B.E. Life
We are B.E.
We are dedicated to pouring into the lives of children through the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our goal is to continually equip our kids with the necessary skills to live a spiritually complete and socially sound life, while shedding the victim mentalities that can pervade the inner city.
We believe that every child has the potential to become a productive citizen, and a champion in society through what we call “The ‘S’ Factor” which focuses on Spiritual Strength, Social Stability & Scholastic Success of our kids.
Spiritual Strength
We reinforce biblical literacy, worship, praise, prayer, and discipleship. Every Saturday, our family comes together, with bibles in hand, and God in our hearts, to worship together, fellowship, and praise the Lord.
social Stability
Through outings, field trips, and work training (Bethel Express Enterprises), we provide practical examples and pathways to stability in our community.
Scholastic Success
Providing tutoring, incentives, school visits, and achievable scholarships, we make what may seem impossible actually possible in the lives of young people.
100% of kids who have finished our program have graduated high school since 1987.
We are a Family
Our Last Name is B.E. … for over 30 years, generations of kids that move through our program still say “My last name is B.E., because we are family!”
Over 1,000 Kids … have entered into and accepted the challenge to be productive members of society have stayed with the B.E. family through graduation and beyond.
100% Success Rate … 100% of kids who have stayed with us have graduated from high school and moved onto higher education or have entered into the workforce.
We Are Champions
Every day, we show that we are champions in society. We make sure we do that by representing our Heavenly Father with a renewed strength of family, and a desire to see our neighborhoods changed.
We Are Over-Comers
We provide encouragement to children in the inner city who, by society’s standards, are expected to fail. By building Godly character and social justice through the lens of Jesus in our children, we teach that it is important to help society, and not be exploited by it.
LIT (Luminary In Training)
Throughout the week the kids are in contact with B.E. Leaders. Their involvement consists of age appropriate events. Some of the training consists of tutoring, social activities, spiritual mentoring, and educational activities.
Saturdays at B.E.
At the core of Bethel Express is its Saturday morning program where the kids get a healthy breakfast, love, encouragement, guidance, friends and “family” time to worship, pray and learn a Biblical worldview.
B.E. Enterprises
B.E.E. (Bethel Express Enterprises) teaches how to work with a healthy work ethic, the importance of money management, and principles of tithing. Through this program, they also receive College visits and school support.
B.E. Enterprises includes foundational thinking, motivational field trips and actual money making ventures that build more than just esteem - it builds a future and breaks the grip of poverty. We value hard work, and kids respond to opportunities to work hard at worthwhile endeavors. We instill the principle, “if there isn’t a job - make one.” This leads to productive work ethic and the greatest chance for employment as children grow into young adults.