About
To propel folks into their divine purpose, bringing Hope through Truth & Love!
Who we are.
Bridge of Hope (Z) Ministries
Is a registered and affiliated non-denominational Christian institution with a passion to propel folks into their pre-ordained purpose, bringing Hope through Truth & Love.
Based in Lusaka, Zambia, a place of a true and fulfilling worship experience and a ministry that inspires and works with believers from all walks of life and locations, across denominational barriers; to do the works of Jesus Christ, make an impact in lives especially in the most vulnerable communities with the Gospel and material support. Ministering to the spirit, soul and body.
OUR BELIEFS.
We Believe in the Gospel.
The Gospel is the GOOD NEWS about Jesus. Jesus is the most famous person in all of human history. More songs have been sung to him, artwork created of him, and books written about him than anyone who’s ever lived. Even our calendar is based off his life, dividing time before and after him. At Bridge of Hope, we’re all about Jesus (John 8:12)
RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL.
How to Make a Faith Commitment:
In a prayerful moment, turn your life over to the care and control of Jesus Christ. Say; Jesus, I believe that you are God. I believe that you came into the world to rescue me from sin and death. I believe you died, were buried and rose again, conquering death for me. I accept your free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. Come and lead my life, I want to follow you. Thank you for Loving and saving me! Amen.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
By God’s gracious aid, we will walk together in Christian love, working and praying for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We will seek to promote the affectionate care and watchfulness over each other, and faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion requires. We will rejoice at each other’s happiness and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other’s burdens and sorrows. We will aid one another in sickness and distress and cultivate Christian compassion toward the needy and downtrodden. We will be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation.
We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others. We will seek to sustain the church’s worship, community, ordinances, doctrines and discipline. We will contribute of ourselves and our resources cheerfully, sacrificially, and regularly to the support of the ministry, expenses of the church, relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel throughout the world.
We will endeavor to bring up those that are under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example seek the salvation of our family and friends. We will pursue a living relationship with God through the reading and application of His word. We will walk wisely in the world, be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our conduct. We will seek to pursue peace with men and holiness before God.
To these and all other Christian duties we humbly and cheerfully submit ourselves, striving to faithfully perform them in the strength of our Lord.
OUR VALUES
We are on a God-given mission, bigger than anything we can comprehend, more important than anything we’ve ever done, delivered by Jesus Himself, the local Church. At the center of The Bridge of Hope Ministries are the following values: Trust, Love, Honour, Respect, Generosity and Focus. They are the bedrock of all we do, immovable, cannot be compromised, detoured around or lured away. This is who we are; it is who you will become as you live your Christian life out with Bridge of Hope Church.
OUR VISION
To propel people into their pre-ordained purpose
OUR MISSION
Bringing hope through truth and love
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Semo ‘Israel’ Chaunga
CHAIRPERSON
’Joan’ M. Chaunga
Blessing Pallu
MUSIC
Vasty Namusokwe Chilombo
ADMINISTRATION
Esther M’hango
ASSISTANT-ADMIN
Chipo Namuyamba
OUTREACH
Sheba B. Chama
FINANCE
Bivan Moomba
PROJECTS/FACILITIES
Brenda Z. Chanda.
HOSPITALITY
MINISTRIES
1. CHURCH
The Bridge of Hope Church is a place where you shall find salvation and connect in and to true worship. Access the unadulterated, un-compromised Word of God, obtain full deliverance, discover and be inspired to fulfill one’s true purpose. A place where every member matters and is involved in their area of purpose to fulfill God’s Will and commission. All are welcome!
BRIDGE OF HOPE CHILDREN, YOUTH & CAMPUS MINISTRY
KIDS LOVE OUR CHURCH!
During each of our weekend services, our kids’ classrooms provide much more than childcare. Every
weekend we teach kids one Bible truth. From the moment you drop off your child at their class to the
moment you pick them up, they experience safe, age-specific environments designed with them in mind.
Our BridgeofHope Kids team presents fun and engaging church services that clearly communicate biblical
truth. Ask your kids what they learned in church this week!
Our Check-In time for our Kid’s services is: 9:45-10:10hrs & 10:45-11:10am
2. BRIDGE OF HOPE YOUTH & CAMPUS MINISTRY
BridgeofHope Youth has multiple opportunities for pupils in 5th-12th grade and Campus Ministry for College/University students to get involved and is dedicated to connecting the heart of your pupils and students to the heart of God. We shall have a weekly service, and on-campus contact, which is modeled much like the weekend service; teaching that is relevant and applicable to a student’s life, and hands-on interaction with the student pastor, staff and volunteers.
In addition to Sunday Services, we shall be meeting for Secondary School, College and University every Friday evening at 18:30-19:30hrs on campus and at the church as will be appropriately deemed and announced in due course.
3. BRIDGE OF HOPE OUTREACH & COMMUNITY SERVICES
For; (a) the reformation of vulnerable, exposed girls/boys from prostitution, drugs/alcohol, other negative vices and abuses) in the compounds, townships and streets. Their salvation, deliverance, counselling, mentor-ship, empowerment in skills training, education, business, arts and/or ministry. (b) The empowerment & mentor-ship of orphans, vulnerable children, widows & victims/survivors of abuse (and gender-based violence [GBV]).
(c) Reaching out to the lost with the gospel, from the surrounding communities going all the way to the utmost parts of the Country, especially the rural areas Training leaders/pastors in the process and empowering them to raise teams to disciple and nurture the people in those areas. Empower them with tent, chairs, p.a. system and a year’s subsistence, plus support crusades to win as many people as possible. This then later replicated to other parts of the continent that are in most need.
