The Interweaving of Perdido Bay United Methodist with Bright Bridge Peter King, Lay Leader and one of the teachers of the Seekers Sunday School Class at Perdido Bay United Methodist Church (PBUMC) was introduced to our ministries 15 years ago. Since then, the support of PBUMC has been an integral part of Bright Bridge Ministries, as … Continued
How St. Mark Befriended Bright Bridge Ministries For the past six years that Pastor Robin Noble has been the Executive Director of Bright Bridge Ministries, Pam Osborn, head of the missions board at St. Mark United Methodist Church (UMC), has been helping our ministries, along with others from her church. Pam recalls visiting Gadsden Street UMC many years ago and meeting Pastor Robin when she … Continued
How our Partnership with Lillian Began Lillian United Methodist Church (UMC) has been a dear partner in our network of United Methodist supporters since 2013, when their main pastor, Pastor Daniel Randall introduced the Lillian United Methodist Men’s and Women’s groups to the Celebrate Recovery ministry at Bright Bridge Ministries. Richard Erwin, leader of the … Continued
What is Giving Tuesday? Founded in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation, GivingTuesday is an organization in its own right, and a global movement inspiring people to work together to give to charitable causes, and to celebrate generosity in any way possible. One of many ways people choose to celebrate … Continued
Bright Bridge and A Community Thrives Bright Bridge Ministries participated in A Community Thrives Fundraising Challenge to infuse new donation dollars into our ministries, to aid our continued mission of helping those in need become contributing members of society, leading lives they are proud of, and being a bridge over troubled water along their journey, … Continued
Continuing our Food Ministry Safely Through the Pandemic Even during this time of uncertainty, we have continued serving meals to our community in need and adapting our procedures, from our usual indoor meal, with 80+ people in our dining room, to serving the meal outside, in to-go boxes, since March 17, 2020. Stanley Donaway, passionate … Continued
Our Growing Hygiene Ministry Especially in this time, hygiene needs to be a top priority for our community, to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. Our Hygiene Ministry at Bright Bridge Ministries, which has addressed the hygiene needs of under-resourced individuals in the Pensacola community since the organization was founded in 2007, continues at this … Continued
Seeking a Bridge to Brighter Days at Our His Place Ministry Our His Place transitional housing program at Bright Bridge Ministries is still fully operational at this time. Designed for men in continuing recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, this program provides an appropriately supportive, structured environment in which residents can thrive. One of our current residents … Continued
How Pastor B.J. Came to Bright Bridge Ministries Diverting his gaze from his laptop where he devotes many hours each week to planning how to build relationships among the churches in the area, and with those who come to our ministries, Pastor B.J. Carpenter Jr. had a sincere light in his eyes. He considered for a … Continued