Pastor Bragdon has been ministering at Calvary Baptist Church since 2003. A native of Northern Indiana, he is currently enrolled in an Arts in Religion degree program through Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
He served as a missionary in Japan from 1982 to 1995 and church planter in the Chicago land area. He came to Athens from central Kentucky where he was pastor of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church.
He and his wife, Resa, have been married since 1980 and have five children, Luke, Nathan, Autumn, Chloe, and Micah. Luke married Alison Fulton in 2009 and is Calvary's Music Director. Autumn married Jeffrey Doring in 2009 and are also members of Calvary.
Pastor Bragdon is committed by conviction to the authority of the Holy Scriptures. His messages and lessons are Bible based, with an emphasis on scriptural exposition.
Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity.
- Adrian Rogers