Our Mission
Bethel Christian Fellowship was founded for the sole purpose of "Raising the Next Generation for the Glory of God". Our mission is threefold: (E)xalt Jesus Christ, (E)dify the Believers, and (E)vangelize the Lost. To fulfill our mission, we conduct various meetings like Bible Studies, Care Cell, Prayer Line, Sunday School, Cottage Meetings, Fellowship services and Youth meetings. Our church was initially started as church to serve the Indian Pentecostal Church of God believers. God had other plans. He started bringing people from various parts of India, and also from other nations. He continues to surprise us by expanding our borders. The Church has now grown to be a church, which consists of people from various backgrounds, and cultures. Currently representing many languages (Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Oria, Punjab, English and Spanish). We cater to needs of all people of God. ALL are welcome. Bethel Christian Fellowship is located in the suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. An up and coming suburb called Waxhaw, NC. Our location is just minutes away from the Charlotte Airport. Easy access to I-77, I-85 and I-485. BCF is also a fully organized church under the affiliation of Church of God located in Cleveland Tennessee. We are also a church which is classified as a 501(3)c organization.
About Our Pastor
Pr. Simon Philip - Senior Pastor
Pastor Simon Philip has been the Senior Pastor of Bethel Christian Fellowship since January of 2018. Pastor Simon was born and brought up in a nominal Christian background. He came to the saving Grace of Jesus Christ while he was working at the Ministry of the Interior Police Force in Bahrain. While he was there in Bahrain, Pastor Simon also served as the Associate Minister of the Assemblies of God from 1995 to 2002. He is married to Jessy Simon; and are blessed with three amazing kids, Ditty, Jemy, and Jewel.
Pastor Simon Philip holds a Bachelors of Theology from International Seminary in Bahrain and Bachelor of Science Degree from St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry Kerala India. Pastor Simon holds several active credentials. He was also granted a workers certificate from the Assemblies of God, Malayalam District in year 2002. In 2003 while he was in Kerala, he was ordained as Pastor via Faith Theological Seminary in Ranni Kerala. Pastor Simon was ordained pastor over a multi-cultural church at Covenant Church of God in Charlottesville, VA in 2010. Currently he is an Ordained minister with Church of God, Cleveland TN.
Since moving to the USA, Pastor Simon has pioneered Charlottesville Indian Christian Fellowship (CICF), an international ministry, which includes people of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. By the grace of God, that church continued to grow throughout the tenure of Pastor Simon.
Pastor Simon is a passionate man of God, with a heart for missions and outreach, who possesses interpersonal skills to lead a diverse group of believers. An avid visionary for the enlargement of His kingdom. Gifted missionary of the Gospel.
Our Beliefs
In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.
That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.
Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.
In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.
In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.
In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.
Our Doctrine
The following Doctrinal Commitments represent the core beliefs of the denomination as outlined in Scripture.
Repentance. Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3; Acts 3:19.
Justification. Romans 5:1; Titus 3:7.
Regeneration. Titus 3:5.
New birth. John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9.
Sanctification subsequent to justification. Romans 5:2; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 13:12.
Holiness. Luke 1:75; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; Hebrews 12:14.
Water baptism. Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:9, 10; John 3:22, 23; Acts 8:36,38.
Baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to cleansing; the enduement of power for service. Matthew 3:11; Luke 24:49, 53; Acts 1:4-8.
The speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance as the initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost. John 15:26; Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:1-7.
The Church. Exodus 19:5, 6; Psalm 22:22; Matthew 16:13-19; 28:19,20; Acts 1:8; 2:42-47; 7:38; 20:28; Romans 8:14-17: 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 12:12-31; 2 Corinthians 6:6-18; Ephesians 2:19-22; 3:9, 21; Philipians 3:10; Hebrews 2:12; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:6, 7; Revelation 21:2, 9; 22:17.
Spiritual gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:1, 7, 10, 28, 31; 1 Corinthians 14:1.
Signs following believers. Mark 16:17-20; Romans 15:18, 19; Hebrews 2:4.
Fruit of the Spirit. Romans 6:22; Galatians 5:22, 23; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 1:11.
Divine healing provided for all in the Atonement. Psalm 103:3; Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:17; James 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:24.
The Lord's Supper. Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26.
Washing the saints' feet. John 13:4-17; 1 Timothy 5:9, 10.
Tithing and giving. Genesis 14:18-20; 28:20-22; Malachi 3:10; Luke 11:42; 1 Corinthians 16:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Hebrews 7:1-21.
Restitution where possible. Matthew 3:8; Luke 19:8, 9.
Premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the dead saints and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years. Zechariah 14:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Jude 14, 15; Revelation 5:10; 19:11-21; 20:4-6.
Resurrection. John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15; Revelation 20:5, 6.
Eternal life for the righteous. Matthew 25:46; Luke 18:30; John 10:28; Romans 6:22; 1 John 5:11-13.
Eternal punishment for the wicked. No liberation nor annihilation. Matthew 25:41-46; Mark 3:29; 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9; Revelation 20:10-15; 21:8.
