Our Story
Bridgeway Christian Church was founded in 1996 as three churches in the Sacramento region realized that they were all drawing people from the Roseville area. These three churches were Arcade Church in Sacramento, Lakeside Church in Folsom, and Sun River Church in Rancho Cordova.
Some 20 families from these churches served as the core group called to be the church planters of Bridgeway. These families spent some time together dreaming of what Bridgeway could become and what its vision for the Roseville/Rocklin/Lincoln areas would become. During this time, these families met as a church in homes, halls, restaurants, and used other church buildings. These were very foundational days and significant planning and dreaming occurred.
In late 1997, the pastor whom Arcade Church sent to provide the initial leadership to our church returned to Arcade and we were off on our own. In 1998, Lance Hahn received the call of the Lord to become the Senior Pastor and immediately, Bridgeway began to grow. We moved into our first building; a 35 year old warehouse near the corner of Cirby and Riverside on Kenroy Lane; a dead end street in Roseville. The building was 5500 square feet, old, cold in the winter, hot in the summer, the roof leaked, and had no visibility to the community. But God continued to grow His church on Kenroy until Bridgeway reached about 400 regular attendees.
On Easter Sunday 2005, Bridgeway Christian Church relocated to a 15,000 square foot location on Placer Corporate Drive. Over a 5-year period, Bridgeway experienced its greatest period of growth as weekend attendance more than tripled in that timeframe bringing the average weekend attendance to near 1500 attendees.
In February of 2009 we moved into our current 45,000 square foot location-right across the parking lot from the old building on Placer Corporate Drive. This facility was designed for us, with over half the classroom space designate for Kidsway!
Not only has Bridgeway experienced a very real growth in numbers, but it has also grown into a wonderful place of spiritual depth in Christ; a place where people begin to look and act more like Jesus. By design, Bridgeway Christian Church exists to build believers; to Move You Closer to Christ.
Who We Are
Bridgeway Christian Church is a real church for real people. You’ll find an accepting atmosphere focused on genuine worship and messages that will apply to your everyday life.
Fashion is unimportant so just come as you are. You’ll see everything from shorts and sandals to slacks and button down shirts. Children’s programs are provided during the weekend services and include a structured program for your kids to learn about the Bible.
Every group of people that comes together has it's own culture- a mix of people and experiences and personalities that seem to take on a life of their own.
We believe in complete authenticity at Bridgeway. When we ask you how you are, we want an honest answer. Every month we share both video and live testimonies from people in our family- people just like you. Everyone has baggage, everyone has a past and pain and good times and bad times. At Bridgeway, there's no need to gloss over or hide who you are or where you came from. In fact, we won't stand for that. We all need to be open and honest if we want to experience community the way God intended it to be.
The leadership at Bridgeway is composed of staff, elders, and a Ministry Team (MT) of Leaders. Staff meets weekly, and elders and the MT Leaders meet monthly to touch base, grow and learn, pray for each other, and share what is happening in their ministries. Additionally, each MT Leader meets with one of the Pastors monthly for accountability and encouragement.
You are encouraged to come to Bridgeway just as you are. Our congregation is made up of people from vastly different backgrounds. We all bring our different styles or worship together each week to explore God's word, grow with each other and with God, and learn how take this journey together.
And a lot of us like to play Wii, too!
