Organizations Filed Purposes:
BRIDGE BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL IS A CHRISTIAN CHARITY/MISSION THAT FOCUSES ON THE NATION OF LATVIA. WE INITIATE AND EXECUTE PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH AND MISSION MOBILIZATION. WE BRING ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FORM VITAL PARTNERSHIPS AND USE THEIR GIFTS, NETWORKS AND RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN LATVIAN LEADERS, PASTORS, STUDENTS, YOUTH LEADERS, ORPHANS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND CAMPS. WE FOCUS ON MERCY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN LEADERS, BUILD VITAL PARTNERSHIPS AND CONNECT RESOURCES WITH NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE THE TRANSFORMATION OF LATVIA BY THE LOVE AND POWER OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
MINISTRIES IN AND/OR ON THE BEHALF OF LATVIA PERFORMED BY BBIS. NINE EMPLOYEES/MISSIONARIES INCLUDE PERSONAL COUNSELING AND MENTORING, CHURCH ASSISTANCE AND LEADERSHIP, TEACHING AND PREACHING, USING THE ARTS IN WORSHIP, PASTORAL CARE, OUTREACH, YOUTH WORK, ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM, ORPHAN CARE, OUTREACH TO CHILDREN AND TEENS, WORK WITH THE DISABLED AND WOMEN'S MINISTRIES.
EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE AMERICAN CHURCHES, CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LATVIAN CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE LONG AND SHORT TERM PARTNERSHIPS WITH 118 AMERICAN CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS, 65 CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN LATVIA AND 35 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN 10 COUNTRIES. OUR STAFF SPEAK TO MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR AT THESE CHURCHES AND AT OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. WE ARE CONTINUALLY EDUCATING, ENCOURAGING, MOTIVATING AND HELPING AMERICAN PARTNERS TO INCREASE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN THEIR EFFORTS IN LATVIA. THE AREAS OF OUR INFLUENCE EXTEND TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, ORPHAN CARE, CAMPS, RETREATS, CONFERENCES, PASTORAL TRAINING, OUTREACH EVENTS, ART CAMPS, CONCERTS, HUMANITARIAN AID, DISABLED ASSISTANCE, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION RECOVERY, CONSTRUCTION AND DENTAL CARE.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PERFORMED WITH LATVIAN ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHOM WE PARTNER. PARTNERS INCLUDE:PARTNERS ASSOCIATION LATVIA, BALTIC PASTORAL INSTITUTE, CAMP GANIBAS, LATVIAN BIBLICAL CENTER, ATRADUMS PUBLISHING, EAGLE'S WINGS CAMP, CELEBRATE RECOVERY LATVIA, EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP FORUM, LAUSANNE ART, GLOBAL BALTIC INITIATIVE AND LATVIAN EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. WE ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT EVENTS EACH YEAR FOR CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY WORKERS, PROFESSIONAL WOMEN AND NATIONAL LEADERS (LATVIAN NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST). OUR PRESIDENT, CHARLES KELLEY, TEACHES BIBLE AND THEOLOGY AT BALTIC PASTORAL INSTITUTE AND HE ALSO RECRUITS INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISTS TO TEACH ON TOPICS WHERE WE CANNOT FIND QUALIFIED LATVIANS TO TEACH. THIS IMPACTS SOME 60+ STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM WILL BE FUTURE PASTORS WE ASSIST IN THE TRANSLATION AND PUBLISHING OF BOOKS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Naomi Strauser | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $38,167 |
| Natalie Meeks | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ART MINISTRIES | 1 | $14,593 |
| Rev Charles D Kelley | PRESIDENT | 40 | $6,712 |
| Dr Matt Strauser | DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY/WEB MASTER | 1 | $2,596 |
| Glen Volkhardt | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Jack Eggar | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Gunars Iesalnieks | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Doud | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Christensen | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Norman | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Long | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Tommy Weathersbee | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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