The Bridge Church Leadership
The Bridge Church is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.
Timothy Porter
Senior Pastor
Pastor Tim and his wife Abby planted The Bridge Church in October 2016. Prior to that, he served as Senior Pastor of Rice's Creek Baptist Church in Liberty, SC.
The attributes that best describe Tim as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like The Bridge Church where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Tim takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.
Pastor Tim and Abby have been married for 25 years. They have 3 daughters, Janna, Maggie and Carley, 2 son in laws, Zach and Cameron, a granddaughter, Millie Kate and grandson Hudson.
Abby Porter
Director of Bridge Culture
Abby is married to Senior Pastor Tim and helped to plant The Bridge Church in October 2016. Abby is Director of Bridge Culture. Her focus is making sure everything stays within the vision God has given for The Bridge and overseeing ministries and Bridge culture.
Abby has been married to Pastor Tim for 27 years, is the mother of 3 beautiful daughters, 2 son-in-laws and a grandmother.
Michelle Garcia
Worship Leader and Trustee
Michelle is a beautiful soul and worship leader here at The Bridge. She has been a worship leader for 10 plus years in different churches and programs. She is also a leader in the Celebrate Recovery program at a sister church in Pickens. Michelle and her husband, Charlie and son Liam all play or sing in the Bridge Worship band.
Michelle is also on our Trustee leadership team.
She is the mom to 5 children, Audrey, Caleb, Maddie, Liam and Charlie. She is also a realtor and work for The School District of Pickens County.
Janna Epting
Children's Director
Janna is our fun, outgoing and always planning children's director. Janna comes to the Bridge Kids with knowlege in classroom managment as she is a 3rd grade teacher in our community.
Janna is married to Zach and they have 2 Children, Mille Kate and Hudson.
Zach Epting
Teaching Pastor
Zach is our teaching pastor at The Bridge Church. He conducts all large group studies on Wednesday nights with our adults.
He is married to Janna and they have 2 children. He also owns 2 Oaks Solutions, a remodel and construction company in Easley.
Darion Brooks
Volunteer Coordinator
Darion is our amazing Volunteer Coordinator at The Bridge. She works with our staff and volunteers to make sure Sundays and any events run smoothly. She is also married to Wade and have a daughter with another on the way.