{"id":1734,"date":"2026-03-06T21:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.icf.church\/bydgoszcz\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T17:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:46:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icf.church\/bydgoszcz\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-2\" class=\"pt-2 pb-2 alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n            <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"block-1\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 d-flex flex-column with-streched-height-children align-items-stretch align-items-md-stretch\">\n  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h1 id=\"block-3\" class=\"h1 display-1 text-center\">\n  Welcome to ICF Bydgoszcz<\/h1>\n\n<div id=\"block-5\" class=\"pt-2 pb-2 alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n            <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"block-4\" class=\"col 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ms-auto opacity-50 d-md-none\"><\/i>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-10\" data-bs-theme=\"dark\" class=\"wp-block-yellowtree-icon-link-card\">\n  <div class=\"card-body flex-row justify-content-center align-items-center overflow-hidden gap-2 px-5 px-md-3 py-3 py-md-6\">\n    <div class=\"d-flex align-items-center gap-4 me-auto me-md-0 flex-md-column text-md-center gap-md-3\">\n      <i class=\"icon-square fs-2 fs-md-lg-const fa-solid fa-calendar-days\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n      <a class=\"stretched-link fs-base-const\" href=\"https:\/\/icf.church\/bydgoszcz\/en\/events\/\" target=\"\">\n        Events      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n          <i class=\"icon fs-base-const fa-chevron-right ms-auto opacity-50 d-md-none\"><\/i>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block-26\" class=\"pt-2 pb-2 alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n          <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"block-25\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 d-flex flex-column with-streched-height-children align-items-stretch align-items-md-stretch\">\n  <div id=\"block-16\" class=\"pt-2 pb-2 alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n            <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"block-15\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 d-flex flex-column with-streched-height-children align-items-stretch align-items-md-stretch\">\n  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 id=\"block-17\" class=\"mt-4 h3 display-3 text-center\">\n  A new church experience<\/h3>\n\n<p id=\"block-18\" class=\"text-start\">\n  <\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-19\" class=\"text-start\">\n  <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">\u2026Jesus is alive!<\/strong> We believe that Jesus Christ lives and wants to save every person. We are convinced that the Gospel provides the best answer to the questions and problems we face daily. We know that we demonstrate our love for God most fully by offering one another love, respect, and forgiveness. In everything we do, we strive to be obedient to the Bible and faithful to the teachings of the New Testament.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-20\" class=\"text-start\">\n  <\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-21\" class=\"mb-6 text-start\">\n  Welcome to our website \u2013 ICF Bydgoszcz. The acronym &#8220;ICF&#8221; stands for International Christian Fellowship. ICF is made up of evangelical churches from across Europe. We are united by a common dream \u2013 we want to inspire people to live with Jesus Christ every day! We want to do this in a contemporary, creative, innovative, and sometimes even a little crazy way! In this church, we can meet and get to know God personally, cultivate relationships with others, and utilize and promote our talents and gifts. We want to convey the best message: that God loves us and desires a personal relationship with us, in a modern way.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"block-24\" class=\"pt-2 pb-2 alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n            <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"block-23\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 d-flex flex-column with-streched-height-children align-items-stretch align-items-md-stretch\">\n  <article id=\"block-22\" data-bs-theme=\"dark\" class=\"wp-block-yellowtree-card card has-context-height\" style=\"--card-img-position:51% 30%\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.icf.church\/wp-content\/live\/uploads\/sites\/1\/sites\/1\/sites\/119\/2026\/03\/08134221\/dsc_0365-1-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.icf.church\/wp-content\/live\/uploads\/sites\/1\/sites\/1\/sites\/119\/2026\/03\/08134221\/dsc_0365-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.icf.church\/wp-content\/live\/uploads\/sites\/1\/sites\/1\/sites\/119\/2026\/03\/08134221\/dsc_0365-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.icf.church\/wp-content\/live\/uploads\/sites\/1\/sites\/1\/sites\/119\/2026\/03\/08134221\/dsc_0365-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.icf.church\/wp-content\/live\/uploads\/sites\/1\/sites\/1\/sites\/119\/2026\/03\/08134221\/dsc_0365-1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.icf.church\/wp-content\/live\/uploads\/sites\/1\/sites\/1\/sites\/119\/2026\/03\/08134221\/dsc_0365-1-2048x1360.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">    <div class=\"card-body\">\n    <h3 class=\"card-title\">Welcome home!<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"card-text\">We invite you to join us for worship at ICF Bydgoszcz. If you have any questions, please contact us by email or in person after the service in the caf\u00e9 for coffee or tea. What&#8217;s especially important to us: people aren&#8217;t for the church, but the Church, including ICF, is for the people. Welcome, it&#8217;s great to have you with us!   <br><br>Iza i Micha\u0142 W\u0142odarczyk<br>Pastors of ICF Bydgoszcz<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block-29\" class=\"pt-9 pb-2 alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n            <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"block-28\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 d-flex flex-column with-streched-height-children align-items-stretch align-items-md-stretch\">\n  <h3 id=\"block-27\" class=\"h3 display-3 text-start\">\n  Our mission<\/h3>\n\n<p id=\"values\" class=\"mb-2 fs-lg text-start\">\n  As a church, our passion is to encourage people to become more like Jesus Christ, live without fear, and make a positive impact on the world.<\/p><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"block-36\" class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n            <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"block-31\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-end align-items-md-end\">\n  <div>\n    <a id=\"block-30\" href=\"https:\/\/icf.church\/en\/vision\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-yellowtree-button-link btn btn-outline-default\">\n      <span>Our vision<\/span>\n              <i class=\"icon fs-base-const fa-solid fa-globe\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n          <\/a>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-33\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center align-items-md-center\">\n  <div>\n    <a id=\"block-32\" href=\"https:\/\/icf.church\/en\/whatwebelieve\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-yellowtree-button-link btn btn-outline-default\">\n      <span>What we believe in<\/span>\n              <i class=\"icon fs-base-const fa-solid fa-cross\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n          <\/a>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-34\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-start align-items-md-start\">\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-35\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 d-flex flex-column with-streched-height-children align-items-stretch align-items-md-stretch\">\n  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"werte-2\" class=\"pt-8 pb-2 alignfull is-layout-constrained\">\n  <div>\n            <div class=\"row gx-4 gy-4 \">\n          \n\n<div id=\"werte-2\" class=\"col wp-block-yellowtree-column col-12 d-flex flex-column with-streched-height-children align-items-stretch align-items-md-stretch\">\n  <h3 id=\"werte\" class=\"h3 display-3 text-start\">\n  Our Code of Honor<\/h3>\n\n<p id=\"block-37\" class=\"mt-2 mb-2 text-start\">\n  <em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">&#8220;Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great crowd of witnesses, let us throw aside every obstacle and the sin that binds us and run with perseverance the race that is set before us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the one who awakens and perfects faith, who for the joy that was before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-38\" class=\"mb-6 text-start\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n  <em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">Bible &#8211; Hebrews 12:1-2, SNP<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p id=\"block-39\" class=\"text-start\">\n  As employees and leaders of ICF Bydgoszcz, our deepest desire is to successfully complete the race of faith. We are determined to live according to biblical moral standards. 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