OUTREACH
As we follow Jesus, we also follow His heart that all people, near and far, would know His love and grace.
Currently, 33% of every dollar that comes into New Bridge is designated to ministries and partnerships outside of ourselves. We call this Extension.
Extension strategizes and allocates the 33% given to New Bridge. The Extension Team has structured our outreach ministries after Jesus’ charge to his followers found in Acts 1:8.
Missional Partnerships
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City Gates is a ministry in Olympia that has been reaching out to help people on the streets of Olympia since 1995. They and their many volunteers help those in need with food, furniture, clothing, guidance, and more. New Bridge partners with City Gates to help those who come to us with immediate financial needs. City Gates refers some of their people to New Bridge to find a church home. New Bridge has a few Life Groups and individuals that are dedicated volunteers and even staff at City Gates.
Contact extension@nbccoly.org if you would like to find out more and get in touch with the New Bridge folks who are involved with this ministry.
Learn more here https://citygatesministries.org/
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The Pantry is available to our community and is located on the 8th St side of the building by the loading dock. Please stop by to check it out or take a bag of items for yourself or for a friend in need. We are open Sundays after the second service ends (around 12-1 PM.
We have a great team of folks that volunteer to help keep the Pantry running and donation bins in the lobby to collect non-perishable food, pet food, and toiletries.
Contact pantry@nbccoly.org for more information or to volunteer.
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New Bridge has a team of volunteers who are able to help out with certain house repairs or other small jobs around your home. This group is very capable and they love to serve those in need. If you have a neighbor or friend who has a home repair project that cannot meet this need on their own, contact projects@nbccoly.org and we'll see if there are ways the New Bridge Projects team can help out.
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NBCC is reaching out to our immediate neighbors and our Life Groups have opportunities to support community events with service related projects.
Contact extension@nbccoly.org if you have questions about our involvement with our neighborhood and local organizations.
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Options Pregnancy Clinic provides free, accurate medical information, education, and support to those who are facing pregnancy issues. We serve women, men, and families by offering hope, healing, and real compassion.
Learn more: https://optionspregnancy.com/who-we-are/
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A team of volunteers from New Bridges prepares sack lunches and serves them the 4th Sunday of each month. Along with serving on these Sundays, volunteers help pick up donated food from local grocery stores that is used in preparing these lunches. People are invited to serve as available or commit to a regular rotation.
To learn more, email erick18@rocketmail.com
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City Campers seeks to build relationships with the houseless community of Olympia by taking food and commodities to the homeless camps and listening to the stories of those in need.
City Campers is partially funded through Camper’s Coffee.
Learn more about City Campers: https://www.citycampers.org/
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Compelled to Care serves foster, adoptive and kinship families through building community, training foster parents and providing opportunities to serve, as well as supporting people through the foster licensing process. Compelled to Care began in 2015 as a small group and has grown to be one of the largest ministries of its kind in WA. Compelled to Care serves families in-person from Thurston County to Grays Harbor County and across the state online. Compelled to Care is excited to partner with New Bridge Community Church to host our monthly family dinners that provide a space for parents to share a meal with others who "get it" and be inspired by speakers while the kids are fed and taught curriculum by trauma informed children's ministry leaders.
Learn more here https://www.compelledtocare.com/
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Empowering Lives International (Kenya): Empowering Lives International introduces women and men caught in oppressive cycles of poverty and addiction to sustainable and reproducible micro-business models that bring generational freedom, new life, and change to individuals, families, and whole communities. The paradigm behind every aspect of ELI’s practices is the way of Jesus replacing the oppressive, abusive, and punitive systems of this world.
Learn more here https://empoweringlives.org/
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Free Wheelchair Mission is a humanitarian, faith-based nonprofit that designs and manufactures cost-efficient, durable wheelchairs for developing countries around the world.
In collaboration with a network of like-minded partners, Free Wheelchair Mission has distributed 1.5 million wheelchairs to people living with disabilities in 95 developing countries around the world, providing renewed dignity, independence, freedom, and joy through the gift of mobility, at no cost to the recipient.
Learn more: https://www.freewheelchairmission.org/mission-values/
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In February, 2023, New Bridge played a significant role in opening the first World Relief office in Thurston County to welcome refugees to our community. World Relief works with many churches, NGOs, and the local government to see refugees welcomed, rooted, and empowered in community. There are many ways to build relationships and serve in this incredible ministry. Click here to learn more. Email admin@nbccoly.org if you are interested in getting involved.
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Greater Olympia Young Life goes where kids are, makes contact with them, and builds personal relationships to earn the right to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. They invite them to gatherings called "club." Club involves music, games, and a brief talk about Jesus by one of the volunteer leaders. Kids who want to learn more may join a Campaigners group where they ask their leaders questions, read the Bible together, and grow in their faith. Club is happening at 3 middle schools, 7 high schools, and with teen moms and dads (YoungLives).
Care Team
The Care Ministry provides meals and other assistance to people going through various situations: post surgery, new baby, moving in out of town, going through court issues, deploying or returning military spouses, loss of a loved one, or a neighbor/co-worker with these situations.
If you are in need of care, please do not hesitate to contact Jonathan.
You can also reach out to Jonathan if you would like to volunteer.
Jonathan Nalywaiko
Congregational Care Pastor