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Church for the beaten up, the burned-out, and the just plain bored!
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Greetings!
Check out what's going on at the Bridge...
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Upcoming Events
10/10/10 sunday a.m. talk time 9:15am @ allegan high school
10/10/10 sunday a.m. worship 10:30am @ allegan high school
10/15 &16/10 bridge to freedom retreat @ the marks' house
10/31/10 5th Sunday 5-8pm @ various spots in allegan
11/7/10 Starting Point Class 2pm @ the birds' house
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start>Becoming a Good Samaritan
Session 5 this Sunday, Tending to God's Creation:
"Given Into Our Hands"
start> Becoming a Good Samaritan explores the critical needs facing our world today and helps us understand how we can move our faith into action, right now, right where we live.
It consists of 6 sessions:
Session 1:
Becoming a Good Samaritan
September 12
Session 2:
Caring for the Sick
September 19
Session 3:
Seeking Justice & Reconciliation
September 26
Session 4:
Honoring the Poor
October 3
Session 5:
Tending to God's Creation
October 10
Session 6:
Loving the Forsaken
October 17
In addition to talking through these topics for our next six Sunday messages we will also be discussing them more in depth from 9:15-10:15am on Sunday mornings. EVERYONE is welcome!
For more information on this series visit: www.juststart.org.
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coats for allegan
 We are doing a coat drive for kids in Allegan and the surrounding areas. People that would like to donate new and lightly used coats, gloves, hats, or scarves, for all ages, infant-adult, can bring them in for the next two Sundays.There will also be donation boxes at Walmart in Plainwell and Perrigo from Oct 18th-24th. We will also have tax forms if people would like to have deductions. If there is a family in particular that you know is in need let us know.
For more info or questions contact Jesse Vasconcelos.
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5th sunday - october 31
 October 31st is our next 5th Sunday. Since it's Halloween we thought we'd do something a little different. With so many people in the community out trick or treating we wanted to do something nice for them so we are going to have "Bridge Rest Stops" in some key areas around Allegan. We have 5 so far:
- Downtown
- Northward Elementary
- Westward Elementary
- Dawson Elementary
- Pine Trails Elementary
We will have sign up sheets so everyone can pick a location to be at on that night. We are asking the people at each location to provide at least the following:
- Cider
- Donuts
- Hot Chocolate
- Candy for the trick-or-treaters
- The Bridge will also be providing glow necklaces for the kids at each location
The time will be approximately from 5pm-8pm.
NOTE: We will NOT have a morning worship service on that day!
If you have a lot of trick-or-treaters in your neighborhood let me know and we can add your neighborhood to the list.
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bridge to freedom retreat
Do you struggle with fear, depression, habits you can't break,
thoughts or inner voices you can't elude, or sinful behavior you
can't escape?
Do you feel powerless in your spiritual battles? Do
you feel trapped by feelings from your past? Do you want to live
free but don't know how to get there? Do you want to become better
equipped to help others move toward freedom?
God has made every provision for you to be alive and free in
Christ! Come explore how this can be true for you and
those you want to minister to by joining us at the Bridge to Freedom
Retreat!
When: Friday (6:45pm-9:30pm) & Saturday (8:30am-3:30pm),
October 15-16
Where: Martha Mark's home, 1114 Fallbrook Trail, Allegan
Lead by: Lisa DeKryger, Martha Mark
Cost: $15 per person, includes a workbook, lunch on
Saturday, and snacks
Who: Men and women are both welcome to attend
Space is limited, so email Lisa DeKryger if you are interested in
attending and get your money turned in to reserve your spot!
The material is based out of Neil Anderson's books: Victory Over the Darkness, The Bondage Breaker, and his Freedom in
Christ small group study.
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starting point class
We're offering another Starting Point class on Sunday, November 7 @ 2pm.
For those who don't know, our Starting Point class is
the closest thing we will ever have to a membership class (since the Bridge doesn't have membership). But Starting Point is essential for our people to knowing our peculiarities as a church and where we are heading in the mission God has called us to. It's also a good time to ask questions and get to know each other.
If you would like to be a part of this Starting Point class please email me and let me know so I have an accurate count for materials.
~Roger
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a chance to volunteer
Would you like to make a difference in the lives of families right here in Allegan County? Lakeshore Pregnancy Center is looking for volunteers to work with our clients. There is an evening training coming up in November. Please call 269-686-7111 or e-mail Rachel at rachel.hill@lpcenters.com, but don't delay, training starts in early November. (There are also volunteer opportunities that do not require you to take the training, and we would love to talk to you about those too!)
Rachel Hill
Center Director
Lakeshore Pregnancy Center of Allegan
www.lakeshorepregnancycenter.com
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sunday a.m. talk time
Sunday mornings from 9:15 to 10:15 before the worship service there is a group that meets in the high school cafeteria to wrestle through practical issues and questions of faith and how our faith applies in the real world where we all live.
If you have questions or doubts or just enjoy intelligent discussion, you're welcome to come talk with us!
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What is the Bridge?
The Bridge is a church in Allegan, Michigan that
is for the beaten-up, the burned-out, and the just plain bored. If you spend time with us, you will hear that a
lot - it is a central idea of how we want to interact with the community
around us.
We want to be a place that
reflects the love of Jesus. Everyone is welcome, with
no prerequisites of church background or prior belief. Bring your faith
and your doubt, your joy and your tears, your praise and your
selfishness. We're not perfect, but we'll love you as best as we can.
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Thanks for supporting the
Bridge! Let us know if we can help you in any way.
The Bridge
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Pray
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Please pray for:
for us as we look to the future and how God would like us to multiply.
for new leaders to emerge among us.
for more and more people to become dissatisfied with just sitting in their seats and want to "get in the game".
Please pray for us too as we get ready to enter our third year as a church and we begin adjust our budget to operate without any outside support from other churches.
~Roger
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Psalm 145v.18
"18 God's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it. "
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If you need us to pray for you please email us at: prayer@thebridgeinallegan.com
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and to other communities as we plant new churches
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