Our Story

Over 100 years, Bethel, the first Assemblies of God Church in Modesto, began when a few families started holding prayer meetings in different homes. In 1919, Bethel Mission moved to a tent on 18th and H Street where it stayed for one year. Soon growth demanded larger accommodations and Bethel moved into their first building on 4th and F Street. In 1924, Bethel Mission became Bethel Church and moved to 15th and G Street.

A purpose of our church has always been to effectively reach the people in the Central Valley. In 1982, Pastor Cliff and Carol Traub were welcomed to Bethel Church. They pastored the church when moving to the new site located on Scenic and Oakdale, where the church is currently located. Cliff and Carol Traub pastored Bethel Church for 30 years where they faithfully still attend.

In 2012, a passionate young couple was brought in to follow the Traub’s in their ministry. Pastors Kyle and Marcia became the Lead Pastors at Bethel Church. In the early 2000s, St. John’s Chapel of the Valley had been deeded to Bethel Church. Soon after the Bethkes arrived, this church became the first campus of Bethel Church.

Pastors, Kyle and Marcia have a heart for parenting and planting churches. In 2013, the Riverbank campus was planted.

As ministry carried on and the church continued to grow, the Ripon campus was launched in 2016. In 2018, the Turlock campus was added to the family. In 2019, the Salida campus was added to our family. In 2021, we launched our Manteca campus. Our church soon became one church in many locations, thus our new name, One Church.

Our church has never been about building a big church; instead, we build big people.

As leaders are developed, campuses are birthed. We believe the best way to reach people is having a spirit-led church in every community. God is moving at One Church and we are excited to see what He has in store for us next!

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Our Mission:
To Make Disciples Who Make Disciples.

A disciple is a follower of Jesus. We make disciples by being disciples. Three key words summarize what that looks like: we connect, grow, and make a difference. God calls every Christian to be a disciple and to make disciples. We want to build big people and allow God to build His church.

How do we make disciples?

We Connect.

We want to connect with God and others. We believe a person becomes connected through daily time spent with God and regularly engaging in church services.

We Grow.

Our goal is that you would continue to grow in your walk with God. In our church, one of the ways we disciple people is through ‘Groups.’

We Make a Difference.

The church is called to make a difference in this world. As Matthew 5 encourages, we want to be a light in the darkness in our homes, churches, and around the world.

Our Values

1. We are a church that believes the Bible and teaches the Bible.

The Bible is the infallible and inspired Word of God. We teach using the whole counsel of the Bible and we are committed to applying it as Truth in every area of life. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

2. We are a church that communicates a timeless message in a today way.

The church should be culturally relevant while remaining doctrinally pure. Our methods take the culture in which we live into consideration, and thus, they evolve; but the message remains the same. (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)

3. We are a church where all generations can experience the presence of God.

Each generation matters to God and a church that has every generation is very blessed. A healthy church knows the importance of reaching the younger generation, especially children & youth. (Acts 2:17, Matthew 19:14)

Everyone experiences the presence of God in different ways. Though style and other preferences are subjective, each person makes a choice of whether or not to pursue God. (John 4:23)

4. We are a church with a culture of gratitude, generosity, and honor.

Gratitude should be felt and expressed. Unexpressed gratitude is ingratitude. Unexpressed gratitude creates a deficit in me and around me. (Colossians 3:17) Generosity is about love and giving without expecting anything in return. The attitude of generosity is love, and the key to love is selflessness. The action of generosity is giving, and the key to giving is openhandedness. (2 Corinthians 9:11-12, Matthew 5:48) Your time, your talent, and your treasure…these are the greatest resources that God has entrusted you! Honor can be and should be practiced whoever you are and however you find yourself. Finally, the attitude and action of generosity is rooted in Biblical Stewardship, which begins with tithing. (Malachi 3:8-10, Numbers 18:24, 26, 2 Chronicles 31:5, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8) Honor is focusing the attention on someone else through inward esteem and outward expression, privately and publicly. We must discover and call attention to people that should be honored. (Romans 12:9-10, 13:7)

5. We are a church that believes smaller groups are vital for life change.

God God uses people to grow us and He uses us to grow other people. Groups help us to grow in three key relationships: intimacy with God (Romans 8:38-39), community with those in the church (Hebrews 10:24), and influence with those outside the church (Galatians 5:13-14)

6. We are a church that believes in the whole person and empowerment of God the Holy Spirit.

God shows Himself in three distinct and strategic persons or natures: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit. This is not three Gods. This is ONE God, with three unique roles. This “One God in three persons” concept is called the Trinity. (Genesis 1:1-2, 26, Luke 3:21-22, John 10:30, Matthew 28:19-20).

