Welcome
Welcome to Bethany Beach Christian Church. We invite you to join us for worship at 9:30 AM on any Sunday throughout the year. Dress is casual. Whether you are a local resident or simply visiting in the Bethany Beach area, we hope you will come visit us.
For those looking for a place to enhance your faith journey, we encourage you to join us. We are a place of diversity and hospitality and a congregation of different points of view, which give us the opportunity to learn from one another. Bethany Beach Christian Church is a small and friendly church that invites you to join us in celebrating the Word of God. Our pastor bases his sermons on particular scriptures and gives guidance on how to incorporate them in our daily lives.
Serving • Inclusive • Open-Minded • Open Communion
Location:
7 N. Pennsylvania Ave. (Building #7)
Bethany Beach, DE 19930
On the grounds of the Bethany Beach Conference Center
(next to the playground)
Service Time: 9:30 AM
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1484
Bethany Beach, DE 19930
Minister: The Rev. Rusty Hesse
News & Events
Photos from BBCC's 20th Anniversary Service
We have posted some photos from BBCC's recent 20th anniversary service!
Socrates Café featured in Delmarva Now/Delaware Wave
The article, entitled "Socrates Café challenges your ideas and beliefs" was published on 1/26/17. Read it here.
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Mission Statement
This congregation is a loving faith community which strives to demonstrate its faith values by deeds more than by words. As God is all-embracing, we value all worshipers in the hope that each person's spiritual journey can flourish from individual faith into communal compassion and action.
Sermons
View recent sermons:
03/24/29
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03/17/19
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03/10/19
03/03/19
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02/24/19
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02/17/19
02/10/19
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02/03/19
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01/27/19
Meet the Minister
The Rev. Dr. Rayner W. ("Rusty") Hesse, Jr. began his ministry with BBCC on August 6, 2017. A native of Baltimore and a long-time resident of New York, Pastor Hesse is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary and The General Theological Seminary in New York, and he received his doctorate (D. Min.) from New York Theological Seminary in 2005. He is an officer of the Delaware Society Sons of the American Revolution and an active volunteer with Camp Rehoboth. Pastor Hesse lives in Bethany Beach with his spouse, Anthony, and his yellow Labrador, Blanca.