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Our Story
Ten years ago we happened to be in the Bay, spending time with disciples we love. Our son Caden was five months old. Standing at the Golden Gate, we found ourselves dreaming out loud — not about plans, just about what the Bay Area could be, and the impact a place like this could have around the world.
We weren't making plans. But God was.
Planting a church here was never our idea — a decade later, it turned out to be His. In 2026, God made it unmistakable: He's bringing us back to the Bay. Same bridge. Same love for this place. His timing, not ours. In partnership with the SF Bay Fellowship — a network of house churches across the Bay Area — and the ICOC family of churches, Bay Bridge Church holds its first service in September 2026 at Cornerstone in Berkeley, and officially launches in August 2027.
Our purpose is simple: to love the people of the Bay and be a place of hope, restoration, and life for anyone who steps into our space. We wholeheartedly believe that God loves the Bay, that He is moving in our schools, workplaces, and homes — and that there's a place in it for you.
Meet Our Leaders
Stuart & Ashley Mains
@plantingthebayFor the past 19 years, God has led Stuart and Ashley to serve all over Southern California and the greater Boston area — most recently leading the Downtown Region of the Boston Church of Christ. Along the way He gave them four kids — Elle (13), Caden (10), Savannah (7), and Kevin (5) — and now He's calling all six of them to the Bay. They're not coming to build an empire or a building. They're coming to love this place, plant a church, and walk with people toward Jesus.
Golden Gate Bridge · 2016
Where It Started
The photo on this page is from 2016 — the day the dream was planted. God watered it for a decade. Now it's time to build a bridge: between people and God, between neighbors, and between the Bay and the world.
Core Values
Six values that bring clarity to our vision and shape everything we do.
We take God at His word. Faith isn't our fallback — it's our foundation. We ask "what's the best that could happen?" because we serve a God who moves.
Every person in the Bay matters to God, so they matter to us. We go first — first to say hi, first to serve, first to forgive.
The table always has more room. Whoever you are, whatever your story — you don't have to have it together to belong here.
We're not collecting attenders; we're forming disciples. Real relationships, real conversations, real growth — the way Jesus did it.
God went first in generosity. We give our time, talents, and treasure joyfully — because everything we have was given to us.
It's not about us. Every gathering, every ministry, every plan exists to lift up the name of Jesus over the Bay.