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They founded Bethel Church (which means âGodâs Houseâ), with the purpose of allowing people to study the Bible for themselves and to experience the Power of God without being restricted by unnecessary religious formality. Over the past ninety years many thousands of people have attended the church.
Sophia and her husband were also members of the Bethel Colony and went west on the third wagon train from Bethel to Aurora, Oregon. They eventually left the Aurora Colony to settle in Corvallis with their 5 children. Many of the early homes and buildings are still in use in Bethel.