Bethel World Outreach Ministries International located on Georgia Avenue is part of a global network started in Silver Spring in 1990 to bring together communities with a goal of world evangelism. The ministry was started by Bishop Darlingston G. Johnson and Pastor Chrys Johnson.
There are nearly 200 churches worldwide with over 30,000 members. On Sundays, the Bethel church conducts multiple services in English, French and Spanish.