God has been good to Greater New Bethel, and He continues to give His grace to Greater New Bethel. He has displaced us from our beginning from the living room, garage, hall, to only replace us here at 99th and Flower in the city of Inglewood, California.

Some 44 years later, God has kept us through problems and perils. He has provided everything we could ever need in this place. In 40 years the foundation has been firmly planted and these past 3 years it is ours to keep building. Christ is on the corner through this church and it is our responsibility to take Him to this community. We are not here based on what we've done but because He has blessed us so that we can continue to keep building on the blessing.

The charge for us is simple. It's to be the light on the hill, the salt of the earth, and the proclaimer of His perfect and divine love. It is to share the Gospel in a new and imaginative way: relatable, passionate and alive.

Finally, it's do as the song of old would remind us, "A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify. A never-dying soul to save, and fit it for the sky. To serve the present age, my calling to fulfill. O may it all powers engage to do my Master's will." Therefore, let our presence in this community help us to gather the people and point them toward Christ.

 

Pastor Rikki T. Ferrell, Jr.