Welcome to

Bethesda United
Methodist Church

116 East Main St, Middletown, Delaware 19709

A Church that Loves

We believe that the greatest commandment is to Love One Another as Christ Loves Us! Come as you are and experience His Love! John 13:34

A Church that Prays

We believe in Prayer. A real relationship with our Lord involves prayer, for our needs, the needs of others and it is our calling! I Thessalonians 5:16-18

A Church that Serves

Serving God and Others is a very important part of our Ministry. Serving works out our faith and is evidence of what we believe. 2 Timothy 2:15

Our Mission Statement

With God’s guidance, Bethesda United Methodist Church reaches out and welcomes all by offering the Gospel and God’s mercy throughout the community and beyond. The congregation is empowered through praise and worship, prayer, teaching, fellowship, and stewardship to do outreach and ministries.

My name is Dave McMillan, and I serve as the Pastor of Bethesda United Methodist Church.  My wife and I are new residents to Middletown. Together, we have four children and four grandchildren. I am a graduate of Penn State University and Palmer Seminary.  I have also completed a Clergy Certification Program in Couple and Family Therapy at the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. 
 
My passion is for people and building a healthy community of faith where everyone is welcome, valued, and included. I am also passionate about the life of the Spirit as it is lived out in the world helping to bring the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.  My favorite pastimes are spending time with family, reading, exercising, golfing, and wilderness reality shows.

Bethesda UMC has been sharing the Good News of the Gospel in Middletown since 1822!
All are welcome!

Join Us for Worship!
Sunday morning, 9:30 AM

At Bethesda, we love to have children present in our worship service. We do offer both a nursery and Sunday school class for infants through children in the 5th grade during the service, and invite the children to participate in their appropriate class if they wish. Our Sunday school program utilizes “Deep Blue”, a United Methodist based curriculum that includes a Bible story (read by the children from provided children’s Bibles), 2-3minute video illustrating the concepts in the story, crafts, games and activities. Classes are taught by volunteers from our congregation and/or teachers from BCDC who have passed a nation-wide background check.

For more info on our Sunday school or nursery classes, please email mikab@bethesdaumcde.org

We livestream our worship on Sunday morning. You can find our service live on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MiddletownsHealingPool  and our Youtube page:  Bethesda UMCDE – YouTube.  Music begins at 9:15 am, service starts at 9:30 am.

contact info

Bethesda UMC
116 East Main St, Middletown, Delaware 19709