We welcome Bruce to the pulpit while Pastor Julie is away next Sunday. Bruce and Linda Salmon have been members of First Baptist Church since 2018. They began attending after Bruce retired from Village Baptist Church in Bowie, Maryland, where he served as pastor for 33 years. Before that, he served as associate pastor at Montgomery Hills Baptist Church in Silver Spring for almost eight years, from 1977 until 1985. Both Village and Montgomery Hills are sister congregations to First Baptist in the D.C. Baptist Convention.
Bruce and Linda continue to reside in Bowie. They are the parents of Amy and Marc. Amy lives in Springfield, Illinois where she is a librarian in the Lincoln Public Library. Marc lives in Los Angeles where he is a partner with the international accounting firm EY. Marc is married to Stacey, and they have one daughter, eight-year-old Ford.
A native of Texas, Bruce is a graduate of Baylor University. He received the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Bowie State University, with a specialization in Clinical Pastoral Counseling. Bruce is the author of seven books, including four in the Spelunking Scripture Bible study series. His latest book is The Barefoot Eulogist.
Bruce writes a monthly blog for his website: http://www.spelunkingscripture.com