11/04/2023
🗣‼️ ATTENTION EVERYONE PLEASE READ ‼️🗣
We are writing to share news about upcoming changes to The Bridge. The board of directors and Pastor Roger have met and discussed the different causes and effects we have been experiencing over the last two years.
-COVID-19- changed our ability to serve and limited our effectiveness.
-Giving - decreased significantly, especially after covid
-Attendance- has been down 75% at times; we have been serving some of the same individuals and families for a few years.
-Volunteers- there has been a drop in volunteerism with the community outside of our core group
-Other groups- Many other organizations and groups are doing homeless ministry in the city, which has caused a decrease in our attendance and reach.
Due to all these factors, after prayer and careful consideration, we have decided to let our Thanksgiving service on November 18th be our last outreach at our 15th Street location under the bridge. We will continue operations with a final outreach throughout the city for Christmas, and we would like to invite you to partner with us financially to help us finish well. The office will close on December 31st.
Everything we have accomplished throughout the years would not have been possible without you partnering with us. We did not take this decision lightly, as many factors took precedence over the outcome. We thank God for the 17 Years of being able to love, serve, give, and share The Gospel with those who were homeless and less fortunate. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 shares that “there is a season for everything, and a time for every matter under heaven, a time to break down, and a time to build up.”
Thank you, and God Bless,
On behalf of Pastor Roger, the staff. and our Board of Directors.
With that being said, we would like to invite you to come serve with us and help The Bridge Ministry finish strong on November 18th.
Sign up by email at [email protected]
or call 706-210-5711