Our History
Our church was originally founded by the Norwegian Baptist Convention in 1888 in the town of Edinburg, DT (Dakota Territory - before it was a state). Bethel began a process of merging with the First Baptist Church of Park River, ND which was completed by about 1910. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1920 and a new one built in the exact place. Bethel became a part of the Baptist General Conference in 1964. In 2008 The Baptist General Conference changed its name to Converge. Bethel fellowships with the Converge North Central District, which is made up of churches in Minnesota & Iowa. The people of Bethel have always had a great missions emphasis. We have sent out and generously supported some of our own members in foreign missions.
Our Spirit
We are known for the love of our Bible Camp & our missionaries. Everyone has their share of failures in life and so do we. Our desire is to grow in faith to be more like Jesus Christ. We believe everyone should know Jesus personally, because He is the answer for all of our needs.
Our church was originally founded by the Norwegian Baptist Convention in 1888 in the town of Edinburg, DT (Dakota Territory - before it was a state). Bethel began a process of merging with the First Baptist Church of Park River, ND which was completed by about 1910. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1920 and a new one built in the exact place. Bethel became a part of the Baptist General Conference in 1964. In 2008 The Baptist General Conference changed its name to Converge. Bethel fellowships with the Converge North Central District, which is made up of churches in Minnesota & Iowa. The people of Bethel have always had a great missions emphasis. We have sent out and generously supported some of our own members in foreign missions.
Our Spirit
We are known for the love of our Bible Camp & our missionaries. Everyone has their share of failures in life and so do we. Our desire is to grow in faith to be more like Jesus Christ. We believe everyone should know Jesus personally, because He is the answer for all of our needs.