The Bridge Church · Tallahassee, Florida
To God Be
The Glory
Making Jesus Known
Building to reach — five years behind us, five names before us, and a local Gospel presence to establish on the east side of Leon County.
“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!”
Challenge One
The Why
This campaign is not about a building. It is about the people a building lets us reach. Before we talk about square footage or dollars, we have to look honestly at the field God has placed us in — because that field is the reason for everything else on this page.
That is not a statistic. That is our neighborhood.
Two hundred sixty thousand people within driving distance of our front door have no church home. Nearly seventy thousand of them are children and teenagers. These are the families in line at the grocery store, the kids on our ball fields, the coworkers in the next cubicle.
In Acts 2, three thousand people came to faith in a single day. One church, obeying one mission, and Heaven moved. We are not asking God to bless our plan — we are asking to join His.
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.”
Psalm 127:1
Five Names
Every person and every family at The Bridge is asked to prayerfully commit five names — five people you already know who need Jesus and do not yet know Him.
- Not five strangers — five people you have a real relationship with.
- Pray for them by name, every week.
- Invite them. Invest in them. Keep showing up.
Five names, times every family in this room.
Challenge Two
The How
So how do we reach them? We plant a permanent, visible Gospel presence on the east side of Leon County — a facility built for worship, discipleship, and fellowship, with a front door our neighbors can actually find.
Scripture is clear that the church is God's people, not a facility. But a facility is a tool — the tool that lets us keep making Jesus known instead of running out of room to do it.
The Building
- Approximately 12,000 sq ft — 80 ft × 150 ft
- 250-seat worship center with stage and changing room
- Seven classrooms for kids' ministry, youth, and small groups
- Fellowship hall / multipurpose space with full kitchen
- Lobby and covered entry — 18 ft × 20 ft
The Property
- 19.24 acres at 8915 Buck Lake Road, Tallahassee
- Corner site at Buck Lake Road and Chaires Cross Road
- Master planned in four phases — Phase I first, with room to grow
- Over 25% of the site preserved as conservation area and wetland buffer
- On-site parking, stabilized overflow grass parking, and future driveway connection
What We Are Asking
Two Commitments
One card. Two commitments. The first is the why — the people we are reaching. The second is the how — the building that helps us reach them. We are asking every family to prayerfully make both.
The Prayer Commitment — Five Names
Write down five people who need Jesus. Commit to pray for them by name, invite them, and invest in them over the next three years.
- Five names per person or family
- Names stay private — only the total is ever posted publicly
- Reviewed and renewed in prayer through the campaign
Write the five names on the commitment card and keep a copy where you will see it — on the fridge, in your Bible, on your dashboard. Bring the card back and we will pray over these names as a church family.
This is the commitment that makes the building worth building.
The Building Commitment — Give & Pledge
An initial gift, and then a three-year pledge from 2026 to 2029 — above and beyond your regular giving.
- Campaign goal: $3,800,000
- Gifts of cash, stock, property, or other resources
- Fulfilled weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually — your choice
| Example gift | Over three years |
|---|---|
| $750,000 | Lead gift |
| $250,000 | Major gift |
| $36,000 | $1,000 / month |
| $9,000 | $250 / month |
| $3,600 | $100 / month |
Not Equal Gifts — Equal Sacrifices.
On the giving page, choose the building campaign in the fund dropdown — it opens on General Budget.
Every gift matters, because this is about faithfulness with what God has entrusted to you — never comparison with what someone else gives.
Take It Home
Plans & Materials
Download the campaign brochure and the plans, read them with your family, and pray through both commitments together.
Campaign Brochure
The full vision, the field we are in, and both commitments — tri-fold, print ready.
View / Download PDF →
Site Plan
Sheet C-103 — site layout for the 19.24-acre Buck Lake Road property, all four phases.
View / Download PDF →
Building Plan
Proposed floor plan — worship center, classrooms, fellowship hall, and kitchen.
View / Download PDF →Tracking God's Provision
Status Update
See where the campaign stands right now — names being prayed for, commitments received, gifts given, and resources entrusted to this work. Updated as God provides through His people.
The Ask
Commit Now
This week, take a commitment card — at church or online — and pray this simple prayer with your family:
“God, what would You have me do?”
Five names. One building. One mission.
Every gift builds something eternal.