Bethany had been located at 22nd & Bainbridge for over 75 years and was very reluctant to relocate, even though a majority of church members were moving to the suburbs. By November 1945 a crucial decision was made at a congregational meeting, voting to relocate. The Philadelphia Presbytery recommended Bethany purchase an undeveloped parcel of land on Township Line at Concord Avenue. By undeveloped I mean a large empty lot originally owned by Llanarch Golf Club. There were trees to clear and land to be leveled; a lot to be done!

Bethany put their church building up for sale with plans to use that money to begin building their new home in Havertown. This meant Bethany needed to find a place to meet for worship until the new building was completed. They began the search to rent a vacant church building in the city to use as a temporary worship space.

By the amazing Providence of God, Bethany ended up worshipping side by side with her mother church at the Chambers-Wylie Memorial Presbyterian Church on Broad Street from March 1948 - September 1949. What an amazing witness to God's guiding hand. And the person who shepherded Bethany through this difficult transitional time was Pastor Willard Wellman