Welcome!

Pine Grove is excited to announce its newest upcoming pastor, Bradley Bruce.  Pastor Bruce will join us for his first day in the pulpit on Sunday, November 2, 2025.  

He will soon be ending his service as Chaplain, to which he serves the 56th Multi-Domain Command as the first command chaplain and the surrounding community in USAG Wiesbaden on ADOS orders. He is also assigned as the IMA Chaplain to SOCPAC, Camp Smith, HI. Brad is happily married to Cyndy Bruce and has four daughters, Abby, Ashley, Hannah, and Rachael.

Chaplain Bruce was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in rural North Carolina. He enlisted in the Army following graduation from N.C A&T State University in 1993 and served with the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment for his enlistment before returning home to work as an engineer.

During his break in service Brad was active in his local church assuming various leadership roles until becoming a pastor in 2005. He pastored several churches in North Carolina while also volunteering as a chaplain for the VA and the NC Highway Patrol prior to returning to the Army as a United States Army Reserve chaplain in 2010. 

He is endorsed by the Global Methodist Church where he is an elder in full connection with the North Carolina Conference.  Let us prepare our hearts to give a warm welcome to Pastor Bradley Bruce and his wife, Cyndy.