Pat Bruce accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at the age of 14 in Melbourne, Florida. He graduated from Baptist Bible College in 1992. From there, he went on to serve at Bethany Baptist Church in West Melbourne, Florida for six years as their youth and associate pastor. At Bethany he met and married his wife Heather, and they now have two daughters: Brittany and Hannah. In late 1998, Pat and his family came to Mill Creek Baptist Church to serve as lead pastor.

Pat has served the Lord and his communities for over thirty years. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, golf, college football, and making a joyful noise. For many years Pat has been the chaplain of the Scioto Township Fire Department, and is fondly known in the area as "O' preacher man."

Mill Creek Baptist Church is a community of believers. What does that mean, the word community? We believe that together in fellowship we grow closer to God and one another. The bible speaks about iron sharpening iron. We believe that together we grow stronger. We are a community of believers.

Mill Creek Baptist Church strives to be a church without walls. Jesus calls for us to go outside the walls to reach the lost and the broken. It is there that the lost will be found. Mill Creek Baptist Church makes an effort to be like the church from the book of Acts, to see our city changed.

Mill Creek Baptist Church highly values our relationships with one another. We look to grow through fellowship, and ultimately growing closer to God. We value the word of God, and the leadership of the Holy Spirit. We look to extend grace to all of the lost and broken, and lead those with no hope to the hope of Jesus Christ.