At the October 2025 Annual Meeting, the Bridge Fellowship Oversight Team presented a constitutional revision for review. The plan is to conduct a vote regarding the changes during the 2026 Annual Meeting (scheduled to take place at the Renew Conference, October 12-14). Please review the summary below and the full proposed revision here. A summary of the key changes being proposed: MARBC will be using the operating name of “Bridge …

Religious Freedom 101: Why Teach Your Church Members About Their Religious Freedom Rights? By Attorney Timothy W. Denney   There are many good reasons your Church members and the cause of Christ would be benefitted by learning about our religious freedom legal rights. Here are four good reasons:   To Give Breathing Room for the Gospel The Apostle Paul was acutely aware how critical it was for him to understand …

The Bridge Fellowship team invites you to participate in one or more of these new book discussion groups. Each one provides an opportunity to learn and grow together. Leaders will send more details and zoom links to those who sign up. Would you consider being involved in one of these? Please sign up by December 31, 2025.   Book: Pastors and Their Critics: a Guide to Coping with Criticism in …

It’s hard to believe the devastation that remains over eight months after hurricane Helene battered western North Carolina.  Seventeen volunteers from Hastings Baptist Church traveled to Fairview, NC from June 22-28 to provide hurricane relief through hard work and encouragement.  They ministered to two local churches and community contacts as they cut up trees, hauled brush, rebuilt a deck, re-sealed a mobile home roof, and did some work at the …

The 2025 Annual Conference is returning to the beautiful Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference Center in Norton Shores. It will again provide a time away for pastors and their families while meeting for fellowship, challenge, and encouragement. The keynote sessions will focus on our theme of "In Times Like These." Once again, all bi-vocational pastors are able to attend free-of-charge, and there is additional scholarship money for others who need financial …