After suffering a serious injury, Bethel University soccer player and senior Thiago dos Santos found renewed faith and purpose in God. Watch Thiago tell his story and how he has experienced God's presence due to his injury.
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Pilots Honored with NCCAA Presidential (All-Sport) Award for First Time in Bethel History
The NCCAA has honored Bethel with the school’s first Presidential Award title after success in all NCCAA-sponsored sports in the 2024-25 season.
Rafael Ferreira ’28
Rafael Ferreira ’28 is a business management major and varsity soccer player. He is heavily involved on campus, singing in the choir, worship band for Vespers, and performing in musicals including as Rolph in “The Sound of Music.” He has a vision of one day starting...
Soccer Alumni Game & Reunion
Save the date! More info coming this summer!
Men’s Soccer Reunion
Bethel Men’s Soccer alumni are invited to reconnect with former teammates, coaches and friends and cheer on the Pilots.
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[VIDEO] More Than a Game
Bethel University soccer programs focus on developing the whole person instead of just a player’s athletic ability.
Sharing Christ Through Soccer
In August, Bethel’s Men’s and Women’s soccer teams put on a skills clinic for the youth of Summit Soccer, a ministry of Summit Church in Niles, Mich.
Women’s soccer wins their first-ever NCCAA national championship
The Bethel Pilots Women’s Soccer team won their first NCCAA National Championship in program history on Friday, November 28, 2023.
Men’s Soccer wins the 2022 NAIA National Championship
The Bethel University Men’s Soccer team won the 2022 NAIA National Championship, defeating Mobile (AL) 3-1 at the Jack Allen Soccer Complex.
Men’s Soccer Set to Host NAIA First & Second Rounds
No. 6 Bethel Men’s Soccer is set to host William Penn, No. 17 Northwestern Ohio, and No. 23 Hastings in the Mishawaka Bracket for the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship First & Second Rounds.