https://bethelexpress.org/contact daily 0.75 2022-03-16 https://bethelexpress.org/our-leaders daily 0.75 2021-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/5340f938-c8dd-46c4-836f-ea3d9e370688/26352%2B%281%29-%281%29.jpg Our Leaders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/fe5a6bcd-57f1-40bf-8e49-dde146d1c6c1/Open-Mike-8.jpg Our Leaders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/a13086fa-1ebf-4e07-8ba3-2da63f86cace/Open-Mike-9.jpg Our Leaders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/c22b64f4-578b-4f0e-a82a-1de98431765e/BE-Website-17.jpg Our Leaders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://bethelexpress.org/open-mike daily 0.75 2025-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/833ca0b2-d24d-4972-9524-121ad317f45a/vinyl-vigilante-of-hope-2.png Open Mike - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://bethelexpress.org/donate daily 0.75 2022-12-21 https://bethelexpress.org/home daily 0.75 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/bdfb9d0a-3418-4d00-b4cd-97046d85bd8d/their-story-2.jpg Home https://bethelexpress.org/about daily 0.75 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/2e27a4ac-b75c-430c-9891-7233bced7d4c/BE-Website-08.jpg About - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/a0d88be8-0f0b-4cab-91ab-6965a876c115/11057818_794148600680883_1874823749013588357_o.jpg About - We Are Warriors We value and support our students education to keep them off the streets and in their seats at school, and provide them with meals and school mentoring opportunities. In addition, we offer a safe place free of buying or selling drugs, threatening violence, and the exploitation of innocence. We provide positive and meaningful relationships, and exposure to the arts from music to the spoken word, and even through dance and drawing. 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 Michael has coined “The “S” Factor”. https://bethelexpress.org/general-1 daily 0.75 2022-02-02 https://bethelexpress.org/watch daily 0.75 2023-07-28 https://bethelexpress.org/programold daily 0.75 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/c22b64f4-578b-4f0e-a82a-1de98431765e/BE-Website-17.jpg Program Old - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/0152c2a8-914c-4201-933f-9cb0f5fa6322/13466373_10204945180788666_5695522845243573290_n.jpg Program Old - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://bethelexpress.org/impact daily 0.75 2024-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/7183b78a-768e-4fd8-9da8-5b0cc540d24d/snapshot-2022-01-12T070123.733.jpg B.E. Impact - Rochester, NY Rochester is a city located in Monroe County, New York. With a population of just over 200,000, it is the 3rd largest city in the state (after NYC and Buffalo) and the 115th largest city in the U.S. Rochester has a high violent crime rate that is nearly quadruple the national average. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/b1c40520-7768-4401-a37e-ce08fcae087b/ben_franklin_high_school.jpg B.E. Impact - The Education Problem Rochester City School District: 50 public schools serving 27,492 students. 90% of the students are minorities (majority Black). Ranked 779 out of 785 school districts in New York in Reading and Math test scores. Only 22% of students scored at or above “proficient” levels in Reading/Language Arts. Just 21% of students scored at or above “proficient” levels in Math. Graduation Rate of just 59% The government gets concerned when more than 10% of kids are “chronically absent” and miss 10% of school [i.e., 18 days] or more. In Rochester, nearly 30% of kids are chronically absent from school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/1f32809d-0c11-459a-a8d7-63b2832e67a0/2015-08-25-dn-north6jpg-d3f8ebf0cd7e6b73.jpg B.E. Impact - The Poverty Problem According to recent Census data for the City of Rochester: 1 out of every 3 people in the city live in poverty Half of all children in the city live in poverty 1 out of every 5 people in the city live in extreme poverty (falls below half of the federal poverty line) Rochester ranks 3rd in overall poverty among the nation’s 75 largest metropolitan areas. When compared against 17 similarly-sized cities, Rochester ranks 1st in overall poverty, childhood poverty, and extreme poverty. Rochester’s poverty runs deep and is extremely concentrated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/cf86a392-123f-4df6-8bb4-1c1ad1e069cd/800+single+mom.jpg B.E. Impact - The “Father-less-ness” Problem According to the National Center for Education Statistics: 64.4% of Rochester households are single-family households 57.5% of Rochester households are single-mother households https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/e8c6ead4-4c30-4649-974c-995b6a5c994a/IMG_5307.jpg B.E. Impact - The B.E. Solution! Every Saturday Morning, B.E. kids get… A healthy and hot breakfast, A place free from drug activity, violence, exploitation, and economic predators A healthy community to live in filled with love, encouragement, guidance, friends and “family” A time to worship, pray and be taught biblical principles and that Jesus loves them and God has a plan for their lives. By focusing on achieving the “S” Factor -- Spiritual Strength, Social Stability & Scholastic Success -- in each kid, B.E. is defying all odds and expectations and raising up “Champions in Society.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/0152c2a8-914c-4201-933f-9cb0f5fa6322/13466373_10204945180788666_5695522845243573290_n.jpg B.E. Impact - B.E. kids Graduate! B.E. kids have had a 100% high school graduation rate since 1999! That’s over 20 years and counting! B.E. kids go to college! 98% of B.E kids have gone on to some form of higher education. 1 in 4 B.E. kids have completed or are currently enrolled in graduate studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/ff10fc30-5bfd-4f47-b4ad-7753e8b3d3d8/IMG_6650.jpg B.E. Impact - B.E. kids get Jobs! 100% of B.E. alumni are employed. 7 B.E. alumni own their own businesses. https://bethelexpress.org/belife daily 0.75 2023-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/472f7e95-44c6-4cd3-bdfb-3eb607f60830/IMG_5021.jpg 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/e400c056-0678-4f62-973b-72edda74cc04/IMG_5029.jpg B.E. LIfe - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/ab1acfaa-e4e9-4f51-8809-b0de4213dbd7/11057818_794148600680883_1874823749013588357_o.jpg B.E. LIfe - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/b4aacbd3-c713-4e7b-960a-6b47b9f5879c/IMG_5294.jpg B.E. LIfe - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/e2e435a5-cb82-453c-8cc0-cef445613f86/Screen-Shot-2021-10-18-at-10.32.26-PM.jpg B.E. LIfe - 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. 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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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615b939eceb4884496690246/c2f0bba0-fe7e-4a0d-a56e-f7e930a13155/20210424_122243.jpg B.E. LIfe - 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. 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