Bethel Baptist Church
The congregation in the burgundy chairs during a service, Pastor Bankert at the pulpit

Plan a visit

Sunday at ten. You’re expected.

2289 N McGee Drive, just off Highway 41 north of Inverness. A white building with a tall steeple. Here is everything you might wonder about before you come.

Next at Bethel

Sunday School

Sunday, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM

A class for every age, including Bible Explorers for children 4–12.

Sundays

  • Sunday School10:00 AM
  • Morning Service11:00 AM
  • Lunch together12:00 PM
  • Afternoon Service1:00 PM

Wednesdays

  • Youth for Truth6:30 PM
  • Midweek Bible Study7:00 PM

No Sunday evening service.

Can’t be there? Every service goes out live on YouTube.

How a Sunday goes

  1. 10:00Sunday SchoolGrown-ups in the sanctuary, Bible Explorers for the kids, nursery for the littlest.
  2. 11:00Morning ServiceHymns, prayer, and the preaching. About an hour.
  3. 12:00LunchEveryone, in the fellowship hall. Potluck the first Sunday, soup and salad the second, breakfast the third, sandwiches the fourth.
  4. 1:00Afternoon ServiceShorter. Then home by two.

Questions people ask

Before you come.

What is the music like?
Hymns from the hymnbook, with a piano. The church sings the old songs and sings them out. Nothing you have to know ahead of time.
What Bible do you use?
The King James. Bring yours if you have one; there are Bibles in the chairs if you don’t. Pastor Bankert preaches through books of the Bible and tells you where he is.
What should I wear?
Many members dress up on Sunday. It isn’t required, and nobody will look twice. Come in what you have.
What about my kids?
A nursery for newborns to age three, staffed by ladies of the church, so you can sit through the service worry-free. Bible Explorers, for ages 4–12, meets during the Sunday morning service with songs, games and a lesson. Teens are welcome in the service and at Youth for Truth on Wednesdays.
Will I be singled out?
No. You will be greeted at the door, and the pastor will likely come find you to say hello. We do like to recognize guests and ask you to fill out a guest card, but you won’t be asked to stand or speak in front of anyone.
Is there really lunch every Sunday?
Yes. The whole church eats together at noon in the fellowship hall, every week. Guests don’t bring anything.
Is the building accessible?
Yes. A new ramp was built in 2026, there is handicapped parking at the door, and the restrooms were rebuilt the same year.
The sanctuary after the rebuild: burgundy chairs, a new wood platform, a wooden cross on the white wall
The sanctuary. Sit anywhere.
Children in the Bible Explorers classroom with a painting of the cross
Children kneeling together in prayer at the front of the sanctuary
Boys grinning in the back of the church van

Need a ride to church?

The van will come get you.

If you don’t drive, can’t drive anymore, or the car won’t start, say so. The church van runs Sunday mornings in Hernando, Inverness and the area around them. Ask here, or call Call the church.

Find us

McGee Drive

Bethel Baptist Church
2289 N McGee Drive
Hernando, FL 34442

Call the church

From Inverness, take US-41 north about five miles. Turn right on N McGee Drive. The church is on the left, with the steeple and the new sign at the road.

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Watching first? Every service streams on YouTube.