Ben Durbin
Lead Pastor | Elder
Ben is married to Becky and they have four daughters. Ben helped start The Bridge in 2006 and has been serving as the lead pastor since 2011. Ben's primary responsibilities include oversight of preaching, leadership development, and vision.
Stan Jackson
Marketplace Elder
Stan is married to Christina and they have two children. Stan is a Marketplace Elder and has been serving as and Elder at The Bridge since 2010.
Randy Thebeau
Executive Pastor | Elder
Randy is married to Sarah and they have two children. Randy has been at The Bridge since 2012, and became our Executive Pastor in 2019. Randy's primary responsibilities include leading the staff and handling administrative duties.
Seth Durbin
Bonne Terre Pastor | Elder
Seth is married to Amanda and they have four daughters. Seth has been serving and leading at The Bridge since it was planted in 2006. Seth is the pastor of our Bonne Terre congregation.
David Miller
Marketplace Elder
David is married to Amy and they have three children. David and Amy have been at attending and serving The Bridge since 2013 and have been leading as our Youth leaders since 2017.
Derek Cook
Youth Pastor & Worship Pastor | Elder
Derek is marred to Jessica and they have two children. Derek and Jessica have been attending and serving The Bridge since 2014 as a Worship Leader and most recently as Youth Pastor and Worship Pastor.
Tony Petrie
Missional Community Director | Deacon
Tony is married to Heather, they been at The Bridge since 2012, leading our Missional Communities since 2019. Tony oversee's the Missional Community leaders and helps connect guest and new member to the Missional Community Groups.
Tammy Durbin
Office Manager| Deacon
Tammy is married to Roger, has 4 children, and has been on staff at The Bridge since we planted in 2006. Tammy handles all things office administration.
Natalie Kauffmann
Bridge Kids Director | Deacon
Natalie is married to Derek and they have 1 daughter. She has been serving in various capacities at The Bridge since 2009, but most recently began serving as our Bridge Kids Director.
Kathie Klima
BK Assistant
Kathy is married to Jon, she is one of our Bridge Kids assistants and has been serving in our children's ministry since we planted in 2006.
Jared Miller
Tech and Media Assistant
Jared is married to Catherine and has two kids. They have been at The Bridge since 2021. Normally seen playing the drums Sunday morning, Jared makes sure our tech and media is up and running for every service.