Join the Network
Your church was never meant to stand alone.
Bethesda Global Network connects churches and pastors through shared faith, meaningful relationships, and a common Kingdom mission. If you believe BGN may be a fit for your church, we invite you to take the first step.
How To Join
A simple path toward relationship.
Becoming a Network Church is an intentional process designed to help us get to know one another, understand your church, and discern together whether BGN is the right relationship.
Submit an Application
Tell us about your church, its leadership, ministry, and vision. This gives us a starting point for getting to know you.
Connect with BGN Leadership
Our leadership will connect with you personally to learn more about your church, answer questions, pray together, and explore what relationship with BGN could look like.
Become a Network Church
When there is mutual alignment in faith, vision, and relationship, your church can enter into covenant relationship with BGN while retaining its local identity and autonomy.
What It Means
Autonomy kept. Family gained.
BGN does not own, operate, or control Network Churches. Covenant relationship adds to your church — it never takes from it.
- Your church remains fully autonomous — its own leadership, governance, finances, property, and identity.
- Your church keeps its local culture and traditions. A Network Church does not have to change its name to Bethesda, though congregations may choose to carry it.
- Your leaders are strengthened through prayer, fellowship, mentoring, encouragement, and leadership development.
- BGN offers trusted support and strategic counsel for the decisions and challenges ministry brings.
- Your church gains meaningful relationships with pastors and congregations across the nations.
- Together, Network Churches form a growing community united in shared faith and Kingdom mission.
Apply
Tell us about your church.
Ready to begin? Complete the application below to introduce your church and help us start the conversation.