About Us
Through many dangers toils and snares, We have already come:
Twas grace that brought us safe thus far, And grace will lead us home.
Our District
Bethel A.M.E. Church, Bloomfield, CT is a member of The First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The First Episcopal District comprises seven conferences and covers the Northeast Corridor of the Unitied States and the beautiful country of Bermuda.
Bethel A.M.E. Church, Bloomfield, CT is in the Boston Hartford District.
Our Episcopal Leader
BISHOP GREGORY G. M. INGRAM was appointed presiding prelate of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on July 4, 2012, during the 49th Quadrennial Session of the denomination’s General Conference, held in Nashville, Tenn. At the 2008 General Conference, Bishop Ingram was elected to chair the General Conference Commission, which oversaw planning and organization for the 49th Quadrennial Session. In his new assignment, he will preside over seven annual conferences comprising Delaware, New England, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda.
Bishop Ingram was elected and consecrated the 118th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2000. His first appointment was to the Fifteenth Episcopal District, which comprises Angola, Namibia and most of South Africa. His second appointment was to the Tenth Episcopal District, which encompasses the State of Texas. Under his visionary leadership, Bishop Ingram introduced the District to his 10-Point Partnership Plan, a strategy for improving every aspect of life for the people of the Tenth Episcopal District.
Our Presiding Elder
Reverend Hart is a Presiding Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She acknowledged the call to preach in 1993 at Bethel A.M.E. Church of Reading, Pennsylvania under the pastorate of the late Rev. Bealie Stancil, Jr.
About Bethel A.M.E Church
Bethel A.M.E. Church, Bloomfield is the Land of Unlimited Love. We believe Stewardship is one of the main foci of the Christian Church, and Bethel Bloomfield takes very seriously this responsibility of cultivating the people and resources that God has entrusted to the Church’s care. The current pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Bloomfield is the Rev. Daylan K. Greer, Sr.
In May 2017 Bethel Bloomfield will celebrate 100 Years as a church. For the first 99 years, “the church has been sometimes on the mountain where the sun shines so bright; sometimes in the valley in the darkness of light–but through it all she has learned to lean and depend on Jesus”. (as quoted from Rev. W. Melvin Campbell, Sr (who served as Pastor of Bethel from 1970 – 1978).
Our Vision and Identity
Bethel A.M.E. Church believes in the concept of “koinonia” which is the
We value the power of prayer and recognize that we are engaged in spiritual warfare. We are committed to prayer and recognize that it is essential to the success of our vision and mission.
We value the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in every believer and believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit transform lives and build the body of Christ.
We value justice. We desire to have a postive impact on the community so that all can hear the gospel.
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The Decalogue (Summary)
And he said to him, You shall love the lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is thegreat and frist commandment. And the second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depends all the law and the prophets.
