Bridgeport Jubilee #1

May 16th-18th, 2025

About: Click here to read about the unit

Inside & Support Team Information

WEEKEND DETAILS

Weekend Leader:  Jim Austin jimaustin36@gmail.com  832-563-7352

Outside Leader:  TBD

Team Training Information: 

• Date/Location: April 26th  from 10:00am-2:30pm at Stonewater Godly Church located at 12656 FM 2331 Godley, TX 76064
• Date/Location: May 10th from 10:00am-12:30pm at Stonewater Godly Church located at 12656 FM 2331 Godley, TX 76064

Host Church:  First Baptist Church Bridgeport 1204 12th St., Bridgeport, TX 76426

Dates for the Weekend:

• May 15th 2:00PM- Support Team Set-up at the Host Church. 2:00PM Unit Inside Team Set-up for those that can help. 
• May 16th-18th Weekend Program (FRI-SUN 6:30 AM gate time) Inside team will meet at the unit each morning. Outside Team meets at the church, see outside leader for time
• May 18th- Commencement (3:00pm-5:00pm) Gate time 2:30pm
• May 31st 4th Day (see leader for gate time)

ACTION ITEMS:

LOG IN to the Volunteer Portal to view team downloads, training and more.

Please donate to the weekend if you can, click here to give (suggested amount to raise and/or donate is $250 per person).

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Make a prayer video on your phone. Preferably in landscape mode, record a video of family and friends saying, “Bridgeport Jubilee #1, we are praying for you! Email this to: jubileeprayervideo@gmail.com. You must include Bell Unit in the subject line.

Commencement: You do NOT need to sign up for commencement if you are on the Inside Team or Outside Support Team (you will be automatically added to the list) but we encourage you to invite friends and family.

Inside Team: Here are a few videos you can watch to help better prepare you before going inside for a weekend:

• Leader (Inside, Outside, Music) Training - 24 min
• Jubilee Overview - 9 min
• Family Table Dynamics - 14 min
• How to give a Talk or Homily - 8 min
• Entire Jubilee Program Overview (optional) The video below offers a walk-through of the entire Jubilee Program. If you are new to Jubilee and would like to better understand how your talk, homily, or other assignment fits into the overall structure of the weekend (and you have 30 minutes to spare!), please click on the link.
• Dance moves (don't laugh, we really do this!) This video is our attempt to show those of you that have never danced to "I'll fly away" or "Pharoah Pharoah" or some of our other dancing activities how to do the moves and enjoy yourself on the weekend! - 2 min

Contact Information: If you have any problems during the weekend, you can contact the Jubilee main number at (713) 364-5530 or email jubileeprisonministry@gmail.com. A volunteer will be monitoring these throughout the Jubilee weekend.