Les Bruggeman

Les is currently Director of Music at Wayside Chapel in Beavercreek.  Les regularly plays the keyboard and handles the audio-visual equipment for the church.  He is a respected musician in the local church world, playing bass guitar and guitar, as well as the piano.  He has played to a number of musical ensembles over the years.  Les is a machinist by trade and has worked both as a machine operator and an inspector.  Until her recent death, Les cared for an aging church member.  Les has skill and expertise in technology and handles the sound and recording equipment for the Bridge.

Chuck Graf

Chuck is a well known minister and musician in the local area.  He is proficient on both the steel guitar and the bass guitar and also has a strong singing voice.  He is currently serving as pastor for Greenewood Manor Nursing Home where he holds weekly Sunday services.  Born in Cincinnati, Chuck was an outstanding baseball and football player in high school.  He played baseball in college in Florida and Texas, attending Bible college and obeying the call to ministry.  Professionally, Chuck recently retired as a painter.  He cared for his Father, a World War II vet who served on the Yorktown, until his death.  Chuck now lives in Springfield and has two adult children and two grandchildren

John Rudisill

John has sung in churches since he was 3 years old, preached his first sermon at age 11, and was Director of Church Music as a teenager.  He taught Sunday School for over 30 years.  Now retired, his day job was as a consulting and clinical psychologist in private practice.  He also retired from Wright State University as Dean of the School of Professional Psychology.  He is married to Dr. Teresa Rudisill, also a psychologist, and they have two adult children.  Both of their children are in full-time Christian ministry.  They also have three remarkable grandsons, one of whom constructed this website.