here at Bethany! We offer nursery care during both our 8:00 and 9:30AM services. Infants through preschool kids love connecting with friends & enjoy the playing with the toys while listening to the service playing. We have a fantastic team that are highly qualified caretakers. Drop off starts at 7:50AM for the 8:00AM service and at 9:20AM for the 9:30AM service. Please make your way across Friendship Square (the courtyard outside) to get your child signed in and situated.
If this is your child’s first time this school year, fill out our Yearlong Children and Youth Ministry Permission Form. If you have any questions, please contact Alissa Brege at .
Additional Information:
Handicap parking and access to the sanctuary are readily available.
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