NEWS & UPDATES

You’ve consistently shown up to serve a meal. Guests are opening up in conversation, and you are sharing God’s love through your words and actions. You are planting. Another volunteer remembers names and drink orders, bringing a guest their preferred beverage with a smile before the guest can say hello! They are watering. We like to see end results. Social media draws us in with time-lapses of a room makeover because we want to see the satisfying before-and-after footage. W

In our last post, we talked about why relationships matter and how they can create the space for transformation. But beginning a relationship isn’t always that simple. Most people don’t meet a stranger and immediately start sharing their life story. Typically, you need to build a foundation of trust first. Trust is largely built on a few key principles: consistency, transparency, vulnerability, and reliability. You usually don’t get vulnerability without trust, and you usuall

Picture this: A group walks into the room and takes a seat at a table decorated with a seasonal tablecloth and centerpiece. You greet them with drinks, offering the options on your tray. They smile, exchange a few words with one another, and settle into the meal. Then you make your way to the next table, where someone is sitting alone with a downturned face. You've seen them a few times before and remember from a previous conversation that they have a dog waiting in their car

Ministry doesn't always expand by serving more meals. Sometimes it grows by creating another place where people are welcomed, known, and served with dignity. Earlier this year, through our partnership with WorldFire Church, we were able to take that next step by expanding our meal services to another location on Columbus' South Side. We praise God for opening this door, allowing us to extend our presence into another part of the community while continuing the same mission tha

Partnerships are a key aspect of what we do at The Bridge. They allow us to work with other organizations to better serve our community in need. We recently worked with Mission Warmth to provide clothing items directly to the unhoused of Central Ohio. Mission Warmth is a non-profit organization that provides warming items directly to the unhoused of Central Ohio. About Mission Warmth They have been serving the unhoused of Central Ohio since early 2015, when the Sub Zero Missi

One of the difficulties many parents are facing right now is coming up with ideas to keep children busy and engaged in learning if they are at home.