Invitation to Donate Toward Year End Giving

Bridgeport Church comes to life in 2009 —-

On December 13th, 2009, the body of Bridgeport celebrated its first ever baptism ceremony. A pair of young men whose lives had been transformed by the Lord over the past year signaled publicly what the Lord had been doing inwardly in the presence of their newly found spiritual community. With a 150 gallon horse trough and the power of the Holy Spirit, we gathered around them to bear witness and pledge our lives to help walk this journey out with them in the days and years to come. This was a ‘kairos’ moment for our body, a crystallizing moment where the journey of seeing a new church planted came together in act that captured the very essence of our calling to life together.

And that, in a nutshell, has been the story of the last year for Bridgeport Church. We have watched the power of God bring life from amidst the chaos our world and that more often than not, in spite of ourselves.

Bridgeport began January 25th, 2009 and quickly began to take shape as an expression of the church of Jesus Christ. What began in back room on the 2nd floor of a photography studio in the Crossroads, grew to occupy a ground floor space in the very heart of the arts community in Kansas City.

Sunday Gatherings

We began gathering on Sunday evenings but after 6 months, moved to a 10:30 morning servie in order to accommodate the growing needs of our families and their children. Watching our Children’s Church grow and develop has been as exciting as the rest of the body.
Our gatherings have emerged as a dynamic hour of encounter framed around divine interaction in worship and the teaching of Scripture brought into practical application. We spent the 2nd half of the year working through the book of Ephesians verse by verse looking to answer the question of what it means to be church and do church according to the will and purpose of God.

Community & Discipleship

From the beginning, we have sought to be a community of disciples commited to realizing the love of God for us worked out in our love for one another. Small Groups, Disciplship Groups, and various workshops have materialized to create the space in which community and discipleship could happen organically.

Art Shows, Concerts, and Cultural Dialogue

Bridgeport Church has utilized its meeting space as an Art Gallery and Concert Venue – knowing that many people would come to art openings and concerts but might never set foot in a church. Our location in the very epicenter of KCs Arts District made this a natural fit as we simply opened our doors to the crowds already gathered on the streets for First Friday Art Walks and various musical events.

Invitation to Year End Giving

All of this has been made possible by the generous support and contribution of the members of our community and other supporting partners. The end of the year provides a unique giving opportunity where our supporters can donate year end gifts in accordance with their end of tax year write off needs. All gifts given throughout the year are tax deductible and our supporters receive an annual statement of giving for their tax preparation needs.

Would you consider partnering with this us in this fresh work of the Lord with a one time year end gift or becoming a monthly supporter? All checks can be made out to “Bridgeport Church” and sent to 5827 Locust KC MO 64110.

Thank you for your year-end gift to Bridgeport Church; we are honored by your partnership with us.