Bethel Assembly Church

What Bethel Assembly Church does

Bethel Assembly Church (legal name: Bethel Assembly of God Church; DBA: Bethel Church NYC) is a non-profit Pentecostal church founded in September 1987 in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, by Pastor Jim Persram and his wife Sister Baby Persram after they immigrated from Guyana. The church moved into its current purpose-built facility at 128-18 115th Ave, South Ozone Park, NY 11420 in April 1996 and is currently led by Lead Pastor Robert A. Deane, with Associate Pastors Lynette Hetsberger, Stanley Praimnath, and Gowkarran Ken Thakurdeen supporting the ministry. Bethel is affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA denomination and describes itself as a vibrant multicultural, multi-ethnic congregation serving the Queens community.

The church's product offering is a portfolio of free worship and ministry programs rather than a technology platform. Core services include Sunday worship (8 AM and 10:30 AM), a 9:30 AM Bible Hour, and Friday evening services at 8 PM, plus a phone prayer line (978-890-8900) operating three windows Monday through Friday. Specialized ministries address every age segment: Kidz Club (ages 3-12) and Children Church for kids, Real Talk youth ministry on the 2nd and 4th Fridays, a Young Adults group, Men's Ministry (third Saturday at 6 PM with annual summer retreat), Women's Ministry, Music Ministry (Thursday 8 PM practice), and the Silver Star seniors program (60+, second Tuesday monthly with transportation). Bethel also organizes the annual Crossover NYC basketball tournament, scheduled for October 4, 2025, connecting 13+ area churches in fellowship. The technology stack is utilitarian: a Squarespace-hosted website, Facebook and YouTube livestreaming, and Tithe.ly for online giving, with no proprietary platform, mobile app, or AI features.

Bethel's business model is donations-based. All services, ministries, and programs are free to attend; the operating budget is funded by voluntary tithes and offerings, with a dedicated tithe stream supporting over 30 missionary programs through the Assembly of God World Mission at approximately $40,000 per year. The church has 5 listed employees and no parent company, subsidiaries, or external ownership; it operates as an independent, privately-held nonprofit religious organization. There is no disclosed revenue, no pricing model in the commercial sense, and no enterprise customers. Geographic reach is local (Queens, NY) for in-person attendance and global for online streaming and denominational missions support.

Name

Bethel Assembly Church

Legal name

Bethel Assembly of God Church

Website

https://bethel-aog.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bethel Assembly Church is a non-profit Pentecostal church in South Ozone Park, Queens, NY, founded in 1987 by Guyanese immigrants. It offers free weekly worship services, age-segmented ministries from children to seniors, and a community basketball tournament connecting local churches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pentecostal Church Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Pentecostal worship services
• Christian ministry programs
• Faith community outreach
• Religious youth programs
• Prayer support services

Headquarters

HQ city

South Ozone Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from church members and attendees during worship services
2. Missions Giving: Financial support to missionary programs; church contributes approximately $40,000 per year to over 30 missionary programs both abroad and locally through Assembly of God World Mission

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bethel Assembly Church is a Pentecostal congregation that delivers weekly in-person and live-streamed worship services, along with age-segmented ministry programs for children, youth, men, and women. It also operates a prayer support line, faith-based education, fellowship groups, and a missions/outreach giving program, funded primarily by donations from members and visitors.

Product overview

Bethel Assembly Church is a Pentecostal church offering a unified set of worship and ministry programs centered on Sunday and Friday services, prayer support, and various specialized ministries. The church's portfolio includes children's programs (Kidz Club, Children Church), youth services (Real Talk), adult ministries (Men's, Women's, Young Adults, Seniors/Silver Star), and Music Ministry. The church also organizes the annual Crossover Basketball Tournament as a community outreach initiative. Digital engagement options include online streaming via Facebook and YouTube, and online giving through Tithe.ly. No technology product platform or modular software architecture exists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Worship Services
• Children's Ministry
• Youth Ministry
• Women's Ministry
• Men's Ministry
• Prayer Line
• Missions and Outreach Giving

Quantifiable outcome

• Connects over 30 missionary programs worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Assembly of God World MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethel Church NYC is a strong supporter of the Assembly of God World Mission and Local Missionary Outreach program. The church contributes approximately $40,000 annually to support over 30 missionary programs both abroad and locally, fulfilling the mandate of spreading the Gospel worldwide.
• Assemblies of God USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethel Church NYC is affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA. Lead Pastor Robert A. Deane and his spouse Pastor Shoba Deane are both ministers with the Assemblies of God USA. The church was founded as Bethel Assembly of God Church.
• Assemblies of God Bible College (Guyana)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor Robert A. Deane is a graduate of the Assemblies of God Bible College in Guyana, where he received his theological education before migrating to the United States.
• Assemblies of God in GuyanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethel's founding pastor Jim Persram previously led an outstation church and taught at the A.O.G. Bible School in Guyana. Pastor Robert Deane served as minister with the Assemblies of God in Guyana before joining Bethel.
• Crossover NYC Participating ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethel Church NYC organizes the Crossover basketball tournament connecting multiple churches including: Calvary AG, Zion NYC, Hope NYC, New Hope Church, Elohim Christian Church, Cornerstone Church, Shelter Rock, Bridge Community Church, Indian Christian Assembly, The Garden LI, Ebenezer Full Gospel Assembly (EFGA), Christ Our Banner, Liberty Pentecostal Assembly. The tournament fosters brotherhood and connects churches through fellowship and basketball.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Christ Our Banner: A Crossover NYC tournament participating church; comparable Pentecostal community congregation in the New York metro area.
• New Hope Church: Listed as a Crossover tournament participating church; same Pentecostal/Charismatic space and overlapping NYC ministry ecosystem.
• Hope NYC: A Pentecostal church listed as a Crossover tournament partner, suggesting similar scale, denomination alignment, and community-focused programming.
• Liberty Pentecostal Assembly: Listed as a Crossover tournament partner, making it a same-tradition, similar-scale NYC Pentecostal peer.
• Zion NYC: Another NYC Pentecostal church participating in the Crossover tournament, with comparable community-based ministry and Caribbean-heritage congregation profile.
• Calvary AG (Calvary Assembly of God): A fellow Assembly of God church that participates in Bethel's Crossover basketball tournament, indicating direct partnership and same-denomination overlap in the NYC area.
• Cornerstone Church: A peer church participating in the Crossover NYC tournament, implying comparable size, faith tradition, and community focus.
• Ebenezer Full Gospel Assembly (EFGA): Participates in Bethel's Crossover tournament; a Full Gospel/Pentecostal peer in the NYC area with similar multicultural, community-driven identity.

Broad incumbents

• The Brooklyn Tabernacle: A larger, established multi-ethnic Pentecostal/charismatic church in NYC with extensive community programs and choirs — broader scale and recognition but comparable theological tradition and urban community focus.
• Times Square Church: A well-known NYC inter-denominational evangelical church with comparable multi-ethnic congregation and broad community outreach programs, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BethelChurchNYC
• Facebookfacebook.com/bethelchurchnyc
• Instagraminstagram.com/crossover_nyc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bethel-assembly-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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