Bridgeport Presbyterian Church

05/31/2026

05/26/2026

Join Bridgeport Presbyterian Church for an exciting 3-day adventure full of faith, food, and fun. We will be going in depth with Bible stories: the Creation story, faith through the roof, and Mary at the tomb. Crafts, music, games, and mission projects daily. Lunch will be provided each day. This VBS is specific for grades Prek-5th (completed or going into). If your child has completed 5th grade, they are still eligible to join us.

Click on the link below to register for three days of fun, faith, and fellowship!

05/25/2026

On behalf of the entire congregation, we’d like to congratulate our Pastor, Steve Elderbrock, on the incredible achievement of earning his Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Georgia this past Saturday!

We are so proud of Pastor Steve’s dedication, perseverance, and commitment to growing in faith and leadership. We are blessed beyond measure to have you as our Pastor!

“Well done, good and faithful servant.” Matthew 25:23

05/17/2026

The rain is not going to hold off, so please join us in the sanctuary rather than the back patio for this morning’s worship service. We will still be broadcasting on Facebook Live.

05/17/2026

Good Morning!
A reminder that we will be worshipping outside on the back patio of the church this morning. It looks like the weather is going to be perfect after some overnight rain. We will have chairs set up but please feel free to bring your own if you'd like - and dress casually!

For those who join us online - we are going to try to broadcast the service as usual on Deb's cell phone, so please plan to join us. In the event that we are unable to broadcast live, we will at least post video of the service afterwards.

Why are we worshipping outside? Well, here's what I wrote in this week's newsletter, just to remind you:

The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of God’s hands.
Psalm 19:1

Friends,

This coming Sunday we are going to try something a little different - worshiping together outside on the church’s back patio.

If you are a newer member or friend of BPC you may not even realize that we have a back patio. We use it every year for our Easter sunrise service and for some church events, but - at least in my time here - we have never used it for a regular Sunday worship service.

It is a lovely spot and – weather permitting – I think we’ll have a wonderful worship service in that setting. We will be celebrating Ascension Sunday – that moment when Jesus ascended into heaven – and I think the back patio will be the perfect place to do that, there under the open sky.

We will be able to enjoy the sounds of God’s creation, too, in a way we can’t when we are in the sanctuary. Instead of a piano, the birds will accompany our singing and we’ll also hear the sound of the wind – God’s breath of the Spirit – in the trees. And we’ll have a great view of that beautiful hillside with the cross silhouetted against the sky.

So please join us on Sunday – regular time, slightly different location! We will have chairs set up, but if you’d prefer to bring chairs of your own, we invite to do so. We will have a couple canopies for shade as well. Dress casually and invite a few friends!

I am looking forward to it, and I am grateful to the Worship committee for the great idea and the willingness to try something new!

Peace,
Pastor Steve

05/15/2026

We have the perfect patio behind the church for an outdoor service! Dress casually and join us this Sunday!

05/10/2026

Kids say the darndest things! But Pastor Steve SWEARS he wasn’t fishing for compliments. 👀

05/10/2026

How sweet it is to celebrate the mothers in our lives who love us best! Today at our Ice Cream Social, we said thank you the best we know how… with whipped cream and sprinkles on top! 🍨 Wishing you all a very sweet and Happy Mother’s Day. 💐