Meet our Pastors, Elders, and Church Staff
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Cliff Woolls
Senior PasTor
(Leading and Teaching)
Cliff and his wife Christina have been part of Bridges since 1984 and are both graduates of UC Riverside. From 1989-1991 they attended seminary at Columbia Graduate School of Missions in Columbia South Carolina and from 1995-2002 they served as missionaries to Thailand with OMF International. They have two adult children and five grandchildren. Christina teaches Computer Science at Martin Luther King High School. Cliff was the Associate Pastor at Bridges from 2002-2009 and has been the Senior Pastor since 2009. He preaches, teaches, leads the staff team, coordinates pastoral care, provides vision and guidance for church ministries.
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Brian Drummond
Associate pastor
(Administration, Vision, and Operations)
Brian has a strong passionate commitment toward teaching and pouring into the next generation of students and kingdom minded world changers. Biblical teaching and expository preaching is a part of what he does to bring a greater understanding of God’s Word to people so they can be transformed and apply His Word to their lives. He graduated from California Baptist University majoring in Christian Studies “Pastoral Leadership” as well as Business Administration “Management”. Brian also graduated from Gateway Seminary with a Master of Theological Studies and will be graduating with a Master of Educational Leadership in December of 2024. Brian will begin his PhD in Leadership Studies at California Baptist University in the fall of 2025. He is married to his awesome wife Francesca and is a new father to his wonderful daughter Fern. For Brian, serving God is his greatest passion! Brian oversees and manages the day to day administration of the church. He also helps provide insight and oversight on church ministries such as children's, youth, and young adults. He leads and assists the elders and senior pastor in providing the future vision for Bridges church.