News and Events
9/6: Church Service Changes & Road Closures Before Founder's Day Parade
Posted: August 06, 2026
As mentioned before, Bethany Beach will be holding a new Founder's Day Parade (to replace the cancelled July 4th Parade). However, this falls on a Sunday and will require some changes to service timing and the driving route.
Some roads leading to the church will be closed prior to service, with the exception of the following route (you can also refer to the small map on this post): Coastal -> Central -> R on Philadelphia -> R into the church grounds.
Service will begin at the normal time - 9:30 - but will end early at 10:30 with NO fellowship or coffee afterwards, due to additional anticipated road closures. Please exit the same way you drove in.
For the unlikely event that even this revised route has closures, we ask that members please place their church parking passes on their windshield - this will alert officers to let you through. If you are a visitor (or you forget your pass), please simply let an officer know you are coming to our church.
The parade will begin at noon and run until 1:30pm. All roads will be reopened at 3pm. The church will be offering parking spaces to the public for $20, starting at 5pm and up to until the end of the fireworks display.
Bethany Beach Founder's Day Parade - 9/6 at Noon
Posted: August 01, 2026
This year's Independence Day Parade was cancelled due to extreme heat, but it has now been rescheduled for Labor Day Weekend as the Founder's Day Parade! Check out the details on the Bethany Beach website. Activities all weekend, including lots of music, with the parade on Sunday, 9/6 at Noon, plus fireworks and a drone show that same evening.
Quilt Honoring 125 Years of Bethany Beach Christian Church
Posted: July 23, 2026
Congregation members Pat Drizd and Sherri Plocinski, alongside Cathleen Berlett (Heritage Christian), Sara Hindsley (University Christian), and Debra Swain (First Christian Hagerstown) have created a quilt honoring BBCC's history and the many structures that have been on the property over the past 125 years.
Row 1 - The original Tabernacle was built in 1901, and the first service was held on July 21, 1901. At some point, a storm damaged the Tabernacle, and the copula was destroyed. Over the years, the Tabernacle served as a meeting space and rooms for men to stay. The original Tabernacle was demolished in 1961.
Row 2 - Campbell Hall was built in 1938. The first floor served as the dining hall and kitchen. On the second floor, there were nine rooms and one bathroom. Generally, women stayed in Campbell Hall. In 1943, the U.S. Army contracted with the Church to use the building. (They added a heating system and built a brick chimney to exhaust the system. The brick chimney was later used to burn trash. The chimney remained on the property until 2013, when the original Campbell was demolished.) In 1953, an addition was added to the back of Campbell Hall to provide room for the staff, as well as storage on the first floor, and a much larger bathroom on the second floor. In 1961, the porch was added to the south side of the building.
Row 3 - The chapel was built in 1963 as an open pavilion. In 1995-96, the chapel was enclosed to facilitate the year-round congregation, Bethany Beach Christian Church, and provide a climate-controlled meeting space and chapel.
Row 4 - Scott House was moved to the Center in 1982 from Hollywood St. It is used for staff housing. Disciples House was built in 1962. It has four rooms, with each room having a bathroom. Each of the rooms was named for one of the 12 disciples. Stone House was moved to the center in 1999, from the southwest corner of Garfield Pkwy. and Atlantic Ave.
Row 5 - The new Tabernacle was dedicated in 2001. It serves as the dining hall and includes a kitchen, manager’s office, and meeting room. The new Campbell Hall was dedicated in 2014. In the center of the building, there are meeting/gathering rooms. The wing along Pennsylvania Ave. has eight bunk rooms and shared bathrooms. The wing along Central Ave. has rooms for two or four people (each room with its own bathroom), as well as the manager's apartment and a meeting room.
Food Donations
Posted: February 14, 2026
BBCC is pleased to have donated 314 cans of soup to our local food pantries for "Souper Bowl Sunday"!
Thank you for your continuing support and faithfulness. Local food banks continue to be in need of the following items:
- peanut butter and jelly
- boxed potatoes
- mac and cheese
- ramen noodles
- pasta and spaghetti sauce
- rice
- boxed cereal
- instant oatmeal
- canned soup
- canned tuna and meat
- canned vegetables and fruit
- toilet paper
- laundry detergent
- deodorant
- feminine products