Our Campus
Our Campus
Parking Information
Plenty of free parking is available on Sundays for members and visitors. The best place to park is in the Arts and Entertainment Parking Garage. This parking garage is accessible from East Washington Street. Make a right-hand turn into Renaissance Way directly after the WDVM building.
From the third level of the parking garage, you can walk straight out to Potomac Street, where the church’s front doors are located.
NOTE: On Sundays only, special handicapped and elderly parking is available in the small lot directly next to the church. We do not own this lot, so cars parked here on days other than Sunday will likely be towed.
A HISTORIC BUILDING
Our main building is the former Colonial Theatre, built in 1914 as a vaudeville stage later used as a movie theater. It was the first large movie house in Western Maryland. Its Baroque design has an extravagant exterior but subdued interior. The interior was altered after a fire in the late 1940s. Bridge of Life Church (then known as “Faith Chapel”) bought the building in 1976. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR
Extensive remodeling inside has given the building new life. The main auditorium and balcony area offer seating for 635 people. The beautiful entry foyer is used as meeting spot and a place to gather for fellowship before Sunday morning worship.
A FASCINATING AND HISTORIC FACADE
“The theater was built with a heavily ornamented, Baroque influenced façade, a listed national historic landmark. The most interesting part of the façade includes Baroque figures in a pedimented terra cotta glazed sculpture panel, a fretwork and diamond frieze, and a cornice with dentils. The sculpture was created by Henri Plasschaert, originally from Belgium, and a famous terra cotta sculpture artist in his day.
Plasschaert is the only terra cotta artist known to have signed his work on the facade of any building in NYC, which is an indicator of his reputation as a leading artist of his day. He did so at the German American Shooting Society Clubhouse building (1885) in the St. Mark’s district of NYC. Plasschaert was also commissioned by P.T. Barnum (of Barnum and Bailey’s Circus) to create a series of terra cotta panels for the Barnum Museum (1893) in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
These panels are American history told in terra cotta relief, starting from Native Americans to the Industrial Revolution in Brideport. Plasschaert’s signature also appears in terra cotta facades on several other turn-of-the-20th century buildings in cities around the United States and Canada.”
WORSHIP SANCTUARY
Our Sanctuary Worship Center is large enough to seat over 600 people. This beautiful, historic room has 35’ ceilings, elegant wood pillars and comfortable theater seats. Come worship with us this Sunday.
BRIDGE OF LIFE CENTER
The Bridge of Life Center is a 2500 sq. ft. hotel-quality meeting room used for many types of functions. Wedding Rehearsal Dinners, Parties, Corporate Meetings, Dinners, Movies. We are truly blessed to have this beautiful building and to allow the public to have access to it in our downtown.
THE SECRET PLACE PRAYER ROOM
At Bridge of Life, we believe that nothing significant of eternal value can be accomplished without prayer. The Secret Place is a 500 sq. ft. prayer room with a surround sound music system, beautiful and peaceful water fountain, communion table, prayer direction posters and all in a highly sound-proofed room. The Secret Place is open for prayer whenever the building is open and other times upon request. Call 301-791-1674.