Three years ago, one day after Valentine’s Day, I met with Kris Vallotton, Bethel Church’s second in command, or, as he likes to call himself, Bethel’s chief prophet. It was a noteworthy arrangement, because Vallotton typically shuns secular-media journalists, which… Continue Reading
Kris Vallotton, Bethel Church’s senior associate leader, abruptly removed a video from an old talk he recently shared on his YouTube channel after a person on the social media application TikTok shared a set of clips from it that went… Continue Reading
It’s safe to say that Bethel senior leader Bill Johnson is no socialist. If he hadn’t done so earlier, the self-appointed local apostle and prophet made his opposition to liberté, égalité, fraternité publicly known in November 2016, in an opinion… Continue Reading
I write this on Election Day eve, a scary time for the entire country as we await the presidential election results. My hope is that no matter how long it takes to learn of the winner, we Americans will… Continue Reading
Hello, new North State resident! Perhaps you’re a pandemic refugee who’s escaped a big city that’s been in purple lockdown for months. How frustrating that must have been! Welcome! I hope you were able to secure housing, and that your… Continue Reading
The strangest thing happened Saturday in Shingletown, from 4 to 11 p.m. It was as if, just for that specific time, just for that special place, just for those very lucky, rarefied people, and just for that one incredible occasion… Continue Reading
The good news is that Jake Mangas, the bright and energetic Redding native who’s the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, has a well-functioning inner voice. The bad news is that sometimes he seems to turn a deaf ear to… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: Sean Feught, and Kris Vallotton of Redding’s Bethel Church, were featured at the “Rally for America” on The National Mall in Washington, D.C., Wed., Feb. 5. “Our mandate as believers is not passive or apathetic. It’s time to… Continue Reading
The students at the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry are encouraged to take risks. After all, what could be more risky than walking up to a total stranger and offering to heal their afflictions by the mere laying on of… Continue Reading
It’s true. I attended Bethel Church for nine years: 1969 until 1978; age 12 until age 21, when I left Redding with my then-husband so he could attend college. I was pregnant with our first child, a daughter, who was… Continue Reading
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