the Floors are In!

Thanks so much to our good friend Pastor Pat Summers, his brother Mark, Tom & Justin for doing such a great job today with the floors in the kitchen & classroom at the church. Really appreciate you guys donating your time & talents...you guys are THE BEST!

October Message series

With the change in seasons each October brings a "chiller" in the air so, it's with that thought in mind I invite you to join us every Sunday at 10am for my message series "Monsters Inc; Things that Go Bump in Your Life"

Each week I'll be talking about those monsters that try to take over our lives. I'm sure you've run into them before they are...

Anger, the Monster Within Us; Guilt: the Monster Right Behind Us, Jealousy; the Green Eyed Monster, Laziness; the Living Dead Monster and Lust; the Monster Under the Bed

Come on, we've all struggled with these so isn't it time for you & your friends to get rid of those pesky monsters! Learn how every Sunday in October, you'll be frightfully glad you did!!

Welcome to the BPC Staff Justin & Erica Cluck and Janay Teamer!

At BPC this past Sunday we hit yet another milestone in the life of our church as we welcomed Justin & Erica Cluck & Janay Teamer to our Staff! Justin & Erica have relocated from Mobile, Alabama, Roll Tide! (just thought I’d throw that in there) & Janay has relocated from Michigan, Go Blue! (thought I’d throw that one in as well) All are CBC grads & went to school with our son Gregory.

About 3 months ago I sensed that in order for BPC to continue to grow & reach more people for Christ we needed to add staff, passionate, called of God leaders who have a “Whatever It Takes” mentality to see the kingdom of God advanced in Tarentum & the AG valley. So our search began with prayer, fasting & much needed & appreciated guidance from our great MCM leaders P’s Jeff & Nick.

Through a posting on CBC’s website God connected us with Janay. I just knew after our 1st phone conversation that she had an undying heart for seeing unchurched people come to Christ! Just yesterday she hit me with another zinger, “Pastor” she said, “people who haven’t eatin in 3 days just aren’t gonna listen to what we have to say. We got to meet their felt needs 1st then give em Jesus.” Needless to say Janay is more than ready to go!

I have to credit APC’s SR High Yth pastor Brad Harvey for this one. A few weeks back Francie walked into Brad’s office on a Wednesday saying; “Hey Brad, we’re looking for staff; worship & kids. Do you have any friends?” Brad’s reply, “I have these 2 friends & they would be great!”
We met Justin & Erica & I have to tell you that after hearing Justin play & sing I knew this guy had the stuff-a heart for God & a gifting for worship. And Erica just has a tremendous love for kids wanting them to know that God really, really loves them! Justin & Erica are so ready to go as well! As a matter of fact all 3 ministered during our service on Sunday & I have to also tell you they did great, like they had been doing it all their lives. I was so happy I cried…just a little. God is soo good & He knows exactly what (& who) we need!

So, please join Francie & I as we welcome Justin, Erica & Janay to the BPC staff and...Steeler Country! (OK, so they lost to the Broncos last night, remember its just preseason!)

CityReach 2010 & a Big Thanks to our awesome BPC Interns Caleb & Josiah!

BPC CityReach 2010 was FANTASTIC!! What a great week it was….VBS Jungle Mania for Kids happened Tuesday - Thursday thanks to Lauren & her team, Daniel Elevlyck from Mission SOS delivered a power message on Thursday night, the Friday Night Block party was “off the Hook” with games, candy, food & a bunch of other cool stuff! And…our Sunday morning comeback service was just as AMAZING; rocking music, multi media & giveaways. Congrats to Keith for winning the BIG giveaway; a Nintendo Wii. The best part of the service was when 12 people made decisions for Christ! Almost 500 people came through our doors during CR 2010! Yes sir, it was an INCREDIBLE week of ministry.

Thanks so much to all you BPCers who jumped in to help & make it all happen, you guys are THE BEST!! Also, a BIG thanks to Josiah who did such a great job coordinating all of CityReach and a BIG thanks to our CR Teenagers from our home church APC & to our BPC area coordinators!

Speaking of Josiah…and Caleb; thanks for being such great interns during the time you guys were with us. You worked very hard in everything you put your hands to! All of BPC so appreciates each of you for everything you did as you served the Lord with excellence & great attitudes! Francie & I thank you guys for a job well done! You will be in our prayers as each of you continues to follow God’s plan & purpose for your lives! Be blessed as you both have blessed so many others!

Former Pittsburgh Steeler STEVE AVERY at BPC this Sunday August 8 2010 at 10am!

