Staff

The Bridge is served by a growing team of dedicated people who come from Great Britain, The Netherlands and The United States.

Robby & Tracy Bradford along with their three sons, moved to Paris in June 2009.  After studying French for a year in Albertville, France, teaching Bible and theology in Brussels, Belgium (Continental Theological Seminary), and planting Thousand Hills International Church in Holland, the Bradford family is excited to serve The Bridge in Paris as Lead Pastor. The Bradfords first moved to Europe in 2000 and have nearly 20 years of Christian ministry experience.
SDC10838 Todd & Amanda Tyson moved to the Paris region in the summer of 2009.  The Tysons are no strangers to European church planting, having been part of the launch team for Thousand Hills International Church in the Netherlands.  Todd is an ordained minister with more than a decade of pastoral experience.  Todd serves The Bridge as Executive Pastor.
SDC11090 Jeroen & Maaike Kemperman see the job that has brought them to France as an opportunity that God has brought to pass.  Having first received a taste of what international churches have to offer in their home country of The Netherlands, they are enjoying serving The Bridge in the areas of their passion–administration, leadership and worship.
Nigel and Esther Wiggins at The Bridge International Church Paris Nigel and Esther Wiggins along with their three daughters, moved to Paris in September 2009 to join The Bridge Team. The Wiggins family, originally from a Baptist Church in the UK, also were key in international church ministry in The Netherlands where they had moved with a job from their native Wales. In June 2009, Nigel graduated from the School of Worship with Christian City Church in Amsterdam. Nigel & Esther serve The Bridge in a variety of areas from children’s ministry to worship and leadership.
_ Stephen and Ellie Courtney come from Beaumont, Texas and Adrian, Michigan respectively and are now making their home in St.-Germain-en-Laye, after having moved to France in October 2009. Stephen and Ellie bring six years experience serving as youth minsters in Wichita, Kansas at Maranatha Worship Center. Stephen and Ellie have a daughter and son and serve The Bridge in a number of areas, including providing leadership for youth ministry and administration.
_ Even though Gordon and Faye White have just entered their retirement, they moved to the Ile-de-France in November 2009 to become a part of The Bridge team, making their home just to the west of St.-Germain-en-Laye in the town of Chambourcy. No strangers to France or the French language, the White’s spent about a decade living in Switzerland, France, Ivory Coast and Togo where they became fluent in French and fell in love with the French-speaking world. Gordon and Faye work in a variety of areas, bringing their more than 40 years of Christian ministry experience to The Bridge’s efforts.
_ Mark and Tania Wolf moved to St. Germain-en-Laye from Mayville, Wisconsin in February 2010. Mark and Tania have a son and a daughter, and serve the Bridge by leading children’s ministry, an area of passion for them in which they have years of experience.
More team members will be added soon.