Bruce Bumgardner has served as the pastor of Pine Valley Bible Church since its inception in the fall of 1994. Bruce is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary (ThM) and in addition to ministering at Pine Valley has spoken at pastors' conferences and seminaries in many countries around the world including Brazil, Pakistan, India, Zimbabwe, Poland, Nigeria, the Philippines, Ukraine and England, as well as the United States. He and his wife Cyndy were married in 1984 and have three adult children, Marcia, Bruce Jr, and David.  They have three grandchildren, Brett, Eva and Brazos.

“I had the tremendous advantage of growing up in a Christian home with two wonderful parents who loved me and taught me the Word of God from a very young age. I placed my faith in Jesus Christ in a Sunday School class at Grace Bible Church in Dallas Texas when I was seven years old. I do not know the dear lady’s name who presented me the gospel on that flannel board that day, but I am extremely grateful for her faithfulness in doing what she was called to do. Since that time I have always had an intense appreciation for those who work with our kids. They play such an important role in the Body of Christ.

In September 1994 I had dinner with a long time friend, Don Tippit, and he suggested that we consider planting a church in Deer Park, a suburb of Houston. Neither of us knew much about church planting but we both felt led to follow through with the idea, so we held our first service a couple of months later with two other families in a small office space which was donated to us by a man I did not know and to this day have never met. From the beginning, the grace of God was at work in this ministry.

Over the years I have developed a pretty simple philosophy of ministry. I deeply desire to see people trust Christ as their savior and then grow to maturity in their Christian faith. I believe that this is accomplished by providing consistent, accurate Biblical teaching while at the same time encouraging the application of what is taught to our lives. Paul said that the end goal of all he taught was love. At Pine Valley we strive to know God better and as a result love Him and one another more deeply. Like I said, it’s a pretty simple philosophy.”