Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness (May 26, 1902 – December 23, 1993) was an American writer.

She wrote religious books for children, and was executive director of the YWCA in Nashville.

[7][13] She was deputy commissioner of the Girl Scout Council, a charter member of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities,[14] active in the Red Cross, and taught Sunday School at Immanuel Baptist Church in Nashville.

[1][7] Van Ness wrote books for children,[13][15] many of them published by the Southern Baptist Convention's Sunday School Board.

[16] Bethann Faris married Noble Van Ness in 1928; he was an editor and manager at the Baptist Sunday School Board.