Bruce C. McCartney, Senior Pastor

 Main Duties/Assignments:

To love God and His people through preaching His Word and leading the flock at Flint Hill Baptist Church.

 Educational Background:

Graduated from Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama, with a Bachelor of Arts in Bible.

Continued graduate work at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia.

 Family:

Bruce and Patty have been happily married for over 15 years.  His oldest son Sheldon is in the U. S. Marine Corps and has a beautiful wife Audra. Their youngest son Daniel is in the 8th grade and loves all sports and skating.

 Ministry Experience:

After serving 8 years in the United States Navy, Bruce surrendered to vocational ministry.  After graduating from Southeastern Bible College, he served as the Associate Pastor at Flint Hill Baptist Church for 5 years.  In June of 2000, Bruce was on a ministry team that planted a church in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  After his one-year commitment to the church plant was fulfilled, he came back to Flint Hill in June of 2001 as the Senior Pastor.

 Hobbies:

Most of all, Bruce enjoys spending time with his family.  He enjoys watching, playing, and coaching all sports.  In his spare time, he loves fishing, golfing, and traveling.  He loves to have an Italian meal and drink cappuccino.

 Personal Testimony:

Bruce received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior on Memorial Day of 1990 at the Key West Baptist Temple in Key West, Florida.  Sensing the call from the Lord, he surrendered to vocational ministry in April of 1993 at Marcus Pointe Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida.  He was licensed to preach the gospel in 1996, and ordained to the gospel ministry in 2000.