Post-Secondary
With Kingston being home to Queen’s University, St. Lawrence College, and RMC, and Bethel has a large student population!
EVENTS @ BETHEL
THE WELL
Wednesdays @ 7PM
Hosted by Momentum Campus Ministries (aka Geneva House) and held at Bethel Church on Wednesday evenings during the school year, The Well is a time of spiritual refreshment in the middle of your week.
You are invited to join the students and young adults of Kingston for a time of Small Groups and/or Worship. You can come to either part or both!
Learn more at https://www.genevahouse.ca/well
PRAISE & POWER
1st Sunday per Month (…usually)@ 7:30PM
Praise & Power is an independent, student-run worship ministry that has been partnering with Bethel for decades!
P&P hosts monthly events at Bethel, featuring worship, guest speakers, prayer, and fellowship for the young adults of the city. Praise & Power is generally held on the 1st Sunday of the month through the school year at 7:30PM, but please check Instagram for specifics https://www.instagram.com/praiseandpower/ or email praiseandpowerkingston@gmail.com
Adopt-A-Student
Bethel’s mission is to love God passionately, and serve other’s significantly. One of the ways we do this is through the Adopt-A-Student program.
This program invites new Queen’s, RMC, and St. Lawrence students to be connected with Bethel adults and families, and is designed to welcome them into the community through hospitality and friendship.
Students are connected with hosts, and are invited out to meals, coffees, outings or activities at least four times during the school year.
This program as been creating connections and showing hospitality at Bethel for over 60 years!
Read more below, use the buttons to sign-up, and email any questions to keri[at]bethelkingston.com
Host Sign Up NOW OPEN!
Student Sign-Up opens Sept 3, 2023
Hosting is a great way to bless one or more students through simple acts of hospitality and kindness. You can host as a single person, couple, family, Life Group, or group of friends, and you can adopt one or more students.
As a host, you commit to inviting your student(s) for a meal or activity at least four times from September - April. (Twice per semester.)
Hosting can include
- A meal or coffee at your home
- A meal or coffee out on the town
- An outing or activity
You can also bless your student(s) with:
- A bag of groceries or gift package
- Prayer, especially during exams
- Encouraging texts or notes
The possibilities are endless!
When inviting your student(s) to events, please offer transportation if possible.
Host sign-up begins in August; student sign-up begins in September. Use buttons above to sign-up.
Student sign-up includes questions about schedule, allergies, hobbies, preferred method of communication and more. This info is shared with the host to help with connecting and planning.
At the end of September/early October, students are paired with hosts by our Adopt-A-Student Coordinator and the information is communicated by email. The Coordinator also communicates with hosts periodically throughout the year.
This is a one-year commitment; it does not extent to subsequent school years, however, many friendships and connections do naturally continue into the future!
If you are a 1st year undergrad or grad student, newly arrived on exchange, or away from home for the first time -welcome to Kingston!
As you get used to being away from home, you are invited to be adopted by a Bethel family or individual.
Throughout the year, your host will invite you for events such as family meals, chats over coffee, or local outings. Get ready to be blessed and encouraged!
Many hosts adopt more than one student; if you have a friend(s) you’d like to be adopted with, you can indicate that on the sign-up form.
If you are a returning student, you may also sign-up, however priority will be given to new students, and will depend on space available with hosts.
Host sign-up begins in August; student sign-up begins in September. See above buttons for links.
Student sign-up includes questions about schedule, allergies, hobbies, preferred method of communication and more. This info is shared with the host to help with connecting and planning.
At the end of September/early October, students are paired with hosts by our Adopt-A-Student Coordinator and the information is communicated by email.
This is a one-year commitment; it does not extent to subsequent school years, however, many friendships and connections do naturally continue into the future!
Housing Connections
While Bethel does not facilitate housing for students, we can help you connect with our church community and other Christian student groups on campus.
If you are looking for a rental, or if you have a room available to rent, we recommend that you join our Facebook group Bethel Kingston Community Conversations to post your housing request to the Bethel community.
Other places to post your rental need or availability are:
- Queen’s Geneva House Facebook group (a Christian campus ministry)
- Power to Change Queen’s Facebook group (a Christian campus ministry)
- Facebook Marketplace
- Kijiji
CAMPUS MINISTRIES
Whether you are looking for large group gatherings, small group discipleship, one-one discipleship, international ministries, missions opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and more, we know that you will find it amongst these ministries.
It may take a minute to find your people…but the friendships you will gain and the discipleship growth you can experience are worth it.