Pastor Rick Bridston was born and raised in Southern California. He attended Pasadena City College, Calif. State Polytechnic University, Fuller Theological Seminary, and the Lutheran Brethren Seminary. He has done further studies at Fuller Seminary, Bethel Seminary, Westminster Seminary, and Luther Seminary.
He is married to Marcia and they have four grown children and one grown dog.
Pastor Bridston has served congregations in Eugene, Oregon; Minneapolis, MN; Mt. Bethel, PA; and Eau Claire, WI, before coming to Bethany on Staten Island in 2002. From 1989-1994 he taught at the Lutheran Brethren Bible College in Fergus Falls, MN. He has previously served churches in Oregon, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
