Who We Are
Our Beliefs
At Benton Bible, our mission is to fulfill the great commission by making disciples and teaching them to obey God's commandments. We desire to equip believers for the work of ministry and to be a light in a dark world. We strive to love God and everyone He brings into our lives, with the ultimate goal of bringing glory to the name of Jesus. We passionately pursue a deeper knowledge of God, seeking to make Him known to those who have yet to encounter His love and grace. Through our commitment to serving and sharing the Gospel, we aim to impact lives, transform communities, and bring hope to a world in need.
Our Worship
We worship Jesus because He is worthy of our worship. Although music is not the only way to express worship to God, it is one way we choose to do so here at Benton Bible. The music we sing is rich with biblical truth, contemporary in style, and geared toward glorifying Jesus. Families are together for the music at the start of each service.
Our Ministries
God has already begun to bring many young families to Benton Bible so the children's ministry is disproportionally large for the size of our church. Thankfully, God has provided qualified volunteers to allow us to offer age appropriate Sunday school classes for ages 0-5 and 6-10. On the 4th Sunday of each month we have a family service in which kids and adults spend the whole service in the sanctuary. We also have a men's Saturday morning study and women's Tuesday study. We desire to see more fellowship activities, retreats and anything else that is healthy for growing closer to the Lord and to His people. In God's timing, these will be available as well. For now, we are just really enjoying sitting under biblically sound teaching getting to know one another more intimately.
Our Story
After 12 years on staff with two different Calvary Chapel's, God made it clear that we were supposed to plant a church in Northwest Arkansas. The leadership of Calvary Chapel East Anaheim (CCEA) affirmed this calling, prayed us up, and sent us out. God gave us (Pastor Mike and Shauna) a love for NWA long before He placed church-planting on our minds. It's no surprise that as we did our best to delight in the Lord, He gave us the desires of our hearts. We stepped out in faith asking for the Lord to provide knowing that if He really was guiding us to start this church that He would provide. Graciously and through the generosity of a few people, He has provided above and beyond everything we've needed for every step of this journey so far. We left California on November 3, 2023, and God gave us a building to meet in near XNA airport almost immediately. Our first church service was held on February 4, 2024. It feels like we've only just begun to experience all that God has planned for us in this season. If you don't already have a church and you're seeking a community of believers who desire to serve Jesus, you may want to stop in sometime. Although we all desire to be completely like our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the sanctification process doesn't take place over night. In other words, we are all still works in progress. We desire to obey God's word completely, but we are full of grace for anyone who falls short; which is all of us. I'm so thankful that God encourages His children to draw near to this throne of grace with confidence, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16). Please keep this new church plant in prayer. If you'd like to get coffee to discuss more details of our story email info@bentonbible.church