Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Bruce L. Prentice

Founded Verify

Denomination OPC

Service Times Sunday School and Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening services on select Sundays

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.bethelopc.net

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

OPC Westminster Standards — orthodox Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession on Scripture's authority.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Yellow — verify men's ministry programming on-site.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Confessionally Reformed.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

OPC complementarian per Westminster + Book of Church Order.

OPC complementarian — male elders/pastors per Westminster Confession + Book of Church Order.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of male elders; pastor Bruce Prentice (since March 2013); ruling elder Gary Wood; deacons Stephen Larson and Todd Labrensz.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify on-site — Pastor Bruce Prentice with 10+ year tenure.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'A hospital for sinners and the broken' — explicit welcome posture per church website.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify on-site — Mandan/Bismarck metro context.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

OPC — Presbytery of the Dakotas.

Strong

Assessment

Bethel OPC serves Mandan in the Bismarck metro area of central-west North Dakota. Pastor Bruce Prentice has served since March 2013 and leads alongside ruling elder Gary Wood and deacons Stephen Larson and Todd Labrensz. The church frames itself as 'a hospital for sinners and the broken' and grounds its teaching in Scripture and the Westminster Confession.

#opc#nd#mandan#bismarck-metro#presbytery-of-the-dakotas#underrepresented-state

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified pastor Bruce L. Prentice (since March 2013), ruling elder, deacons, and address via OPC.org locator (church_id 148) and church website.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source bethelopc.net
[2] Live source opc.org/church.html

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