Where Faith Meets Funny
You are invited to attend and bring your youth group, church members and friends to the Adler Theatre in Davenport, IA on Saturday, August 2, 2025 to attend a Christian comedy night for the whole family.
We have partnered with the Adler to bring affordable, clean, interactive, comedy that’s suitable for kids and adults to enjoy together. An adult ticket is $30 and comes with 2 free seats for children 12 years and younger. Teens 13-17 years old are $10.
We held this show last year and it was a big hit. This is the 2nd year and we have 4 comedians, Jeremy Nunes, Crystal P., Tanya Lewis returning as the host, and a 14 year old, Varonica of The VV Show who is very popular among the youth with 721,000 followers.
Come and join us. Wear your church’s T-shirts or color(s), sit as a group, attend and represent your church, create memories and have a good laugh.
August 2, 2025
Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd Street, Davenport
4 PM – Doors open for fellowship and Tours and Comedian Chat for Kids
5 PM – Show starts
8PM – Show ends, Fellowship, Meet, Greet & Photos with Comedians
To request tickets by phone, call Bethel AME Church at (563) 322-6622 or (864) 378-1817 or purchase your ticket from the Adler Theatre Box Office, a member of Bethel AME Church, Davenport or Rev. Dr. Schondelmeyer at First Presbyterian Church, Davenport or Rev. Mason Parks at Gaines Chapel AME Church, East Moline, IL. To purchase tickets online, go to Ticketmaster; however, there will be a price surcharge.
You will receive a follow-up phone call from our Ambassador, D’Juana Ballard, within the next week. Please feel free to call with questions or for additional information.
Blessings,
Rev. Darren Williams
Pastor, Bethel AME Church
Davenport IA
(563) 322-6622
Sis. Bonnie Ballard
Christian Comedy Event Chair
Bethel AME Church
(309) 787-5559
D’Juana Ballard is an ambassador for the Christian Comedy Show and Bethel AME Church and may be contacted at 763-447-8044.
Food Pantry & Clothing Closet
Weekly Food Load
Volunteers are needed on Fridays to help pick up the food order from River Bend Food Bank at 8:30 am and to unload and put away the order at 9:00 am at All Saints.
Please note that on the 2nd Friday of the month, River Bend Food Bank delivers the Iowa Commodities load as well as the food order for the week. This is typically a large load, and many workers are needed to help at 9:00 am at the church.
Food Pantry & Clothing Closet Donations
Donations are accepted on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 – 11 am. Monetary donations may be mailed to the church office.
Saturdays
The food pantry & clothing closet serves 150+ families (average of 4 people per household) each week. They are open to the public from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm on Saturdays. Several volunteers are needed during this time to serve as well as throughout the week to prepare.
Bread Pickup
August 2 Brenda/Rolly
August 9 Ed
August 16 Ellen/Craig
August 23 Anne
August 30 Anne
Clothing Closet Team Lead
August 2 Nancy/Deb
August 9 Nancy/Deb
August 16 Nancy/Deb
August 23 Nancy/Deb
August 30 Nancy/Deb
Food Pantry Team Lead
August 2 Anne
August 9 Nancy
August 16 Brenda
August 23 Julie
August 30 Marilyn
Worship
Please join us for worship every Sunday at 10 am followed by fellowship time.
Synod Authorized Minister (SAM) preaching schedule
Matthew Reece (August 10, 24, & 31)
Wanda Barber (August 3 & 17)
Worship Planning Team Meeting
The worship planning team will meet Monday, August 4th at 10:30 am in the church library to plan the rest of the Pentecost season.
Church Council Meeting
The church council will meet Monday, August 11th at 6 pm in the church library for their monthly meeting.
Blessing of the Backpacks
During the worship service on Sunday, August 24th there will be a blessing of backpacks. Bring your backpack to worship with you!