About Bethel Church Lake Jackson
Our History
Our church was founded in the early 1960s as Shady Oaks Assembly of God Church of Lake Jackson, TX. Since then, we have seen building acquisitions, remodeling projects and grown into a vibrant community that serves our members & the Greater Brazosport Area. Through local outreach & partnering with missions work around the globe, God has truly blessed our congregation.
In 2024, Bethel Church Lake Jackson celebrates 20 years of leadership by our Lead Pastors, Rick & Anna Helguero.
Our Mission
Bethel Church Lake Jackson's Mission is to bring heaven to earth. This was part of The Lord's instruction in Matthew 6:10 when he prayed, "ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN."
We have a vision to Discover, Develop, & Deploy Disciples into their Divine Destiny.
These will be accomplished through our
Prayer, Preparation, Practice & Proclamation.
Our Ministries
We offer a variety of ministries and programs for all ages, including nursery age children, grade school kid's church, teen youth groups, Bible Studies, and outreach programs all here in Lake Jackson. Our ministries are designed to help our members grow in their faith and serve others in our community. It's not just our history, it's what we believe in the present as well. We would be happy to have you & your family join us in sharing our mission to spread the Good News!
Our Beliefs & Our Community
What We Believe
Where We Live, Work & Play
Where We Live, Work & Play
- Bethel Church Lake Jackson, in fellowship with The General Council of the Assemblies of God. Located in the heart of the Brazosport Area in Lake Jackson, Texas, our vision is to Discover, Develop, and Deploy Disciples into their divine destiny.
- Two years after the founding of the Assemblies of God in the early 1900s, its members adopted 16 beliefs for the Fellowship. This list, known as the “Statement of Fundamental Truths”, remains virtually unchanged. Four of these beliefs, or “Four Cardinal Doctrines” are considered the major tenets of the Fellowship.
They include: - 1. Salvation Through Jesus Christ (John 3:3, 16, 17; Romans 10:13; Ephesians 2:8, 9)
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life. - 2. Baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8; 2:4; 17, 18, 38, 39)
All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. - 3. Divine Healing for the Sick (James 5:14-16)
Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers. - 4. The Second Coming of Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:14-16; 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52)
The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years. - For a complete list of the 16 Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God, click here or on the picture above. There is so much of our history and our mission found in what we believe. The Word of God is the same yesterday, today and forever!
Where We Live, Work & Play
Where We Live, Work & Play
Where We Live, Work & Play
Lake Jackson is just a short drive on South 288 from Houston, TX. Known as the Greater Brazosport Area, our community boasts some of the state's finest wildlife preserves, creeks, lakes, rivers and of course our very own access to the Gulf of Mexico at Surfside Beach! A nice evening walk near dusk of the Jetties at the mouth of the "new" Brazos River on either the Surfside or Quintana Beach access point is a must do recommendation... There you'll be likely to catch a glimpse of the real life in-the-wild dolphins rolling in, out near the end of the Jetties, and it's impressive just how peaceful it is only those several hundred feet away from the shoreline. And if it's the fishing you love most, be sure and check out Bryan Beach as well.
Our community has a high number of shift workers out in our petrochemical industry plants, multiple family-owned as well as chain restaurants, numerous family run small businesses in every area of trade you can imagine, and needless to say a thriving port.
The Port of Freeport is a bustling point of activity with everything from produce and vehicle imports, to offshore oil rig support, and even the massive deep sea faring oil tankers that literally come and go from around the globe! There is no telling how many unique visitors we get annually.
If sports entertainment is your cup of tea, remember, we're just about an hour to an hour-and-a-half away from all your major sports teams in Houston, TX and surrounding areas. By the way, concerts and sports events are just a couple special trips we sometimes take as a group from Bethel Church Lake Jackson, so if you enjoy an occasional road trip for a day in a stadium, arena or park, you might as well consider that we're you're church!
Thanks for reading our little essay. Have a wonderfully blessed rest of your day, and we hope to MEET You SOON!
(P.S.- This turned into our first BCLJ Blog entry, check the bottom of this page for more entries!)
