{"id":241340,"date":"2026-07-12T02:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/241340\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T02:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:05:07","slug":"bethlehem-baptist-church-in-bonham-to-celebrate-155-years-of-faith-and-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/241340\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Baptist Church in Bonham to celebrate 155 years of faith and service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\" align=\"center\">155 Years of Faith. 155 Years of Service. One Faithful God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\">Bonham, Texas &#8212; Since\u00a01871, Bethlehem Baptist Church has faithfully served Bonham as the\u00a0oldest African American church in our community. For 155 years, God has blessed this ministry through generations of worship, service, and unwavering faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\">We invite you, your family, and our entire community to join us as we celebrate this historic milestone on\u00a0Sunday, July 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\">We are honored to welcome\u00a0Pastor Shannon McGuire of Paris New Generation Baptist Church\u00a0as our special guest speaker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\">Morning Worship:\u00a010:30 AM<br \/>Appreciation Lunch:\u00a012:30 PM<br \/>Anniversary Celebration:\u00a03:00 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\">&#8220;Faithful is Our God&#8221;<br \/>Hebrews 10:23<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\">Come celebrate God&#8217;s faithfulness with us as we honor our past, celebrate our present, and look forward to what He has in store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1a1a1abbc.jpg\" \/>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"WHITE-SPACE:normal; WORD-SPACING:0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM:none; COLOR:rgb(44,54,58); TEXT-ALIGN:left; FONT:400 20px \" times=\"\" new=\"\" roman=\"\" margin:0px=\"\" letter-spacing:normal=\"\" background-color:rgb=\"\" text-indent:0px=\"\">#BethlehemBaptistChurch #155Years #Since1871 #OldestBlackChurch #BonhamTX #ChurchAnniversary #GodIsFaithful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"155 Years of Faith. 155 Years of Service. 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