IMPORTANT UPDATES
Dec 10, 2025
Staff Update: Pastor of Worship & Discipleship
Hey Bethel Family,
It is my joy to announce the newest addition to our team, Corey Brown! Corey will be stepping into the role as our new Pastor of Worship & Discipleship starting on January 12th. Over the last few months, we have walked an intentional and prayerful process, seeking the Lord about who He would have fill this important staff position here at Bethel. It has been truly amazing to see the way God has guided this journey, and I am thrilled about what is ahead. Corey is a high-capacity leader who brings a love for Christ and years of ministry experience to this role. His blend of musical skill, gifting as a worship leader, passion for leadership development, teaching the Bible, and discipleship offer a unique mix and fit for where we are and where we are headed.
Here’s a little bit about Corey and his family:
Corey is a devoted husband to Cait and proud dad to their two boys, Campbell and Cieran. He and Cait have been married for nearly 13 years, building a family rooted in faith, humor, and a lot of time spent at sports fields. A lifelong golfer, Corey is happiest on the course, though he still cheers faithfully for the Red Wings. He has served in ministry for 15 years and is a graduate of Heritage College and Seminary, as well as the Arrow Leadership Program. He brings steady leadership, thoughtful insight, and a dry sense of humor to every setting he steps into.
Cait has worked with Compassion Canada for 14 years and is known for her exceptional baking, including the sourdough skills she perfected during Covid. Their eldest, Campbell, is in grade 4. He loves basketball, creates impressive artwork, and is a budding little chef with a big appreciation for food. Cieran, currently in grade 2, is a soccer-lover with a legendary sweet tooth. Both boys are kind, friendly, and quick to make connections, though Cieran tends to be the quieter one of the pair.
Please join me in praising the Lord for His leading and provision, be sure to welcome them when you see and meet them, and most importantly, pray for Corey, Cait and their boys as they take this step into this new role and join our Bethel family.
In Christ,
Allan Self on behalf of Bethel’s Elder Team
mAY 1 , 2025
Watch Larry & Murray’s elder candidate stories to hear about their journeys back toward the Elder team here at Bethel. Membership voting on our Elder candidates will take place at our upcoming Membership Meeting on Sunday, May 25.
january 30 , 2025
Elder Team Update: Charitable Status Letter
On Dec 13, 2024 the Canadian Government attempted the first step toward removing the charitable status of all charities whose purpose is to “advance religion.” In recent years many have been drawn into the polarizing “culture wars” of our day, indiscriminately conveying mean-spirited and divisive messages back and forth at each other. As a church leadership we are deeply grieved by this and have intentionally sought to avoid entering into these sort of interactions. We are called to pray for our nation’s leaders as we live peaceful, quiet and dignified lives for Christ (1 Timothy 2:1-2). We are not, will not, and cannot advocate for a particular political party, however we can stand up for our church community when our government attempts to enact policies that are explicitly detrimental to our church. We feel compelled to share this open letter because we believe this is such a time. We are calling upon our government officials to change their course and we want you, our congregation, to be alerted to what is happening. We humbly submit the following communication with what we pray is grace, love, gentleness and truth:
April 28, 2023
Elder Team Update: Church Farm Property
We are excited to share about a significant announcement in the life of our church community. Check out this message from Pastor Allan to learn more.
Oct 30, 2020
Elder Team Update: Spiritual Gifts
Elder Team Statement - Our Elder Team has been praying and preparing for this fall sermon series on Spiritual Gifts for several months and we are so encouraged by all that God is already doing! We are united in our belief that God’s Word, applied to our hearts in this area of spiritual gifts can and will impact us as individuals and as a body to accelerate us towards our mission as a church. Click below to read this important statement by your Elder Team.
To go back and view all the teaching from our series on spiritual gifts to go: bethelstrathroy.com/spiritualgifts