New Brighton Christian Church Staff & Leadership
The staff and leadership here at NBCC is comprised of men and women who love, care and pray for every single person in the church. If you have questions for any of our staff, feel free to reach out and email them or call our church office to speak with them.
Dave Bruess
Interim minister
Dave is currently the interim minister with New Brighton Christian Church. Dave was born and raised in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa before attending Minnesota Bible College where he met his wife, Tracy. Dave and Tracy served with Sunnyview Christian Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and then in 1995 they moved to the Twin Cities to begin their first ministry with NBCC. Dave worked as the IT Director for Volunteers of America of Minnesota and then Saint Therese Senior Communities before starting his own business. Most recently, Dave and Tracy finished a three-year interim ministry with the Dassel Church of Christ (now Hope Central Christian Church). Dave and Tracy have two grown sons, Joel and Joshua and they all live in Blaine where Dave has his own technology company, Daily and Business Computing, Inc.
Donna Fuller
Office administrator/ministry of first impressions
Donna is currently also the janitor for the church with the help of her son, Daniel. Donna's late husband, Michael was the previous janitor and Donna and Daniel took on that responsibility when Michael was no longer able to work. Donna also has a daughter, Rachel who is married to Dustin. Rachel helps with some graphic design and technology issues for NBCC in her spare time. Rachel and Daniel grew up attending NBCC and have been members since they were teenagers.
Donna and Daniel have two cats and live in New Brighton.
Thomas bird
Worship Ministry
Thomas is originally from California and has been living in Minnesota since 2015. He has a strong love of music having played guitar since childhood. He has been attending NBCC since 2017 and has been playing on the worship team since 2021. He lives in White Bear Lake and is married to Sasha Bird. They have two children.
