Bethany Offers Mental Wellness – After receiving a Mental Health Initiative Grant from the Center for Congregations in 2024, Bethany began a Mental Wellness Ministry that offers tangible resources to support the mental health of members of our congregation and the wider Evansville community.

Mental Health and the Church Event – August 30, 2025

Bethany hosted an event to expand awareness and give opportunities for renewing communities of faith to embrace, affirm, and build up our siblings with mental differences. For more information, including links to videos of event sessions and meeting materials, click HERE.

Sensory Support

Bethany has a supply of noise canceling headphones and ear muffs, weighted blankets, fidgets, and children’s activity bags for use during worship. We are in the process of repurposing a room adjacent to the sanctuary as a low-stimulation environment with soft lighting, quiet activities, and a sensory tent.

Tai Chi

Bethany hosts a Tai Chi class at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Tai Chi has been described as “meditation in motion” and has been used to reintegrate body and mind following trauma and to manage stress. Matt Rundle, who teaches the class, says, “Tai Chi is a martial art that focuses on getting in touch with your body, mind, and spirit by being in the moment through slow movements. Through these movements, healing is possible.”