To give our hard-working volunteers a much needed break, The Bridge will be worshipping remotely with a pre-recorded message on Sunday December 28th at 10am. Please join us on YouTube or Facebook.
There will be NO in-person worship service at Central Primary that day, our next in-person worship service will be on Sunday January 4th.
Interested in serving at The Bridge in the new year? Click here for more information!
OUR FIRST YEAR
CELEBRATE AND RELIVE!
THIS WEEK'S
SERMON
Snow and Cold Sunday worship 12-14
A link to our livestream will be posted prior to 10am each Sunday morning on our Facebook page.
Archives are available on Facebook Video, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
Every child of God is filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, specially gifted to play a unique and valued role in the body of Christ. No one is without gift or purpose.
Spiritual gifts are not our talents or skills. They are the grace of God at work within us, empowering us to match our deep passions with the world’s deep need. The gifts are given to individuals, but they are given to build and strengthen community and to meet the needs of those around us.
Begin the journey. Discover your gifts. Talk about your gifts with others. Strive together to understand your gifts and how you can use them to serve God, neighbor, and world. You have been gifted. You have been given a purpose.
Interested in serving at The Bridge? Click here to find out more about the many ways you can get involved!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
FAITH BUILDERS
Sharing the love of God with the children in our church is a true gift. Helping them to grow in their knowledge and faith is precious. How lucky we are to have children to teach! But our children need your help. Please consider serving - on a regular basis or just once - as a teacher or helper in this important ministry. We can’t do it without you!
Have questions? E-mail Missy Zimmerman.
The Bridge office will be closed from December 25th through January 2nd.
SUN DEC 28
WORSHIP IN YOUR JAMMIES
To give our hard-working volunteers a much needed break, The Bridge will be worshipping remotely with a pre-recorded service on Sunday December 28th. There will be no in-person worship service at Central Primary - please join us on YouTube or our social media pages.
Interested in serving at The Bridge in the new year? Click here for more information!
SUN DEC 28 | 10:00 AM
ADVENT SPOTLIGHT: IMMIGRATION
The Christmas Story is full of movement. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are pulled from their home to Bethlehem by a strict government, then forced to flee the same government to Egypt. This Advent Season, The Bridge United Methodist Church is putting a spotlight on those who have come to America and the difficulties they face with: "Who is Counted?" An Advent Spotlight on Immigration.
Here is our schedule of speakers, we will hear from them at the end of each worship service:
12/21 - Representatives from a group of Washington families who are supporting Ukrainian refugees in our area
12/28 - Reverend Curtis Brown: Representative for the United Methodist Church's Response to Immigration (no in-person worship this day, a pre-recorded message will be available online)
TBA - The Immigration Project
Please join us and invite friends who are interested in learning more. We prepare our hearts for Christmas as we recognize those Christ loves in the world around us.
SUN JAN 04
COLLECTION FOR BRANCHES
This month's collection will be for Branches of Washington. The Bridge will be helping to stock the "care closets" at each of the D50, D51, and D52 schools. These care closets provide children in need the opportunity to "shop" once a month for clothing, personal care items, and snacks.
On Sunday January 4th we will be collecting girls leggings (youth size 8-16) and boys athletic pants (youth size 6-18). A table will be set up just inside the main doors.
To learn more about Branches of Washington, or to find out how you can become involved, please visit their website or join their Facebook page.
SUN JAN 11 | 06:30 PM
YOUTH GROUP
6th through 12th graders are invited to join us for our youth group meeting on Sunday January 11th from 6:30-8:00 PM. We'll have lots of fun activities planned so invite a friend!
We'll be meeting in the youth space at The Bridge office - 401 Walnut ST in Washington.
E-mail our youth director Megan (megan@thebridgeumc.org) with any questions.
WED JAN 14 | 06:00 PM
YOUTH: MIDWEST FOOD BANK
We're bringing one of our favorite service projects to Bridge Youth! We'll be serving at Midwest Food Bank in Morton on Wednesday January 14th from 6:00-7:15 PM. If you've served at Midwest Food Bank before you know it's a great experience - fast paced and rewarding. We hope you'll join us!
Meet us upstairs in the youth space at the Bridge office - 401 Walnut ST in Washington - at 5:30 PM, we'll be returning around 7:45 PM.
Please e-mail our youth director Megan (megan@thebridgeumc.org) with any questions.
WED JAN 14 | 06:30 PM
MISSIONS TEAM MEETING
At The Bridge we actively seek opportunities to support our communities - especially those marginalized and overlooked by society. We feel strongly that it's not only important to give but to do.
If you feel the same and have a desire to be involved we invite you to join us for one of our monthly missions team meetings. We meet from 6:30-7:30(ish) at the Washington Library at Five Points (when you enter the library we'll be in one of the meeting rooms on the right side).
SAT JAN 17 | 09:00 AM
YOUTH PARENT MEETUP
This will be a special meetup just for the parents of Bridge Youth! Come get a cup of coffee and talk with Megan our youth director and other youth parents.
We'll be meeting at The Blend in Washington. Megan will be available from 9:00-11:00 AM. This is a very informal event, just drop in at your own convenience and stay as long as you'd like.
WED JAN 21 | 06:00 PM
YOUTH: MID-MONTH HANGOUT
6th through 12th graders are invited to join us for our mid-month hangout on Wednesday January 21st from 6:00-7:30 PM in the youth lounge at The Bridge office - 401 Walnut ST in Washington.
This is kind of an informal event - come hang out with us, we'll have board games, video games, snacks, and more. Invited a friend or two and we'll see you there!
You can e-mail our youth director Megan (megan@thebridgeumc.org) with any questions.
SUN JAN 25 | 02:00 PM
UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH KICKOFF
The United Women in Faith is a sisterhood of believers united by our love for Christ and our passion to serve others. Our mission is to show God’s love through action, compassion, and community outreach. Join us as we serve, connect, and make a difference together! We hope you'll join us at our kickoff meeting on Sunday January 25th from 2:00-4:00 PM.
Location and more details to come. You can stay in the loop by joining the United Women in Faith at The Bridge's Facebook group!
BRANCHES OF WASHINGTON
PROUD SUPPORTER
The Bridge UMC is proud to partner with several local churches and members of our community to form Branches of Washington. Our mission is to help the children and youth of our community arrive at school each day ready to learn.
Our primary means of accomplishing this is through our monthly Care Closets. Students who receive free or reduced lunch are given the opportunity to "shop" for free clothing and personal care products. Branches will also be providing breakfast and snack items for schools to distribute to those in need.
Care Closets are now being offered in all D50, D51, and D52 schools! This is a huge undertaking and we need your help!
