 About Us - Leadership Pastor - Bruce Forsee, Ph.D.  Pastor Forsee has served as pastor of Alexandria Bible Church since 1989. He grew up in Colorado, a state he still loves. He's a thankful husband, married to Kye (also from Colorado), and a proud father of four wonderful children, all of whom have been or still are being home-schooled. Bruce and Kye also are enjoying being grandparents of three: twin girls and a boy. Through raising their children, the pastor and his wife developed a passion for a parenting ministry to other families. Raising children is a difficult task, and God has entrusted the job of parenting to parents, not professionals. Therefore, he and Kye periodically co-teach a parenting class which gives not only the biblical principles but also practical advice on raising obedient, happy children. Seeing a dearth of clear teaching from Scripture in many modern churches, Pastor Forsee entered the ministry burdened to communicate clearly God's Word to believers. Because God uses His Word, not man's ideas, to transform people, Pastor Forsee endeavors to derive all his teaching from the Bible. His doctoral dissertation was on the believer's union with Jesus Christ and how that union affects every aspect of our lives. Pastor Forsee recently discovered that he's a 9th generation descendent of a Huguenot preacher, and he continues preaching in the Reformed tradition. In his spare time, he enjoys such things as fishing, paintball, and, of course, spending time with his grandchildren. Elders Charles R. Marineau, Jr. Charlie Marineau came to Alexandria Bible Church in 1997 based upon a recommendation of a fellow naval officer in Hawaii, where he was then stationed. He has served as an Elder for 9 years. He is happily married to Belinda (from Jacksonville, Florida), his wife of 31 years, and they have 3 children and 1 grandchild. His son is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Dallas Theological Seminary. Charlie serves as a home group leader on Sunday evenings. Originally from New Hampshire, Charlie served his country as a naval officer and was stationed in Florida, Texas, Colorado, Hawaii, Italy, Rhode Island, and San Francisco before coming to Alexandria. During his penultimate tour of duty, Charlie had the privilege of serving on the US Joint Task Force-FULL ACCOUNTING, helping to conduct search and recovery operation for Viet Nam-era POW/MIA's. He now works as a senior government employee of the Defense Department. Charlie has a passion for evangelism and for the past 21 years has served with the Gideons International, the non-profit ministry which distributes Bibles worldwide. He has served in the Mount Vernon area south of Alexandria and in 2003 participated in a two-week trip to Colombia, South America helping to place almost 1 million Scriptures. Most recently, he has been honored to serve as a state president of the Gideons for Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC, and northern Virginia. Phil Sargeant Phil Sargeant, a member of the church since 1993, became an elder in 1999. He leads the adult Sunday school, having covered lessons primarily based in the Gospels. His wife, Jane, is one of the church pianists. |
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