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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Story and Photos by Justin Hamel, The Waco Bridge

After 1,700 Sundays preaching outside and under bridges, a Central Texas pastor retires

WACO — They lined up Sunday under giant pecan trees to wade into the muddy waters of the Middle Bosque River for a moment of redemption.

Before submerging, the 12 men and women testified how Jesus Christ changed their lives.

Most of them came to this moment through the ministry of Church Under the Bridge, whose congregants include the unhoused and mentally ill as well as Baylor University students and professionals.

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