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William Jacob Erdman(MOODY)
1 18105? 610? Allentown(ALTW), Lehigh County, PA
1834(02/21) - 1923(01/27) Dwight Lyman Moody(MOODY)
1 01360 413? Northfield, Franklin County, MA
1837(02/05) - 1899(12/22) James Haswell Harwood(MOODY)
1 05201 802440,2,7
Bennington(BGTN), VT
1837(09/08) - 1932(04/13) George Carter Needham(MOODY)
353 V93 ? Kenmare, KY, IE
1845(05) - 1902(02/02)

Charles A. Blanchard(CMA,MOODY)
1 61401? 309? Galesburg(GLBG), Knox County, IL
1848(11/08) - 1925(12/20) Charles Frederic Goss(MOODY)
1 13113 315? Meridian, Cayuga County, NY
1852(06/14) - 1930(05/07) Amzi Clarence Dixon(MOODY)
1 28150? 704? Shelby(SHLB), Cleveland County, NC
1854(07/06) - 1925(06/14) Reuben Archer Torrey(MOODY)
1 07030 201? Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ
1856(01/28) - 1928(10/26) Peter Wiley Philpott
(SALVATIONARMY,CMA,MOODY)
1C N0L1P0 519? Iona, ON
1865(11/25) - 1957(04/01)

Henry Allen Ironside(MOODY)
1C M? 416? Toronto(TORO), ON
1876(10/14) - 1951(01/15) Daniel Paul Rader(CMA,MOODY)
1 80202? 303? Denver(DNVR), CO
1879(08/24) - 1938(07/19) Lance Brenton Latham(BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK)
1 16256 814? Denton, Smicksburg, Indiana County, PA
1894(03/21) - 1985(01/15) Alan Redpath(MOODY)
44 NE 191 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, GB
1907(01/09) – 1989(03/16) S. Franklin Logsdon(MOODY)
?
1907 - 1987(08/13)

John Fullerton MacArthur(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
1C T1Y? 403? Calgary(CLGR), AB
1914(03/30) - 2005(06/15) George Sweeting(MOODY)
1 07508? 973? Haledon(HLDN), Passaic County, NJ
1924(10/01) - 2024(09/10) Harold L. Longenecker(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
Elizabethtown, PA
1926(10/12) - 2014(05/16) Warren Wendall Wiersbe(MOODY)
1 46312 219378,91,2,7,8,9
East Chicago(ECHC), Lake County, IN
1929(05/16) – 2019(05/02)

Erwin W. Lutzer(TGC,MOODY)
1C S4K? 306? Regina, SK
1941(10/03) William Hybels(WILLOWCREEK)
1 49001? 269? Kalamazoo(KLMZ), MI
1951(12/12) James S. MacDonald
(HARVEST)
1C N5V? 519? London(LOND), ON
1960(10/04) Scott J. Ziegler(BRIDGE)
1 54601? 608? La Crosse(LCRS), WI
1961(03/28) Dave Dummitt(WILLOWCREEK)
1 45202? 513? Cincinnati(CNCN), Hamilton County, OH
1973/4
This group ordered by approximate dates of birth

Charles M. Morton
(MOODY)
?
? Walter R. Faust
(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
?
? William A. Tecklenburg
(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
?
? Richard Sisson (and Carol)
(BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK)
?
?

Craig Massey
(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
?
? - 1999 Louis Barbieri
(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
?
? Steve Lyon
(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
?
? Howard Duncan
(BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK)
?
? Robert Schrader
(BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK)
?
?

