Bradford Update

Over the last year, The Bridge has benefited from many short-term teams who helped get this international church off the ground. Two days after the Bradford family arrived in France, Pastor John and Sandy Kuert arrived from Evangel Heights Assembly of God in Sarver, Pennsylvania to help us settle and paint the inside of our [...]

The Bridge now has more help in creating financial, spiritual and team partnerships in America!  John and Sandy Kuert have spent most of their 40 years of ministry in the greater Pittsburgh area.  Since 1980, they have served as the lead pastors of Evangel Heights Assembly in Sarver, Pennsylvania.  They have led the church in [...]

On Sunday, 14 March 2010, The Bridge opened in the Hotel Novotel in Rueil-Malmaison, close to Paris’ west side.  74 people were in attendance from 9 different countries.  Those nationalities included Benin, China, Congo, Ghana, India, Ireland, Netherlands,  the UK and the US. Creative and fun children’s activities, as well as really amazing contemporary worship [...]

The Bridge Team welcomes a 20-something new member who is preparing to join The Bridge Team in spring 2010. Heather Simon is from Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee. She has often been described as a ‘jane-of-all-trades’ who lives by 1 Corinthians 9.19-23 with a focus on “being all things to all people for the sake of [...]

On Sunday, 29 November 2009, Hilversum International Christian Center will change its name to Thousand Hills International Church.  Though the church only opened its doors in 2006 by the Bradfords and a team of 10 other individuals, Sebastiaan van Wessem, lead pastor of the church and orginal church planting team member believes the new name [...]

Amber Glenn, an almost-20-year-old from Noblesville, Indiana, will soon make the move to the western suburbs of Paris to join a growing team of people starting The Bridge, an international church and ministry center which seems to be finding its center in St.-Germain-en-Laye, a western suburb of the French capital.  Amber comes from Calvary Temple [...]

Gordon & Faye White–newest members of The Bridge Team Gordon and Faye White are moving to Paris in November 2009 to join a growing number of people who are a part are playing a role in starting The Bridge, an international church and ministry center based in Paris’ western suburbs.  The Whites are no strangers [...]

Nigel and Esther Wiggins, along with their three daughters arrived in France on 1 September to join The Bridge Team.  Beyond settling into a new house and helping their children take up life in a new country, Nigel led our group in song this last Sunday afternoon as we met to worship and pray. The [...]

The Bridge has achieved legal recognition in France!  We are happy to see this step accomplished, because it now means we will be able to pursue all of the business for The Bridge, including obtaining a building more easily!  We appreciate your prayers as we continue to move ahead. Our next step is to establish [...]

Todd and Amanda Tyson arrived with their three children last week in Paris from Indianapolis.  Since arriving, they have been busy searching for housing near the south side of Paris close to the French language school they will attend full-time over the next year.  Todd and Amanda bring a LOT of experience to The Bridge, [...]