In the beginning of the Mennonite community in Coghlan, (that was what this area was called back then) worship services were held in various homes as the settlers were too poor and too few to think of building a church. By 1936 they had organized, calling themselves Coghlan Mennonite Church. The leaders of the church were Heinrich H. Dueck, Jacob J. Baerg and Aron J. Jantzen, and Nicolai W. Bahnmann and Jacob B. Wiens served the church alternately as elders. In November 1936 the church joined with other Mennonite churches in British Columbia to form the Conference of United Mennonite Churches of British Columbia. 

In 1936, Jacob Krause donated an acre of land and construction began on a 26’ x 40’ church. The church was dedicated in the spring of 1937. The inside remained unfinished for some years afterward though. The walls were wood studs with an outside layer of shiplap boards, tarpaper and siding. Heat was provided by a wood burning stove with stove pipes for a chimney. Toilets were built at the back of the yard and consisted of small wooden structures with a hole in the ground. In those years, no-one out in the country had indoor washrooms.  In 1939 Coghlan Bible School was started at the church by N. W. Bahnmann. Bahnmann was installed as the church's first pastor on 13 February 1944, and served in this capacity until 3 February 1945. For the next three years Heinrich H. Dueck, Jacob J. Baerg and Aron J. Jantzen served alternately as congregational leaders until Johannes Regier became pastor. 

The 1940s saw a number of additions or firsts: baptisms, marriages, formed a choir, formed a ladies auxiliary, and women got the right to vote at annual meetings. By 1944, the growth of the church necessitated that a basement be added to give more room for Sunday school instruction, a kitchen and the heating system. During this time a balcony was also added. In 1947 Aeltester (Elder) Johannes Regier was installed as leading minister and was given a gift of $300 per year. In 1948 further expansions were required due to the coming of post-World War II immigrants. A structure nearly as large as the original church building, with a complete basement, was added to the rear of the church to give it a “T” shape.   The 1950s saw the start of boys and girls clubs, a second ladies auxiliary group, and a church library. On 5 January 1951 it was decided to change the church’s name to Bethel Mennonite Church because the postal address had changed from Coghlan to 24687 56 Avenue, RR3, Aldergrove, BC. In 1955 N. N. Friesen was ordained as Elder. 

In April, 1955, Jake & Katie Wiebe and the H.H. Duecks both celebrated their 25th wedding anniversaries and each couple received a palm tree as an anniversary gift. Later, the couples donated their tree to Bethel when the new church was built in and one of these palm trees has grown inside Bethel Mennonite Church ever since from 1957 to 2022.    By 1956 the church was once again bulging at the seams. Some Sunday School classes had to be held in homes close to the church. Since the original church had already undergone two additions, they thought it wiser to build a new church rather than add on again. An additional half acre was purchased from Otto Hoock, who owned the property directly east of the church site. They held a ground-breaking ceremony on October 28, 1956 for a new church building that would measure 44’x80’, plus side wings and would have a full basement and large balcony. This project was to cost $41,500. This new church building was dedicated to the Lord on June 2, 1957 and the loan from the bank was paid in full before the due date! The original church building was still on-site but now unused. It was sold to the Christian Reformed Church for $1500 and moved to their location at 4057 – 248 Street. They used it for a good number of years before they tore it down to build a new church. 

In the 1950s, the language of the main church service also changed from German to English although a German service continued to be held until 2006. Bethel Mennonite Church continued to grow and had 274 members by 1959 and 309 children in the Sunday School. Once again, more Sunday School rooms were needed and by 1964, the congregation was ready to add on the education wing (this is the Youth wing now). It would measure 34’ x 74’ and have a complete basement. This gave the church 11 new classrooms, a library, a supply room, a larger utility room and a large assembly area. 

In 1960 John H. Neufeld was ordained as pastor at Bethel. He helped the congregation to form a new constitution in 1964. The women were given full voting rights and for the first baptism in the new church the women wore white instead of black. The Sunday School reached its highest attendance of 337. These were also the years that Mennonite Central Committee Voluntary Service projects flourished. Bethel Church sent out numerous volunteers for long and short-term commitments.  In 1966 Rudy Goerzen became the pastor at Bethel with N. N. Friesen assisting, and Peter J. Dyck became the first congregational chairman.  

Peter Retzlaff served as the next pastor from 1976 until 1985. The constitution was revised during his term. He was assisted by George Hoeppner who also worked with the youth. The young ladies formed the third active ladies group. Bethel had the first woman as a delegate at the Conference of United Mennonite Churches of British Columbia annual conference.   In the late 1970s a regular secretary was employed, and the first custodian was hired. This was also the time when Bethel opened its arms to welcome and sponsor refugees. Seven families came in the next 15 years from Cambodia, El Salvador, and Yugoslavia.   From 1985 to 1990 John Friesen became the leading minister, and in 1988 Brad Jersack came as Youth Pastor. In 1988 another new sanctuary was designed in the current circular style and built onto the west side of the existing church building. The old building, which was now converted into a gymnasium/ banquet hall, was used for all social church functions; a new kitchen with dishwasher, ovens and freezer was installed as well. The gymnasium seats 225 persons at tables and the sanctuary including the balcony seats 600 persons. 

In 1990 Peter Bartel was invited to the ministry at Bethel Mennonite. It was a time of many changes and outreach. The worship format changed to include drums and guitars for the singing of contemporary spiritual songs while the piano and organ were used for the choir and hymn singing, weddings, funerals and special services. There was also an instrumental group. Boys’ and especially girls' clubs flourished.   During this season, the ministry among the youth was a challenge. Brad Jersack stepped in to help and his emphasis was on personal relationships, individual outreach, one-on-one mentoring, group worship, and solid Bible teaching. A group of youth and adults went on the first missions trip. Another outreach area was the "Little Lambs" nursery school in the church basement. In 1996 Pat and Radika Houmphan were commissioned as missionaries to Thailand. 

From 1997-2003 Goerge and Dora Hoeppner returned to serve the Church and Allen Wiebe took over the youth ministry from 1998 to 2008. In 2003, Philip Wheaton came to pastor the church while Mike Wilson served as the Youth Pastor. The Alpha Program began and flourished, but this period also saw the closures of the German service, the boys and girls clubs, and the Sunday school. In 2007 Bethel Church also made the decision to become an Area Conference Only Member church, removing itself from its relationship with Mennonite Church Canada.   By 2011 Bethel had a healthy mix of worship leaders. The youth work was enthusiastic and doing well. The young adults worked in care groups and in Bible Studies. They served as deacons, congregational chairperson, and worship leaders. In the previous 15 years, mission teams of young people and adults had served short terms in Mexico, Ukraine and Thailand. 

In September 2019, the congregation voted in favour of inviting Jon Reesor to be their Lead Pastor and he accepted the position. There was a beautiful commissioning service for him where he was affirmed as the new Lead Pastor and had members of leadership wash his and his family's feet.  On 24 April 2022 the Bethel Mennonite Church congregation voted to merge with North Langley Community Church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation. The formal merger took place on 1 July 2022. The former site of Bethel Mennonite Church became the North Langley Community Church Aldergrove campus which launched on 9 October 2022.