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Save the Date | August 5-7, 2025

Conference begins, Tuesday night, August 5th at 6pm
Wednesday and Thursday sessions are scheduled from 9am -1p
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening services are from 6-9p
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Speakers

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Dr. Gerald Crabb

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Bro. Earl Sides

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Bro. Andrew Fridenstine

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Ben & Wendy Burks

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Pastor JD Howell

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Bro. Scott Cowling

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Welcome to the Bridge to Recovery Addictions Program

The Bridge to Recovery is a wonderful, faith-based program that helps people overcome their battles with addictions and personal life struggles. We use the Word of God to assist people in identifying what the root problem is within their struggles. God’s Word shows amazing truths that lead to incredible victories.

Core Truths

Our Approach

The Bridge to Recovery is a 3 step program on Thursday night where we connect, connect, connect . First we connect with God through testimonies and a challenging truth from God’s word. Next we Connect with each other in group. In the group you will meet your group leader, work on curriculum and receive peer support. Last you will connect with yourself during the week to study God’s word and find victory over your stronghold. Come join us where you will receive love, encouragement, and support as you begin your journey of victory
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Our Leadership

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JD Howell, Pastor
Bio

JD Howell, Pastor

Pastor Howell became the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Bridgeport on May 19, 2019. He has a great love for the Word of God and sticks to the truth of it throughout his teaching and preaching. He serves the church along with his wife Doreen and three children: Johnny, James, and Danielle.

Pastor Howell was formerly an assistant pastor at First Baptist Church of Bridgeport for 17 years before he stepped into his current role as senior pastor. With the help of a tremendous staff, God has allowed FBC to see over 100 young people in the Lord’s work!

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Scott Cowling, Director
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Scott Cowling, Director

Pastor Scott Cowling has been on staff at FBC since 1995. Since 2001, Pastor Scott Cowling has had a tremendous ministry with our addictions ministries at FBC. He spends his time counseling, managing the transitional housing, and ministering in a number of different ways. If you are looking to get involved in the ministries of FBC, please talk to Pastor Scott; he would love to help you get involved.

Our Mission

It is our desire to share, teach, and watch students grow through our message that the cross gives freedom and victory over the bondage of sin.

Testimonials

Whether we realize it or not, we are in a battle every day; but there is something that Bridge to Recovery teaches us that changes everything - a relationship with Jesus. Knowing Him personally changes our outlook on life, our personal struggles, and our selfish desires. There is not a single problem that Jesus can’t help us with. Our desire at B2R is for everyone to know Jesus and experience this kind of relationship and to realize that He is greater than our addiction.

ANDREW

The B2R curriculum is easy to use and filled with Biblical principles to help me grow.  B2R focuses on spending time with God and His Word to find solutions to the problems and addictions that people face.

EARL

My life was a mess! I was drinking and getting into trouble.  God allowed me to come to First Baptist to get help.  The principles of recovery helped me gain victory.  I now have 17 years of victory, I am married, my kids are in a Christian school, and I serve at my church every week.

CHRIS

I was going through a divorce, fighting depression, and supplementing various chemicals and herbs to make my life better. Nothing was working.  I am an educator so bookwork is easy, but the B2R curriculum makes me look at myself.  My relationship with God has become real. I am facing myself and God is giving me victory!

DIXIE

I had convinced myself that I was saved from a profession I had made when I was in trouble as a young boy.  I have always struggled with several different substances and sin and had little conviction.  One evening at the Bridge I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior.  Everything is different now.  I hear the Holy Spirit convicting and have had victory since I got saved!

JOE

I have a big family and a great job.  I allowed battles of my mind to control me which led to some very dark places.  I eventually was caught in my sin, and my family threatened to leave if I didn’t get help.  Praise the Lord I came to the addiction program at First Baptist and began to learn the principles taught by the Bridge.  I now have my family and amazing victory.  I still meet every week one on one with my leader, and God uses me to help others.  I am so thankful for B2R!

JOHN

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It is our desire to share, teach, and watch students grow through our message that the cross gives freedom and victory over the bondage of sin. How can we help in partnering with your ministry?

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