Bradford Update

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Wow!  We arrived in Paris on 16 June and have done so much already!  Beyond stripping wall paper and painting the room you see in the picture to the left, Pastor John and Sandy Kuert of Sarver, Pennsylvania led us in renovating a large part of the ground floor–living room, dining room, kitchen and entry [...]

On Tuesday, 19 May 2009, The Bridge received a sizeable gift from The Assemblies of God churches in Indiana!  Individuals and churches from across the Hoosier state, after hearing about the vision and goals of The Bridge gave an offering of $43,745! We were overwhelmed and humbled by the generosity and shared passion for reaching [...]

The Bridge now has a presence on the web.  You can see it at www.thebridgeparis.com.  A simple video there gives a simple impression of what is coming.  Visit it today and comment below to tell us what you think!  More content will be added as the months fly by toward our April 2010 launch.  The [...]

Click on the play symbol below to view the video that will soon be released through The Bridge’s upcoming website premier.  The video offers a sense of what will be important to the new church and how it hopes to draw people into a meaningful expression of Christ and Christian community in the French capital.

  HERE IT IS!  A new video featuring members of The Bridge Team and focusing on the concept of The Bridge as a whole.  The Bridge is an international church coming to Paris in 2010, while the team will move there later this year.  Enjoy!  Another video will soon be released on The Bridge’s website, [...]

  Here it is!  This is the image that will come to be associated with our work in Paris.  Developed by a German believer in Brussels by the name of Mattèo Piano.  The picture shows some of what we hope The Bridge will be-an active community of life, creating the energy and influence necessary to [...]

We’re thrilled to announce today the release of our promotional video.  You can watch it on YouTube by clicking the following link.  Rob Price of Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Texas is the producer, and I think he captured well the spirit of The Bridge.  Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHT27t3E5Lk to see it NOW!