Can Bethel Church Make Redding, California, Heaven on Earth?
Maybe Not, but the 11,000-Member Community Gives Unsparingly to the City
Is this heaven, or Redding?
These days, the city of 91,000 at the north end of the Sacramento Valley, seems to sit halfway between the godly and the earthly—and not just because of the divine spectacles of nearby Mounts Shasta and Lassen. At the heart of Redding stands a quintessentially California church with a focus on community impact so intense you could almost call it supernatural.
Bethel Church may not be a household name in California, but it should be. Because there is no other institution in our state better at engaging …