Tim Bruns
(BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK)
?
? Jeffrey Ronald Bucknam
(HARVEST)
1 02205? 617? Boston(BSTN), Suffolk County, MA
? Steve Gillen
(WILLOWCREEK)
1 64015? 816? Blue Springs(BLSP),
Jackson County, MO
? Shawn Williams
(WILLOWCREEK)
1 79105? 806? Amarillo(AMRL),
Potter County, TX
? Philip Miller
(MOODY)
1 ? ? ?, WI

Louise E. Lockwood Massey
(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
1 07102? 973? Newark(NWRK),
Essex County, NJ
1921(10/12) - 2017(10/15) Carol Irene Robinson Barbieri
(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES)
1 98402? 253? Tacoma(TACM),
Pierce County, WA
1941(06/14) – 2024(11/06)

From wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Church
J.H. Harwood (1866–1869)
Rev. William J. Erdman, D.D. (1876–1878)
Charles M. Morton (1878–1879)
George C. Needham (1879–1881)
Charles F. Goss (1885–1890)
Charles A. Blanchard (1891-1893)
Dr. Reuben A. Torrey (1894–1906)
A.C. Dixon, D.D. (1906–1911)
Paul Rader (1915–1921)
Rev. Peter Wiley Philpott, D.D. (1922–1929)
Dr. Harry A. Ironside (1930–1948)
S. Franklin Logsdon (1951–1952)
Alan Redpath (1953–1962)
George Sweeting (1966–1971)
Warren W. Wiersbe (1971–1978)
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer (1980–2016)
Philip Miller (2020–Present)

From a sign at The Bridge Community Church Des Plaines Campus.
"1927 Bible Faith Church hosts its first service in Des Plaines.
1959 Name changes to Des Plaines Bible Church.
2008 Name changes to The Bridge Community Church and our Spanish Campus launches one year later.
2018 The Bridge Randhurst Campus launches after merging with Prospect Christian Church.
2019 The Bridge merges with Northside Gospel Center and Camp Awana, and our Portage Park Campus launches.
2023 The Bridge North Shore Campus launches in Christian Heritage Academy.
TODAY Because of your generosity, thousands gather across four locations every weekend. What does God have in store for The Bridge? Only God know. But we've been handed the baton. We're not doing anything new. It's just our turn now."

2026(03/09) facebook comment from Scott J. Ziegler(pastor of The Bridge Community Church) listing pastors of
Bible Faith Church/Des Plaines Bible Church
"Walter Faust was the founding pastor in 1927, and they called the church Bible Faith Church, then.
Following Pastors were: William Tecklenburg (1945-1957),
Craig Massey (1958-1976), when it was renamed Des Plaines Bible Church.
Jack MacArthur (1977-1979),
Harold Longnecker (1979-1986),
Louis Barbieri (1987-1995),
Steve Lyon (1996-2006).
I came in 2007. We renovated the building and changed the name to The Bridge in 2009.
Since, we've added 4 campuses: Randhurst, Spanish, Portage Park, and North Shore.
3 names, 8 lead pastors, same mission, same church."

North Side Gospel Center started on Fullerton in a storefront; built Central Avenue location in 1947-48(this building became BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK.
Pastors of Northside Gospel Center include
Lance Latham (founding pastor)
Dick Sisson (? - 1978(fall))
Robert Schrader (? - ?)
Tim Bruns (2002(05) - 2008(04))
Howard Duncan (? - 2019(06))

Pastors of Willow Creek Community Church include
Bill Hybels (1975(10/12) - 2018(04/10)
Steve Gillen (2018(08) - 2020(01))) interim
Dave Dummitt (2020(04) - 2025(04/01))
Shawn Williams (2025(04/01)-Present)

Pastors of Harvest Bible Chapel include
James MacDonald (1988 - 2019)
Jeff Bucknam (2021(07/12)-Present)

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William Jacob Erdman(MOODY) 1 18105? 610? Allentown(ALTW), Lehigh County, PA 1834(02/21) - 1923(01/27)	Dwight Lyman Moody(MOODY) 1 01360 413? Northfield, Franklin County, MA 1837(02/05) - 1899(12/22)	James Haswell Harwood(MOODY) 1 05201 802440,2,7 Bennington(BGTN), VT 1837(09/08) - 1932(04/13)	George Carter Needham(MOODY) 353 V93 ? Kenmare, KY, IE 1845(05) - 1902(02/02)