(d) Set up a camp facility for Christian families and individuals, Churches and other organisations to do team building, boot camps, counselling, youth mentor-ship, couples fellowship, pastoral retreats, and Music facilities and so on. As an income generating wing to support the other community services and programs for the reformation of vulnerable youth, on a farm set up; with agriculture activities, e.g.,
poultry piggery, vegetables, etc., with tents and other facilities including sports and conferencing.
4. BRIDGE OF HOPE SKILLS TRAINING, MUSIC & EDUCATION
(a) MINISTRY SCHOOL -to train pastors in order to contribute to spreading the gospel and transforming lives for the better, from all 10 provinces of Zambia, especially the far, deep rural areas not well reached. Then replicate to other countries of Africa, e.g., Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Mozambique,
Congo, Eritrea, Angola, some parts of South America, parts of Asia, etc. (These pastors shall be trained on scholarships and supported to set up their ministry in the rural places, if they choose to operate under Bridge of Hope then support will be for at-least 12 months (subsistence), basic ministry tools/materials,
e.g., a tent, chairs, pa system, before they are able to stand on their own and as they raise a team around themselves of co-labourers. This shall be mostly an online set up for cost efficiency.
(b) SECONDARY EDUCATION. Future facility for the vulnerable and reformed people in its programs, also work to provide the basic requirements for these children, e.g. uniforms, books, personal care, etc.
(c) Tertiary education and skills and crafts for reformed individuals shall be planned and organised.
(d) A MUSIC mentor-ship and Christian artistes’ facility to raise, equip and empower worshipers and gospel artistes that shall do Music direct from heaven through deeper revelation and high standard facilities.
5. BRIDGE OF HOPE PARTNERS & CO-LABOURERS
This team of people from all walks of life and locations of the World, within and outside BridgeofHope, with a passion to enhance the activities of the Kingdom and make a difference to God’s glory in lives and the fulfillment of ‘The great commission,’ all over the world starting with our own communities in our Country. This team shall be recruited from those that shall feel the need to partner with us who will in turn recruit others to raise funds, organise materials like: vulnerable children’s clothes, toys, food, Bibles and outreach materials, initiate projects that shall support outreach, community services, education, skills training and other related programs.
PARTNER WITH US
Our Story
BridgeofHope envisions reaching people from all walks of life, starting with the communities within Lusaka, the compounds, then to all the 10 provinces of Zambia with emphasis on the most rural parts, who are brought into a friendly and loving environment, where acceptance, answers, hope and love are found. After which other parts of Africa that are not mostly reached and other vulnerable parts of the World where the gospel is not easy to spread, God Willing. BridgeofHope is exciting, fun, growing, and full of life! We believe in having a bright viewpoint toward life and the world around us. BridgeofHope is a place where folks are taught to enthusiastically use their God given gifts, in all areas of their lives, to serve others and grow His church. At BridgeofHope, it’s all about bringing Hope through truth and love, and our mission is summarized in JOHN 8:12; Then spoke Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. And as thus…
Isaiah 58:6-12:
[6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and
to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
[7] Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house?
When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh?
[8] Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your
righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rearward.
[9] Then shall you call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away
from the midst of you the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
[10] And if you draw out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in
obscurity, and your darkness be as the noonday:
[11] And the LORD shall guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and make fat your bones:
and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
[12] And they that shall be of you shall build the old waste places: you shall raise up the foundations of many
generations; and you shall be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
As we understand that the above cannot easily be fulfilled by one person in their location, we are here to create the environment and channel through which we can come together through this kingdom arrangement and do this together. Your time, or your prayers, or your resources can go a long way towards achieving this vision and we can do it together. In the Kingdom of God we are co-labourers together in His vineyard, therefore we win better together!
Why Partner with us?
Giving cheerfully and sacrificially of our finances is part of our worship. The Bible teaches us that we worship the Lord with our tithe, which is ten percent (10%) of our income contributed to the church on a regular basis. When we feel called to give over and above our tithe, we do so as an offering. A believer labors to steward God’s resources in their hands well and model Jesus to our brothers, sisters, and community.
Our work is an effort to serve our Father in all things, and one of the primary ways we serve God is by cheerfully giving God our first-fruits (2 Corinthians 9:7; Proverbs 3:9). We call our members to give, not by meeting some obligatory percentage, but gladly sacrificing for the sake of the gospel because Jesus sacrificed for us, and all we have is His. We extend the call to give any sacrifice or sow a seed of love to help us fulfil this vision. You may give as led or partner with us with specific amounts and action, which may include: 1. Financial gift(s), (2). Material, such as Toys, clothes, food, school requirements, for orphaned or vulnerable children in the compounds and the rural parts of the country where the gospel shall be preached in combination with these material assistance programs, (3) You may simply adopt a child or two or more to specifically support through the BridgeofHope Outreach Ministry with upkeep and education (4) You may partner to support the reformation of vulnerable girls/boys on/off the streets involved in illicit vices, such as prostitution and drug abuse, due to different circumstances, etc. these shall be ministered to, delivered, led to salvation and assisted with skills development or education so that they don’t fall back and once successfully assisted can also contribute a small amount or their time towards
helping another person and the process goes on until we reach all who can be saved. Your partnering with us will make all this possible and help you do your part to fulfil that purpose, while positioning yourself for the blessing of giving into a good, fertile ground and for a cause bigger than all of us, in obedience to the Word of The Lord Jesus Christ to do His works (Matthew 7:17-27)!