2019-2020 Annual Report

A Message From Pastor Craig

Mission Statement:

Every number is a person. Every person has a story.These numbers are the story of God's faithfulness.

“Bridge Family,

As we have reflected over what the last year has brought and poured over the numbers you’ll see in the following pages, all we could do was stand in awe. It was another year of God’s sovereign-ty, grace, and faithfulness, and through no power of our own, The Bridge has continued to grow and be a vessel for the gospel message to spread in our cities, nation, and world.

We are honored to share the 2019/2020 Annual Report with you, knowing that it will be a reminder of God’s promises and His faithfulness to His bride, the church. As you read, we ask that you would approach these numbers with two things: thankfulness and expectancy. May we be so thankful to be witnesses of the incredible work He has done, and may we pray confidently with the expectation that He will do it again.

The Bridge is a movement, and there is so much more in store. The impact we are able to have for the gospel would not be possible without your generosity. Thank you for being a part of what God is doing in our midst.”

- Craig McKown

Giving & Expenses2019–2020

2020–2021

Actual General Giving

Actual Expenses

Projected General Giving

Budgeted Expenses

$3,955,557.07

$3,380,145.89

$4,275,646

$3,848,081.40

The Bridge Church is a movement for all people to Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Calling, and Make a Difference.

Bridge OnlineBridge Online launched just when the pandemic began to impact our area in March 2020, and by God’s provision, we were able to immediately launch services online, reaching people even beyond our nation’s borders with the message of the gospel. These are stories of the church scattered--when we were not just one church in two locations, but one church in thousands. Bridge Online enables us to reach people who can’t reach us or won’t reach us.

Chelsea Brown (pictured right) was one of those people. She and her husband, Wes, joined us through Bridge Online from their home in Colorado. While quarantined, Chelsea made the decision to follow Christ in baptism, and we had the honor to meet her where she was and celebrate alongside her.

Residency

Raising up, equipping, and empowering young leaders.

Because of your generosity we were able to invest in a group of residents through our Bridge Residency Program, who collectively spent a year pouring into seven different ministries in our church. Through this program, the residents were able to advance in their leadership and use their unique gifts to see the gospel move through our city, state, nation, and world. By providing them an opportunity to grow in their skills and leadership, we were able to bring three residents onto our team full-time, and we are watching the rest continue to make an impact in the next season of their ministry in jobs around the country!

Reach

Decisions for Christ Online41

Average Unique Viewers 5,009

Families Served Through Bridge Kids Online375

Bridge Missions

We prayed that Bridge Worship songs would be sent like missionaries, going to places we may never go and reaching people we may never meet with a God-breathed message of hope. When “We Have The Name” was released, it did just that. We were able to hear stories of it impacting people like Alicia Brooke in New York City, a nurse who was fighting on the front lines of the Coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. “I’m an RN out in NYC helping to fight COVID. One of your members sent me this song. Love it. Helps so much.”

Social MediaThrough social media, we are able to leverage technology to share the stories of God’s people and see the gospel reach the ends of the earth.

Bridge Worship

Students Participating in Summer Crews 263

Average Total Attendance2,861

Bridge Kids Attendance 777

Bridge Students Attendance205

First Time Guests 2,099

Baptisms163

People Reached with the Gospel through Missions Partners

99,907

Salvations through Missions Partners 9,333

Families Served through Local Missions Partners9,302

People Giving to No More Fatherless1,139

Amount Pledged to No More Fatherless $2,555,635

Amount Given to No More Fatherless

$2,294,591

Children Adopted through No More Fatherless 15

Women Served through the Crisis Pregnancy Center354

Donated to Nashville Tornado Relief

$55,311.50

5,010Instagram Followers

Facebook Followers

YouTube Views

YouTube Subscribers

Minutes of Gospel Content Watched

8,450

618,800

5,862

1,914,000

“We have the Name to move our mountains,We have the Name to calm our seas.Whatever comes our way we’ll say,

We have the Name!”We Have The Name by Bridge Worship

Bridge Worship Streams

640,500

Countries Playing Bridge Worship 70+

Total Listeners186,500

2020-2021Budgeted Spending

Financials

35%Ministries

11%Admin

10%Savings

10%Missions

21%Facilities

13%Weekend Services