CREEKSIDE BRIDGE BUILDERS
WHO WE ARE
Bridge Builders exists to engage in and support activities at Creekside Christian Church and the broader community to promote God's will for an ethnically and culturally diverse church—a church that mirrors the Kingdom of Heaven, based on Revelation 7:9:
"After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one
could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before
the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were
holding palm branches in their hands."
OUR GUIDING FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE: PRAYER
We pray diligently for our pastors, the executive team, the Elder Board, and all the ministries as they continue their service to God and the body of believers at Creekside.
We also pray that the community would see Creekside Christian Church building bridges of unity and love and, as a result, would be drawn to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
OUR GOAL
That all people in the body of Christ will be united with one heart and one mind, and that where any ethnic and cultural tensions and divisions exist, they would be overcome intentionally through the love of Christ and power of the Holy Spirit, according to the will of the Father.
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Feature of the Month
Juneteenth: Freedom Comes to Texas
Published June 4, 2026
Courtesy of the Texas Historical Commission
Official name:
Juneteenth National Independence Day (also called Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Black Independence Day)
Significance of:
Emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln announced that the Emancipation Proclamation would go into effect on January 1, 1863, promising freedom to enslaved people in all of the Southern states of the Confederacy including Texas. News that the slaves had been freed reached Galveston, Texas 900 days later and was delivered by Union Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865.
Celebrations:
First time - June 19, 1866
June 19, 2021 (annually as a federal holiday)
Started by:
Early celebrations were held by Christian churches and the Freedmen’s Bureau
Typical activities:
In many places, Juneteenth has become a multicultural holiday. Traditions include public readings of the Emancipation Proclamation, singing traditional songs such as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” reading the works of noted African American writers such as Maya Angelou, picnics, rodeos, street fairs, cookouts, family reunions, park parties, and historical enactments. Red food and drinks are traditionally served including red velvet cake and strawberry soda.
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom
A Documentary from @ourdailybread Voices Collection
A 75-minute documentary film presented by the Our Daily Bread Voices Collection and Our Daily Bread Media.
Learn how Scripture inspired the faith of enslaved people, travel to the church where America’s first Juneteenth celebration took place, and uncover why newly liberated men and women credited God for their freedom. With special guests Ms. Opal Lee, Lecrae, and more, you’ll journey to Galveston, Texas to discover a faith stronger than suffering.
CREEKSIDE BRIDGE BUILDERS
INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM?
We meet on Zoom once a month on Sundays at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to learn more about us and the activities we plan and engage in to promote the church as it is in Heaven, please reach out to us at creeksidebridgebuilders@gmail.com.