As part of our rep the city culture, we want to give every opportunity for you to serve and invest in other ministries outside of what we do as a church body. Bridge City Church supports the below ministries financially and also by providing other resources. Click on the banner to learn more about each ministry.
LOCAL MINISTRIES
Heartbeats is a non-profit organization that provides pregnancy support, personal and parenting development, post-abortion ministry, and prevention education. All offered in love, free of charge, because every baby deserves to be cherished and protected in the womb and in a strong family.
Your support helps provide free and confidential services to those in Licking and Musking counties, including:
- Pregnancy Testing
- Limited Ultrasound
- Pregnancy options with trained client consultants
- Earn While You Learn: Incentive-based Parenting and Lifeskills Mentoring
- Adoption Awareness Education
- Community and Medical referrals
- Surrendering the Secret - Confidential abortion recovery group
- Relationships Under Construction - Prevention education for middle and high school students
The Look Up Center is a faith based non-profit community center serving Licking county through Christ centered love, education, and encouragement.
Ministries at the Look Up Center include:
- Vision Clinic
- Dental Clinic
- Look Up Club - After school program for K-6 graders
- Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP)
- Breaking Bread - Monthly dinner free of charge
- Other community events
- Opportunity Store
The Licking County Jail Ministries (LCJM) is a non-profit Christian organization serving the needs of inmates at the Licking County Justice Center in Newark, Ohio since its inception in 1986. The LCJM provides the following support:
- Spiritual Counsel/Mentors
- Crisis Intervention
- Release Assistance
- Bible Studies
- Worship Services
- Staff Support
Global Ministries
Jonathan and Erin Mathews lead the Southern Cone Initiative in Argentina, Uruguay and Southern Brazil. Pastor Luke served with Jonathan and Erin during a missions trip to São Paulo, Brazil and looking forward to being able to return with a team from Bridge City.
MANNA Worldwide is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that focuses on caring for impoverished children in 50+ countries around the world by providing nutrition, care for orphans, medical clinics, education, clean water projects, and meeting spiritual needs.