You DO NOT want to miss BridgePoint Church this Sunday August 8 at 10am; we’ll be hosting former Pittsburgh Steeler STEVE AVERY!

Steve will be joining us for our August message series; Road Trip Lesson from the Journey. This Black & Gold alum will be sharing a few lessons he’s learned while navigating the Road Trip of Life via the NFL!

We’ll also be welcoming BPC’s very good friend Pastor Nick Poole who’ll be delivering a powerful message.

So, put on those pads & buckle up your chin strap cuz training camp has begun & Sunday at BPC is gonna be a winner!

I Can't Believe It's the middle of the Summer Already!

O.K. so, July 4th marks the middle of the summer & I can’t believe it’s here already! While you’re spending extended time with family & friends be sure to make room in your schedule for BridgePoint’s summer events! Here’s what’s up in July…

Sunday July 4th I’ll began a new 4 part message series entitled “The 180 Project: Jonah Discovers God Allows Spiritual 180’s.” Based on the book of Jonah, we’ll track Jonah’s life through “U Turns”, “Do Overs”, “2nd Chances” & “Life Recycled.” Each week there will be something special & maybe a little surprise!

The Mark 2x8 summer reading challenge continues through the month of July. BPCers are reading the Gospel of Mark twice in 8 weeks concluding on Saturday August 14. The book of Mark tells the story of Jesus in its clearest form. It’s the most uncomplicated of the Gospels & the easiest to understand. Mark records more miracles than any of the other Gospels. Challenge yourself to read through the Gospel of Mark twice by Aug 14, it’s not too late to jump in!!

CityReach is fast approaching & we want to be spiritually ready for our Biggest Outreach of the year!! On Tuesday July 13 & Wednesday July 14 we’ll be fasting & praying for CityReach & everyone is encouraged to participate in some way. And…it’s not too early to sign up to help with CityReach, just hook up with our Super Intern & CityReach Coordinator Josiah Smith!

On Sunday July 18 following the service we’ll have a FREE luncheon & everyone is invited! Ladies you’re encouraged to bring your “Blue Ribbon” dish to share with 6-8 people & Guys, you can bring a dessert or a bottle of pop. If you can’t bring something…please come anyway cuz there is ALWAYS ENOUGH to go around!

On Tuesday July 27 @ 7pm our Super Intern Josiah Smith will be leading an outreach event at Tarentum’s Skate Park down on 1st Ave. There will be food, skateboard tricks & competition as well as giveaways & prizes! Get with Josiah if you want to help out!

July is just getting rev’ed up & so are we @ BPC!!

a BPC summer has already started

O.K. so, summer officially begins on Monday June 21st but at BPC we’ve kicked things off a little early! Here’s what’s up for June…

Yesterday June 6 we held our very 1st annual “Bring a Friend Breakfast” in the lower level of the church. At 10 am it was all you could eat eggs, bacon, sausage; you know “THE works”! Afterwards Caleb led an “off the hook” time of praise & worship then Jim B. stepped to “lay down” the word of God. I’ll tell Ya, everyone was truly blessed! I’m so looking forward to our next “BaFB”!!



We also introduced another one of BPC’s summer Interns…he’s a local guy hailing out of Johnstown, PA by way of CBC-Central Bible College in Springfield, MO…Josiah Smith!! Josiah will be the “point man” for our summer outreaches to the community that will also include…CityReach! He joins Caleb Aston (worship) as our BPC “Dynamic Duo” 2010 summer interns!

Sunday June 13 is our 3rd annual “Outdoor Service & Picnic” at Tarentum’s beautiful Riverview Park down on First Street & everyone is invited. The service kicks off at 11am with awesome worship & then I’ll be delivering a message that’ll be sure to “get you going”! At Noon let the feasting begin!! BPC will provide the chicken & drinks all you gotta do is bring a side dish, salad & dessert. We’ll also have a few games for the whole family to get involved in. No sweat if it’s raining “Cats n Dogs”, we’ll meet at the church at 10am & have our svc in the sanctuary & the picnic in the lower level of the church.

On Sunday June 20 we’ll not only be honoring Dad on his special day with a “very use able” gift, special speaker Cullen Allen, Father of 3 boys and Yth Director of APC & Director of the MCM ministry school, will be with us. Cullen will preach a powerful message & also be giving us the “411” on the MCM student’s recent 2 week Mission trip to Tanzania.

To close out June 2010, Josiah will be preaching on Sunday the 27th so, you don’t want to miss that!!

Don’t wait for June 21st to begin your summer…join us at BridgePoint Church cuz the fun has already started!!