About the Pastor

Mike Bragdon, Pastor

Pastor Bragdon has been ministering at Calvary Baptist Church since 2003.  A native of Northern Indiana, he is currently enrolled in a Master of 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 inthe 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, born 1984, Nathan, born 1985, Autumn, born 1987, Chloe, born 1994, and Micah born 1996.

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.