About BGN
Bethesda Global Network exists to build meaningful covenant relationships among churches and leaders — and to expand the Kingdom of God around the world through the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Who We Are
Bethesda Global Network (BGN) is a global network of Christian churches, ministries, pastors, and leaders connected to Bethesda Community Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
Our purpose is to serve, strengthen, equip, encourage, and provide spiritual and relational support for ministers, ministries, and churches as they accomplish their God-given calling — with an emphasis on expanding the Kingdom of God across the globe through the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Our Foundation
Bethesda Community Church was established in 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas. For more than ninety years, this congregation has served its city and sustained a legacy of ministry.
Bethesda Global Network grows out of that legacy. BGN operates under the leadership and oversight of Dr. Wayman Ming Jr., Lead Pastor of Bethesda Community Church, and is led by Pastor Álvaro Matehuala.
Est. 1934
Our Identity
The network is intentionally multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-generational — because the Kingdom of God is.
Churches and leaders from many cultures and peoples, reflecting the Kingdom of God.
Ministry across languages — including English- and Spanish-speaking congregations today.
Honoring those who came before us; raising up those who will follow.
The Vision
The unity of this vision is spiritual, relational, missional, and theological — churches of like faith working together in relationship while fulfilling God's calling in their own communities.
Network churches are not branch campuses of Bethesda Community Church. Some carry the Bethesda name; others — like Vino Nuevo in Arlington and Amor y Restauración in Guadalupe — keep the names and identities they have carried for years. Both are fully BGN Network Churches.
How We Relate
Every Network Church is self-governing. BGN does not own, operate, or control network churches — each church keeps its own leadership, property, finances, and identity.
Network Churches walk in covenant relationship with one another — praying, fellowshipping, serving, and building the Kingdom together rather than building their own.
Relationship carries a healthy, functional accountability — pastors and leaders who encourage, strengthen, and speak into one another's lives and ministries.
What We Value
The P5 Framework · Ephesians 4:11
The purpose of BGN is expressed through five interconnected pillars — the P5 — drawn from Ephesians 4:11. Together they describe the full life of a healthy church: sent, worshipping, compassionate, caring, and grounded in the Word.
Christlike Leadership
Apostolic Reach of the Church
Spiritual Life
Prophetic Life of the Church
Compassionate Outreach
Evangelistic Voice of the Church
Congregational Care
Pastoral Care of the Church
Community Life
Teaching Depth of the Church
Leadership
Bethesda Global Network is developed day to day by Pastor Álvaro Matehuala, under the leadership and oversight of Dr. Wayman Ming Jr., Lead Pastor/Bishop of Bethesda Community Church.
Leadership & Oversight
Lead Pastor/Bishop, Bethesda Community Church
Leadership & Oversight, Bethesda Global Network
Dr. Wayman Ming Jr. serves as Lead Pastor/Bishop of Bethesda Community Church and provides leadership and oversight for Bethesda Global Network. A passionate advocate for the global mission of the Church, he has traveled to more than 45 nations seeking to inspire spiritual reformation and Kingdom advancement.
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Network Lead
Bethesda Global Network
Pastor, Bethesda Español
Pastor Álvaro Matehuala leads Bethesda Global Network under the leadership and oversight of Dr. Wayman Ming Jr. With 44 years of ministry experience, he has pastored congregations in both Mexico and the United States and has spent decades serving, mentoring, and strengthening pastors and ministries across nations.
Read Full BioJoining BGN is not an application to an organization — it is the beginning of a relationship. If you are a pastor or leader sensing a connection, we would be honored to hear from you.