Charles A. Blanchard(CMA,MOODY) 1 61401? 309? Galesburg(GLBG), Knox County, IL 1848(11/08) - 1925(12/20)	Charles Frederic Goss(MOODY) 1 13113 315? Meridian, Cayuga County, NY 1852(06/14) - 1930(05/07)	Amzi Clarence Dixon(MOODY) 1 28150? 704? Shelby(SHLB), Cleveland County, NC 1854(07/06) - 1925(06/14)	Reuben Archer Torrey(MOODY) 1 07030 201? Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ 1856(01/28) - 1928(10/26)	Peter Wiley Philpott (SALVATIONARMY,CMA,MOODY) 1C N0L1P0 519? Iona, ON 1865(11/25) - 1957(04/01)

Henry Allen Ironside(MOODY) 1C M? 416? Toronto(TORO), ON 1876(10/14) - 1951(01/15)	Daniel Paul Rader(CMA,MOODY) 1 80202? 303? Denver(DNVR), CO 1879(08/24) - 1938(07/19)	Lance Brenton Latham(BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK) 1 16256 814? Denton, Smicksburg, Indiana County, PA 1894(03/21) - 1985(01/15)	Alan Redpath(MOODY) 44 NE 191 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, GB 1907(01/09) – 1989(03/16)	S. Franklin Logsdon(MOODY) ? 1907 - 1987(08/13)

John Fullerton MacArthur(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) 1C T1Y? 403? Calgary(CLGR), AB 1914(03/30) - 2005(06/15)	George Sweeting(MOODY) 1 07508? 973? Haledon(HLDN), Passaic County, NJ 1924(10/01) - 2024(09/10)	Harold L. Longenecker(BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) Elizabethtown, PA 1926(10/12) - 2014(05/16)	Warren Wendall Wiersbe(MOODY) 1 46312 219378,91,2,7,8,9 East Chicago(ECHC), Lake County, IN 1929(05/16) – 2019(05/02)

Erwin W. Lutzer(TGC,MOODY) 1C S4K? 306? Regina, SK 1941(10/03)	William Hybels(WILLOWCREEK) 1 49001? 269? Kalamazoo(KLMZ), MI 1951(12/12)	James S. MacDonald (HARVEST) 1C N5V? 519? London(LOND), ON 1960(10/04)	Scott J. Ziegler(BRIDGE) 1 54601? 608? La Crosse(LCRS), WI 1961(03/28)	Dave Dummitt(WILLOWCREEK) 1 45202? 513? Cincinnati(CNCN), Hamilton County, OH 1973/4


Charles M. Morton (MOODY) ? ?	Walter R. Faust (BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) ? ?	William A. Tecklenburg (BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) ? ?	Richard Sisson (and Carol) (BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK) ? ?

Craig Massey (BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) ? ? - 1999	Louis Barbieri (BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) ? ?	Steve Lyon (BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) ? ?	Howard Duncan (BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK) ? ?	Robert Schrader (BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK) ? ?

Tim Bruns (BRIDGE-PORTAGEPARK) ? ?	Jeffrey Ronald Bucknam (HARVEST) 1 02205? 617? Boston(BSTN), Suffolk County, MA ?	Steve Gillen (WILLOWCREEK) 1 64015? 816? Blue Springs(BLSP), Jackson County, MO ?	Shawn Williams (WILLOWCREEK) 1 79105? 806? Amarillo(AMRL), Potter County, TX ?	Philip Miller (MOODY) 1 ? ? ?, WI


Louise E. Lockwood Massey (BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) 1 07102? 973? Newark(NWRK), Essex County, NJ 1921(10/12) - 2017(10/15)	Carol Irene Robinson Barbieri (BRIDGE-DESPLAINES) 1 98402? 253? Tacoma(TACM), Pierce County, WA 1941(06/14) – 2024(11/06)