Local Missions

The Aurora Commons is a neighborhood living room that provides a safe space of hospitality to rest and pursue relationships, and it provides resources for those in need along the Aurora corridor. The Commons was originally established by churches in 2011; they host weekly open hours, wound and foot care services, a mobile medical clinic, and women’s-only programming and drop-in times. Most importantly, they act on the belief that each person deserves dignity, love, and respect.

Aurora Breakfast Prep: Join other volunteers from churches along Aurora Ave on Mon-Thurs at BCC's commercial kitchen to help prepare that day's hot meal served to guests of the Commons. Click here to register.

Sacred Streets Coalition: Inspired by BCC's work of uniting local churches to serve the most vulnerable with World Relief in Rwanda, BCC is working with Aurora Commons to unite local churches to embody deepening compassion for our neighbors living outside. This work includes education for the broader community through quarterly trainings and shared programming including: Aurora Breakfast Prep, and Circles of Care 1.0 & 2.0. For more information, contact missions@churchbcc.org

Through our community meal, we seek to create space where connection can happen between the church and our surrounding neighbors while meeting a practical need. Come, enjoy a meal, make a new friend, and just sit with our guests sharing God's love. Families are welcome!

Meals are the second and last Mondays of each month, 6–7pm, in the CLC building at Bethany Green Lake. This ministry has four teams who work together to create each meal:

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The Bethany Food Bank at Green Lake is committed to providing emergency food to families and individuals in our community. We are currently open every Monday, 6–7pm. 

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World Relief Seattle empowers the local Church to come alongside refugees and immigrants throughout the Puget Sound region. It provides resettlement, employment, language, and legal services to help our newest neighbors work towards self-sufficiency.

In accordance with its mission for refugees and immigrants to be welcomed by community, rooted in community, and empowered for community, Bethany has partnered with World Relief Seattle to form Good Neighbor Teams (see video below). These teams of lay volunteers from different Bethany locations are equipped and invited to walk alongside a refugee or Asylee family through the initial six month resettlement process. Our aim is to nurture relationships with families and individuals that are lasting, promote human flourishing, and are mutually transformative. Interested in joining this ministry of hospitality to the stranger? Contact missions@churchbcc.org to learn when the next team begins.

These teams of lay volunteers from different Bethany locations are equipped and invited to walk alongside a refugee or Asylee family through the initial six month resettlement process. Our aim is to nurture relationships with families and individuals that are lasting, promote human flourishing, and are mutually transformative.

Bethany’s approach to foster & adoption ministry is multi-faceted. As part of its response, we have partnered with Olive Crest’s Strong Families program to come alongside vulnerable families prior to the point of separation. This preventative program equips a team from Bethany to provide temporary (1-3 weeks at a time) respite for children while their parents receive the help they need to restore stability and maintain guardianship over their kids. Bethany congregants are trained to provide key roles including being a temporary host home, family coach, or host support person.

For more information about joining a Strong Family team at Bethany contact missions@churchbcc.org

Why School-Church Partnerships?

• To be a good neighbor, showing the love of Christ 
• Build a stronger Green Lake community and neighborhood 
• Support education as a pathway towards bright futures and out of poverty 
• To build relationships with people of different backgrounds and be advocates for justice and equality  
• To join the team or for more information, email Pastor Phil Maulding

School-Church Partnership with Daniel Bagley Elementary

Bethany Community Church has had a growing relationship with Daniel Bagley Elementary since 1969. Over the years, Bethany has helped with and supported: Bagley workdays, PTA fundraisers, levies, the annual holiday giving circle, school supply drives, and teacher initiatives. In turn, Bagley has opened its facilities and grounds for cooking, activities, and classroom space. In 2008, we partnered together for a new parking lot at Bagley, in a mutually beneficial scenario. Bethany funded the new 80 space, eco-friendly parking lot providing a place for teachers to park, improved safety conditions during school pick-up and drop off and Bethany gained Sunday parking. In the Fall of 2016, we took another step forward by formalizing our “School-Church Partnership” to transform our Green Lake community. Going forward, our goal is to meet practical needs of students, their families, and staff at Daniel Bagley that utilize our congregation’s abilities and are an example of our love for Jesus and our neighbors.

For more information about our school partnerships, view our School-Church Partnership Presentation.

Bethany Green Lake supports and works with School Connect WA. Learn more about this organization here.

Why School-Church Partnerships?

• To be a good neighbor, showing the love of Christ 
• Support education as a pathway towards bright futures and out of poverty 
• To build relationships with people of different backgrounds and be advocates for justice and equality  
• To join the team or for more information, email Pastor Phil Maulding

School-Church Partnership with Martin Luther King Jr Elementary

Bethany Community Church has a growing relationship with Holly Park Community Church under the leadership of Pastor Otis Brown. BCC is coming alongside the Holly Park Community Church congregation to support their efforts in a school-church partnership with MLK, Jr. Elementary in the Rainier Valley. To join the team or for more information, email Pastor Otis Brown.

For more information about our school partnerships, view our School-Church Partnership Presentation.

Bethany Green Lake supports and works with School Connect WA. Learn more about this organization here.

School Connect WA is an after-school program that takes place every weekday at Bethany in partnership with Daniel Bagley Elementary.

The goal is to close achievement gaps in reading and math for underserved students and support families towards greater flourishing through free access to after school care and greater community support.

Every weekday, about 20 students join volunteers from Bethany and staff from School Connect WA in the Community Life Center from 2:30-5:30 pm for intentional, academic support. Volunteers can sign up to serve at a cadence and schedule that works for them! To find out more or to sign up to volunteer visit schoolconnectwa.org/volunteer.