BBQ at Bridge Community

Bridge Community Church in Langley, B.C., is reaching out to their neighborhood through biweekly Friday barbecues. The community around the church has experienced a change in demographics with the recent construction of condominiums nearby. Bridge Community has responded by expanding a community dinner for people in need into a community-building event.

Organizers note also that Bridge Community is not doing this on their own. They work in partnership with The Refuge Canadian Reformed Church, which meets in the same building, and with Centerpoint Community Services. Centerpoint is a group of Christian businessmen who raise money to provide funding to churches who have a vision for reaching out to their community. 

Doug Wilbee, a church member who contributes to the dinners, explained, “Remove any one of the three, and the dinners will cease to happen. I think it’s amazing that different denominations can come together with a shared vision of reaching out to our surrounding community.”

By listening to the Holy Spirit, engaging with diverse people in their local community, and living out the gospel missionally, Bridge Community Church is growing into the milestones of Our Journey, the CRCNA Ministry Plan.

View a brief video of Bridge Community Barbecues.