April 2022 Announcements

April Mission Partner: African Christian Outreach. Join us Sunday, April 3 for worship and to hear from Tom Stickney, Executive Director of African Christian Outreach. From engaging students through discipleship ministries on college campuses, equipping churches to reach youth, creating digital discipleship materials to operating a pregnancy resource center, ACO works to engage, equip and empower the youth of East Africa. The Bridge will match up to $500 in donations to African Christian Outreach in the month of April. Indicate in the memo of your check on online donation that your contribution is for ACO.

Communion: 4/10

April Memory Verse:

Fliers with the monthly memory verse are now available at child check-in. Each week our Bridge Kids will work on the verse in class, but memorizing scripture isn't just for kids! The best way to commit the verse to memory is practicing throughout the month. You can find a song to help in The Bridge Kids Amazon and Spotify playlists or on YouTube.

Bake Sale: Swing by and grab some yummy treats for a great cause! Cash only!

Quarter Auction for Ukraine: Bring your friends and join us for a quarter auction Wednesday, April 6 in the Fellowship Hall at The Bridge to benefit Ukrainian refugees. Doors open at 6, and the auction begins at 7. Need more info? See Andrea Abbott.

Intro to The Bridge: Whether you are brand new or have been attending for a while, if you would like to learn more about The Bridge, this meeting is for you. Pastor Steven will share more about our mission, vision and core values, as well as ways to connect in community and plug in to serve. 

Join us on May 1st! Lunch will be provided. Childcare will not be available, but you are welcome to bring your children along. Reservations are required and the meeting is limited to 15 adults. Register on Church Center.

The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference: What’s better than a road trip with 30 or so of your favorite Bridge women?! We would love for you to come with us to Indianapolis on June 16-18. For more details on the conference, check out https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/tgcw22/ If you’d like to join with our group, please contact Natalie Runyon.

Church Center: There's an app for that! Download the Church Center app, make Bridge to Grace your church and stay connected. This app will house our calendar, directory, enable you to register for classes, pre-check your kids in for Children's Ministry, send you push notifications for events, and so much more! Need help navigating this app? See Natalie Runyon.

As a church that is for our city, we want to encourage those who call The Bridge their home to check out and support local events and live missionally in our community.

April 30: Treehouse Spring Baby Shower

April 30: Riverbend Earth Day from 11:30-4:00

Nursery: Nursery volunteers needed! We are looking for those willing to hang out with the Bridge’s most precious, cute, and hilarious members (ages 0-2) during Sunday services. Volunteers can sign up to serve on a once monthly, bi-monthly, or substitute basis by contacting Jill Adam.

Hospitality: Our Bridge Family loves to chat over donuts on Sunday mornings, and we need a few people who can arrive early each week to start the coffee and make lemonade. To sign up, see Nikki Fiedler. .

Youth Group: Everyone loves a good story and, as Christians, we have been gifted with the greatest story ever told: God's story. OUR story. Beginning Sunday, March 6th, the Middle School and High School Youth will begin to explore the Bible as a continuous, chronological story. We'll begin at 6:00 with a time of interacting with scripture in a way that helps us fully engage with God's story and our place in it. Echo the Story will take place 6-8 on Sundays for 12 weeks (excluding Easter Sunday & Mother’s Day) March 6th-June 5th. We hope you'll plan to join us for this special storytime!

Women's Bible Study: Interested in studying the Bible with other women? Now is a great time to join us as we begin our study of Exodus, using Jen Wilkin's book God of Deliverance. Study begins on Monday, March 14 at 10 AM. Talk to Martha Pfister or Jennifer Brown for more info.