The Holy Spirit’s ultimate ambition is to point people back to Jesus. The Holy Spirit is God’s active force in our world today. The Holy Spirit is the presence of God who we interact with each day. In addition to the main idea of pointing people back to Jesus, the Holy Spirit convicts (John 16:8-11), illuminates (John 16:12-15), teaches (John 16:12-15), guides (Romans 8:14), comforts (Romans 8:16), intercedes (Romans 8:26), directs (Acts 20:22), and warns (Acts 20:23).

There are many gifts of the Spirit the Bible talks about. One of the more commonly known is speaking in tongues (1 Corinthians-14). While we believe speaking in tongues is scriptural and important, the point of the Holy Spirit is not to speak in tongues. The point of the Spirit is to live empowered corporately because people are living empowered individually! (Acts 1:8, Acts 2:14-41)

We are a Pentecostal church, but we are also a Protestant, Trinitarian, and an Evangelical church. Some churches so emphasize their 100 year old Pentecostal heritage that they de-emphasize their 500 year old Protestant, 1,600 year old Trinitarian, and 300 year old Evangelical heritage. To be “Pentecostal” is to live Spirit-empowered, pointing people back to Jesus. To be a “Pentecostal” church is to do the same. Baptism in the Spirit isn’t the zenith of God’s work in us; instead, it’s more of a launching.

7. We are a church that stands for the gift of single-hood and the covenant of marriage.

We believe that singleness for a season or a lifetime is not something less than or missing God’s best for your life. As we saw demonstrated by Jesus and the Apostle Paul, God calls some to singleness, and His blessing and favor follow those who dedicate their lives to being used by God for His glory in their singleness. (1 Corinthians 7:8-9)

We believe Marriage is a God-designed and God-ordained covenant between a man and a woman. Marriage is a gift to be enjoyed and a tool used to renew us to make us more like Christ. (Genesis 2:18-24) (Matthew 19:4-6)

8. We are a church that raises up servant leaders for the church and community.

We believe the church is commissioned to train and equip the people in the church to do the work of the Lord. Every believer is called to ministry, in the church and in the community. (Ephesians 4:12) We are passionate about seeing people step into the full potential of who God created them to be. (Matthew 6:33)

9. We are a church that plants and partners with churches and leaders.

We believe investing in future leaders and in future locations is the most effective way to reach people in different neighborhoods and communities. Rather than just one site getting bigger, we are compelled about reaching wider. (Acts 2:41-47, 13:1, 14:23, 15:41).

The Parent-Church Model is most effective for planting new churches. With the heart of a parent, our model identifies called and anointed leaders and then invests in them. We are better together.

10. We are a church that is committed to reaching the lost locally and globally.

Lost people matter to God and therefore ought to matter to us! (John 3:16). We are to be God’s representatives in the world. (Matthew 28:19-20) Evangelism is primarily a relational process. People are brought to Christ primarily through a relationship they have with a Christian and a church. (Luke 7:34)

Our Beliefs

The Scriptures are Inspired

The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are inspired by God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct. (1 Timothy 3:15-17, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)

The One True God

The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent “I AM,” the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4), Is. 43:10-11, Matthew 28:19, Luke 3:22)

The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare his virgin birth, his sinless life, his miracles, His substitutionary work on the cross, His resurrection from the dead, and His exaltation to the right hand of God. (Matt. 1:23), Luke 1:31, 35, 1 Peter 2:22)

The Fall of Man

Man was created good and upright; for God said, “Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness.” However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. (Genesis 1:26-27 Genesis 2:17 Genesis 3:6 Romans 5:12-19 )

The Salvation of Man

Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Luke 24: 47)

The AG

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The Assemblies of God was founded in 1914 in Hot Springs, Arkansas with 300 people at the founding convention. Today there are 13,017 churches in the U.S. with over 3 million members and adherents.

16 Fundamental Truths

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This “Statement of Fundamental Truths” contains the 16 doctrines of the Assemblies of God. These are non-negotiable tenets of faith that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to.

Four-Fold Mission

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The Assemblies of God is committed to fulfilling a four-fold mission. We exist to evangelize to the lost, worship God, disciple believers, and show compassion.