Yesterday was just an AMAZING day at BridgePoint! We held our 1st service in our new location, the First Christian Church building at the corner of E. 9th Ave. & Corbet Sts in Tarentum. The building is incredibly beautiful & well maintained both inside & out. It certainly will be a “breath of fresh air” sharing the love of Jesus from a place that has been preaching the gospel since 1923. Thanks to all of you BPCers who helped move to the new building & get things ready for the service, you guys are the best!
At 9:30am the BPC worship band along with Kate Griffin & the APC Choir began playing & singing, the atmosphere was both exciting & electric as we all lifted our voices in praise to God. After worship I gave a few words of instruction regarding how to get around our new “digs” & I then thanked the Lord for everything He’s done at BPC & in the lives of all those who’ve come through our doors since we launched the church. Also, I wanted to say thanks to P. Jeff,
P. Nick, the board & congregation of APC for believing in the vision & mission of BPC. It’s such a blessing & honor to be a part of the MCM Pittsburgh Network of Churches.
I then expressed a special thanks to the leadership & congregation of First Christian for so graciously allowing us to share their building. We honored those 6 who were in attendance with our applause! And then I expressed my love & thanks to my incredible wife Francie for her AMAZING support & love for God, me & BridgePoint. I’m so tellin you, it was an AMAZING morning!
The message was on 1 Corinthians Chapter 13. God has given each of us a gift to be used by Him to not only encourage us but also to help advance the kingdom of God here on planet earth. We must align ourselves with His purposes loving Him & loving people! I then invited everyone to join me at the altar (Yes, we now have an altar area-YAY!!) so we could cry out to God for the people & community of Tarentum!! It was AMAZING (there is that word again-I’m tellin you yesterday was AMAZING) to see the altar area filled as people closed their eyes & lifted their faces & hands towards heaven! To close the service I prayed over the people the Priestly Blessing found in Numbers 6:22-27.
We then made our way downstairs to the lower level where we enjoyed a continental breakfast together. Thanks to Pete, Sue & Maggie for making that happen! It was so exciting to see the place packed with people talking, laughing & having a really good time. Many wanted to stay into the afternoon. (It was a good thing the Steelers were playing at 8:30pm yesterday!) Needless to say a lot of lingering was going on.
Yesterday truly was AMAZING but here’s the best part… we have only just begun & we are so excited to see all that God has for BridgePoint in the future as we continue to Connect Real People to the Real God in Tarentum & the entire Allegheny Valley Area!!
At 9:30am the BPC worship band along with Kate Griffin & the APC Choir began playing & singing, the atmosphere was both exciting & electric as we all lifted our voices in praise to God. After worship I gave a few words of instruction regarding how to get around our new “digs” & I then thanked the Lord for everything He’s done at BPC & in the lives of all those who’ve come through our doors since we launched the church. Also, I wanted to say thanks to P. Jeff,
P. Nick, the board & congregation of APC for believing in the vision & mission of BPC. It’s such a blessing & honor to be a part of the MCM Pittsburgh Network of Churches.
I then expressed a special thanks to the leadership & congregation of First Christian for so graciously allowing us to share their building. We honored those 6 who were in attendance with our applause! And then I expressed my love & thanks to my incredible wife Francie for her AMAZING support & love for God, me & BridgePoint. I’m so tellin you, it was an AMAZING morning!
The message was on 1 Corinthians Chapter 13. God has given each of us a gift to be used by Him to not only encourage us but also to help advance the kingdom of God here on planet earth. We must align ourselves with His purposes loving Him & loving people! I then invited everyone to join me at the altar (Yes, we now have an altar area-YAY!!) so we could cry out to God for the people & community of Tarentum!! It was AMAZING (there is that word again-I’m tellin you yesterday was AMAZING) to see the altar area filled as people closed their eyes & lifted their faces & hands towards heaven! To close the service I prayed over the people the Priestly Blessing found in Numbers 6:22-27.
We then made our way downstairs to the lower level where we enjoyed a continental breakfast together. Thanks to Pete, Sue & Maggie for making that happen! It was so exciting to see the place packed with people talking, laughing & having a really good time. Many wanted to stay into the afternoon. (It was a good thing the Steelers were playing at 8:30pm yesterday!) Needless to say a lot of lingering was going on.
Yesterday truly was AMAZING but here’s the best part… we have only just begun & we are so excited to see all that God has for BridgePoint in the future as we continue to Connect Real People to the Real God in Tarentum & the entire Allegheny Valley Area!!
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