Bridge Water Community Life Center
The place where you can breath, grow and connect to the world!
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Our Mission
Bridgewater- Sullivan Community Life Center seeks to empower people to use the totality of their lived experiences and gifts in order to unite and develop for the benefit of oneself and community, for the expansion of wellness and lasting relationships.
What We Do
Connect People With Resources
Provide Community Organizing & Training
Bring people together through Life groups.
A life group is an intentional gathering of people where you can connect with others on a regular basis who share your interests, who are at a similar stage in life, or who have experience in an area where you would like coaching.
Our History
Kenwood Sullivan, owner of Sullivan Plumbing Co. in Champaign, Illinois, planned a $1.2 million apartment and commercial building at Fifth and Park streets in 2011 to encourage local development.
The two-story structure is located at the southwest corner, across from Salem Baptist Church and near Bethel A.M.E. Church. Previously, the lot held a single-story building known for its mural, which had an African-American history theme
The main level will offer 4,400 square feet of leasable space for offices, while the second floor will feature four 1,100-square-foot apartments with two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Sullivan plans to display photos of the mural, created in 1978 by local residents, in the lobby. Rev. Larry Lewis of Bethel A.M.E. Church fully supports the project, stating it enhances the neighborhood's appeal.
Bethel also aims to develop the Bridgewater-Sullivan Community Life Center, named for Erma Bridgewater and Kenwood Sullivan, over the next three years.