Local Missions

The Deacons Fund supports local missions and Bethel families. Monthly gifts at the door help provide direct aid for financial hardships, including medical bills, groceries, utilities, travel, and temporary housing.

The Deacons also organize seasonal outreach, like Thanksgiving meal distributions. Each year, thousands of dollars are thoughtfully allocated to spread Christ’s love. If you or someone you know needs assistance, contact the Deacons through the church office.

Biblical Studies Released Time (BSRT) is part of the national Biblical Released Time Education program that provides a legal avenue to deliver biblical instruction to Clover elementary school students.

In the Clover area, students whose parents have signed release forms are picked up at school by BSRT buses and driven to churches where a combination of BSRT paid teachers and church volunteers teach short Bible lessons September through April each year.

The students are away from campus for less than one hour each week and are taught foundational Bible stories, songs, and concepts.

Bethel Presbyterian is proud to sponsor the program via volunteers and donations.

Clover Area Assistance Center (CAAC) is a local organization that provides an assortment of services to folks in need.

CAAC compassionately assists disadvantaged individuals who live within the boundaries of the Clover School District in varying degrees of need with food, financial assistance, health services, and education.

Through local partnerships and collaborations, they strive to help people bridge the gap between dependence and self-sufficiency.

Bethel has been a faithful co-worker and supporter of CAAC for many years.

The Clover School District Backpack Program needs our help in stocking their shelves with food for children and families in need.

The Backpack Program provides students at risk of food insecurity with backpacks filled with kid-friendly, healthy food to eat over the weekends and during school holidays.

Palmetto Women's Center (PWC) is a local Christian nonprofit agency that provides counseling, pregnancy tests, referrals for medical and legal assistance, and parenting classes.

Bethel has supported PWC for many years through monetary and baby/mother supply donations.

Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) is a campus ministry reaching college students from all backgrounds with the hope of Jesus Christ. Through RUF, students discover God’s love, their significance in His redemptive story, and engage in the life of His church.

Bethel supports the Winthrop University campus RUF under Mark Ashbaugh, who serves as campus minister and calls Rock Hill, SC home.