Bedford Community Church

Kids have a remarkable ability to keep us up at night. It’s crying babies, wondering if that teen will be home by the 11pm curfew, and a whole lot in between. Sometimes it’s replaying conversations, worrying about their future, or wondering if that thing you said at dinner will require therapy later. For some, it’s when will we have kids. For others, why do my grown children still act like kids? But for many of us, it’s the same re...

Over the last two weeks, I’ve genuinely missed you all. A Sunday “off” for the pastoral staff isn’t quite as restful as it might sound—especially when our heart is still very much with the people you long to gather with. Add in snowstorms, shoveling-induced back pain, and nights spent half-awake checking weather forecasts, and let’s just say my sleep tracker has been unimpressed.

These past weeks have carried a particular tension: h...

We’ve all been there—tossing and turning in the dark, watching the clock creep forward, replaying the day behind us while worrying about everything tomorrow holds. Stress lingers, anxieties grow louder, and rest feels just out of reach. For many of us, sleepless nights have become normal—but that doesn’t mean they’re inevitable.

What if there were another way? What if rest wasn’t something we had to chase, but something we could lea...

What if there were one simple thing you could do that had an outsized impact on every other area of your life—your relationships, your work, your faith, and your sense of purpose? And no, it’s not coming to church more often…

As we step into a new year, many of us are looking for change, but real transformation often starts with something smaller—and deeper—than we expect.

Join us for the first gathering of the new year as we uncover...

Life moves in seasons. Some days feel light and easy, like everything’s falling into place. Others are heavy, uncertain, or downright exhausting. We all pass through moments of joy, growth, waiting, and struggle—and each season asks something different of us.

Join us at BCC this Sunday as we learn from an ancient poem that has guided hearts for thousands of years, reminding us that we don’t walk any season alone. It invites us to le...

In the middle of our A Random Christmas series, we experienced one of our own unexpected moments—a random snow day in mid-December that kept us from gathering together last week. It wasn’t planned and it definitely wasn’t on the calendar. 

But that’s exactly the heart of this season. The Christmas story itself unfolds through interruptions, surprises, and moments no one saw coming.

Join us this Sunday as we return and step into our f...

Have you ever had a random person crash a party? Nobody quite knows who they are, how they got invited, or what to do with them once they're standing there holding a plate of food. You can’t just throw them out, right? But now it’s story and every time you look at the picture, you laugh and wonder, who was that guy?

Join us this week as we explore the three most famous party-crashers of all time. These random travelers from a d...

The Christmas story reads—and must have felt—like a series of sheer random events. It begins with a Roman decree from a distant emperor, a forced trip to Bethlehem, and a young couple caught in political decisions they didn’t choose. Nothing about it looks planned or spiritual at first glance; it simply feels random.

Honestly, our lives can feel the same way—unexpected news, plans disrupted, and circumstances that appear o...

Anybody remember the famous refrain from V for Vendetta, “Remember, remember the 5th of November?” It stuck with me. Not because I really care to remember a date, but because it shows how remembering can be a spark—something active, something that shapes how people think and act. It isn’t nostalgia; it’s something more.

But I’m realizing this idea of active remembering matters far beyond the movie. The moments that shape us deserve ...

You can often spot a knockoff by looking closely at the stitching. The seams are uneven, the threads loose or frayed, and the craftsmanship looks rushed or inconsistent. But when you hold the real thing, the difference is unmistakable—the threading is strong, consistent, and often invisible. The strength lies not in what’s obvious, but in the skill and care that hold everything together beneath the surface.

What if God’s work in our...

I’ve tried just about every spiritual practice that promises to bring me closer to God—praying longer, journaling harder, fasting more. But more often than not, when I fast, I don’t end up enlightened; I just end up hungry. The stomach growls, the prayers echo, and the heavens feel as silent as ever. Maybe you’ve been there too: doing all the “right” things, hoping for a spark of divine presence, and wondering if you’re the only on...

You try to do the right thing. I know you do. You tell the truth when it would be easier to lie, you stay kind when bitterness would feel justified, and you hold yourself to a standard even when no one else seems to care. You do what’s right — and yet, somehow, you’re the one left behind. Someone else gets the recognition, the reward, the blessing you hoped would come from your effort and integrity. And you’re left wondering why do...

Ever had those moments in your life when God feels absent? When prayers echo into emptiness, when life unravels, and heaven stays quiet? We all face seasons when God’s silence feels louder than His presence — when the story we’re living doesn’t seem to have a trace of Him in it, when we wonder if he’s even there at all. If you’re feeling that way now, you are not alone.

This week at BCC, we begin a new series on the story of Esther ...

Worship and awe come naturally when we encounter beauty—whether in a sunset, a deep connection, or a moment of joy, our hearts naturally overflow with gratitude. But when hardship strikes, worship feels much harder. The weight of pain, loss, and struggle often clouds our ability to see beyond our circumstances. 

Yet, imagine the freedom and joy we could experience if we learned to worship even in the hardest moments. If we could shi...

Ever tried assembling IKEA furniture without a second pair of hands? You start off strong, but soon you're wrestling with a wobbly bookshelf, using your knee to stabilize one side while your other hand fumbles for a screwdriver. It’s a delicate dance of frustration, questionable balance, and by the end, you've somehow insulted three Swedish ancestors just by turning a bookcase into a modern art sculpture that has a cat tr...

Prayer — a practice that, for millennia, has connected humanity to the divine. Quiet moments of reverence, approaching with awe, as we tread on holy ground. For many, prayer is a formal act, approached with careful words and sacred silence, reserved for special times or places.

But what if that’s what prayer was never meant to be? What if it looked more like how our children come to us—spontaneous, unfiltered, and persistent? What i...

Wouldn’t you want to know—really know—what God’s will is for your life?
What if we told you it’s not a mystery, not a fantasy, and not something reserved for just a few “spiritual” people?

God’s will is clear—and it’s better than you think.

Join us this Sunday at BCC as we unpack exactly what God wants from you and for you.

No hype. No guesswork. Just the truth that can change your life and all you’ve got to do is Read that Bible.

Remember that time you showed up to dinner and they were there? Yeah—them. The person you’ve expertly dodged for months, only to find them casually buttering a roll across the table like it’s not a social ambush. You smiled so hard your face twitched. The small talk? Olympic-level. The escape plan? Foiled by shared dessert. A night of perfectly planned awkwardness, garnished with parsley and unresolved tension.

But what if instead o...

Why does the church exist?

Some say it’s a place for worship. Others point to teaching, fellowship, or personal growth. And while all of those are true, they’re not the whole story.

What if the church was meant for more?

What if we were invited into something bigger—something with the power to transform lives, renew communities, and impact our world? Jesus believed the church would be a force that changes everything. At Bedford C...