Bruce Bowers – Associate Pastor

Reared in a Roman Catholic home, Bruce came to know Christ at age 19, through the ministry of Campus Crusade. After graduating from Rutgers University, he worked for 12 years as a systems engineer in the networking technology industry. Sensing a call to Christian ministry, Bruce attended Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) and pursued further studies at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), completing the Master of Theology in New Testament. Bruce has served with the Campus Ministers Association at Auburn University and enjoyed working with international students. He also taught Bible and theology courses at Trinity Christian School (TCS) for many years.

Jared Collins – Associate Pastor

Jared holds a B.A. in Bible from Columbia International University (Columbia, SC) and an M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte, NC). He previously served as a Pastoral Intern at Christ Covenant Church (Matthews, NC). Jared and his wife Emily have four daughters.

2026 Active Officers

Ruling Elders

  • James Bartley
  • Chuck Beams
  • Ron Burgess
  • David Carpenter
  • Roger Lien
  • Tom Rickles
  • Dozier Smith T

Deacons

  • Frank Arnold
  • Jackson Gunter
  • Joseph Kelleher
  • Randall Kendrick
  • Hank Smith
  • John Troxel
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