A Florida native, Bruce and his wife Marcia both grew up in Pinellas County and first came to Lakeside shortly after their marriage in 1976. He began serving the church as an elder in 1983. Bruce spent over 38 years working as a law enforcement officer in two local police agencies. While working, he also attended Dallas Theological Seminary’s Tampa extension, graduating in December 1999 with his Master of Arts degree in Bible Studies.


Bruce serves as the pastor of the Fellowship Class, one of our adult Sunday School fellowships, a class he has taught continuously since 1980. Since retiring from law enforcement in October 2012, he has also taken on the responsibility of serving as the executive director of Verse by Verse Ministries, Lakeside’s radio ministry featuring Pastor Kreloff’s Bible teaching. Bruce and Marcia have three adult children and seven grandchildren.