Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, established in 1838 and based in Jacksonville, Fla., offers a range of programs for men, women, youth and children. It provides a nursery, kindergarten, kitchen and dining room facility, library, music suite, robbing rooms and 27 church school classrooms. Bethel Baptist offers numerous ministries that include Karate for youth, praise singers, men s basketball, music, aquatics, aerobics, culinary, singles, Gabriel s brass instrumental quintet, health and welfare guild, history and archives, hospitality, married couples, Joshua s generation, praise dance, scouting, transportation, youth basketball and ushers and women s ministry. Bethel Enhancing Students Totally Saturday Academy offers assistance to students in communication, mathematics, life skills and SAT and ACT preparation.