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Welcome to The Bridge - where Jesus leads, service transforms, and all are seen!
We meet Sunday mornings at Central Primary School - 1400 Newcastle Road in Washington.
Worship begins at 10:00 AM and lasts about an hour. Come early to join us for some coffee and a breakfast treat!
Scroll down for a list of upcoming events!
OUR VALUES
JESUS LEADS
SERVICE TRANSFORMS
ALL ARE SEEN
JESUS
Jesus is the foundation of all we do. Everyone we encounter should feel the love of Jesus through their interaction with us.
WELCOME
We believe everyone can experience the peace and joy of Jesus. We support opportunities for everyone to lead and ensure all voices are heard and respected.
FAITH
We approach the Bible with open minds, recognizing the changing context and implications of its timeless lessons.
INCLUSIVE
We foster an environment of acceptance, respect, and inclusivity for all people regardless of their age, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
SERVICE
We are committed to service to others. We actively seek opportunities to support our communities, especially those marginalized and overlooked by society.
The Bridge is affiliated with the United Methodist denomination. You can learn more about what we believe here.
RECENT SERMONS
Sunday Sermon 9-13 Pastor Will
A link to our livestream is posted to our Facebook page prior to 10am each Sunday morning.
Previous sermons are available on Facebook Video, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SUN SEP 20 | 09:00 AM
ASK: YOUNG ADULT STUDY
ASK is starting a new study: Faces of our Faith! There are many heroes of the faith, people we admire and wish to be. However, there are even more ordinary people of faith—those doing what they can with what they have to make a difference. This series digs deep into bold and untold stories of those often overlooked in our biblical narratives, hoping these characters remind us that we all play a role in God’s story of redemption and grace.
We hope you’ll join us Sundays at 9am. We’ll meet at the couches down the hall from where service is held.
ASK is The Bridge’s group for young adults in their 20s and 30s. Married or single, a lifelong church goer or just finding your voice, all are welcome to join us. Email Taylor, taylorfleming@me.com or Becca, becca.e.gorman@gmail.com with questions.
TUE SEP 22 | 10:30 AM
WEEKDAY BIBLE STUDY
Join us for our new drop-in Bible study on the Gospel of Matthew. This study meets weekly on Tuesday mornings from 10:30 until approximately 11:30 at The Bridge office - 401 Walnut Street in Washington (first floor). No pressure, no obligation, just pop by on the mornings you can!
WED SEP 23 | 05:30 PM
CONFIRMATION CLASS
We are pleased to announce that we are offering another Confirmation Class this year! This class is typically only offered every other year, but we have a large chunk of 8th graders, so we wanted to offer it again this year.
Confirmation is generally for 8th graders, but we would like to invite any high school students who weren't able to participate in past years, as well as any 7th graders who feel ready.
If your student is on the fence, have them come to the first meeting on Wednesday, September 23rd at 5:30 PM to see what it is all about!
Contact our youth leader Megan for more information.
WED SEP 23 | 06:30 PM
JR HIGH: YOUTH GROUP
6th-8th graders are invited to join us for youth group! What can you expect? We'll have games, snacks, and lots of fun!
Youth are always encouraged to invite their friends and do not need to attend The Bridge to attend our youth group!
We'll be meeting from 6:30-8:00 PM at The Bridge office - 401 Walnut ST in Washington.
Contact our youth leader Megan for more information.
SAT SEP 26 | 04:00 PM
INTERGENERATIONAL PICKLEBALL
All ages are invited to join Bridge Youth for some intergenerational pickleball! You won't want to miss this one - more details will be shared soon!
SUN SEP 27 | 09:00 AM
COMMUNION WORKSHOP
Families with young children are invited to attend our communion workshop on Sunday September 27th at 9:00am.
We'll walk through the process of taking communion and learn a little more about each step.
E-mail the church office for more information.
SUN SEP 27 | 04:30 PM
JAM - JESUS & ME
JAM is our youth group-like program for 2nd through 5th graders - a safe and fun environment where they can learn more about Jesus and the Bible. A typical night will consist of activities and games, snack time, a large group lesson, and small group discussion.
We'll meet from 4:30-6:00 PM upstairs at The Bridge office - 401 Walnut ST in Washington.
Kids are encouraged to invite friends and everyone is welcome - you do not need to attend The Bridge on Sunday mornings to attend JAM!
MON SEP 28 | 08:00 AM
HIGH SCHOOL: LATE START LATTES
High schoolers are invited to join our youth director Megan at The Blend on Monday September 28th at 8:00 AM for a "late start latte." Don't need to get there at any certain time or stay the whole time - just pop in as you're able for a little caffeine and conversation before starting your week!
Contact our youth leader Megan for more information.
SUN OCT 04
MONTHLY COLLECTION
Our monthly collection for the month of October will go to Heartline and Heart House in Eureka IL. Heartline offers numerous forms of assistance to Woodford County residents. Heart House offers shelter services to women and children.
They have asked us to collect the following items:
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Nail polish kits and shaving kits
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Sports team sweatshirts and long sleeve shirts (Bears, Packers, Cubs, Cardinals, etc.)
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Journals and nice pens
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Men's wallets
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Disc golf sets
The missions table will be set up just inside the main door on Sunday October 4th, please place your items there. And as always, thank you for all you do to support our local communities!
You can learn more about Heartline and Heart House by visiting their website.
WED OCT 07 | 07:00 PM
BOB: INCUBATOR MEETING
Interested in learning more about BOB? BOB - The Bridge Out of the Building - is an exciting new ministry that's meant to find ways of going out in our community to build relationships and serve.
We're in the very early stages of developing what BOB will be, and will do, and would love to hear your ideas! Each month we'll be holding "incubation" meetings where new ideas will be proposed and considered. If you have ideas on how The Bridge can go out into our community, or if you'd like to be a part of BOB, we would love for you to join us! We meet at 7:00 PM on the first Wednesday of each month at the church office - 401 Walnut ST in Washington.
If you have questions or ideas please e-mail bob@thebridgeumc.org
MON OCT 12 | 06:00 PM
MIDWEST FOOD BANK
We're blessed to have another opportunity to serve at Midwest Food Bank and we hope you'll join us! We'll meet at Midwest Food Bank - 700 Erie AVE in Morton - from 6:00-7:30pm on Monday October 12th.
MFB makes serving fun, easy, and rewarding. We always have a great turnout and good time. It's a great way to serve as a family or small group!
Participants do need to be 5 or older and we ask that you sign up in advance. See you there!
WED OCT 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 Bridge office - 401 Walnut ST in Washington.
WED OCT 21 | 08:00AM and 04:00 PM
BOB: WARM HEART WEDNESDAY
BOB, Bridge Out of the Building, will once again be at our local food pantry WHIP, Washington Helps Its People (so many acronyms!) to pass out treats to guests who are waiting to shop. BOB will be there on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM and we've dubbed it "Warm Heart Wednesday."
If you'd like to join us in passing out treats and chatting with guests we'd love to have you. This event has been a big success, very rewarding, and seemed to be very much appreciated. No need to register, just show up at WHIP - 1235 Peoria ST in Washington.
If you have questions please e-mail bob@thebridgeumc.org