Bethel church

An attendee of Bethel Church in Redding, California has been arrested for concocting a “ponzi scheme” which swindled investors out of $35 million. Some of the investors were also members of Bethel Church. 

After nearly a week of prayer, Bethel Church has announced they are moving on from the hope that 2 year-old Olive Heiligenthal will be raised from the dead.

Christians worldwide have been praying that Jesus would resurrect the daughter of Bethel worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal. The situation has raised concerns about how believers should pray for miracles and how church leaders should encourage people to do so. 

Bethel Church's Changed Movement is drawing a lot of criticism. Some say the church is taking an ambiguous stance on sin while others say they are edging toward dangerous conversion therapy practices.

Bethel church leaders took heat on social media from people angry that the church didn’t open its doors to victims evacuated by the Redding fire. But there's more to the story.