Dr. Bruce Finklea joined FBCC's staff part time in Spring 2026 as the church's first Communications Director. 

He earned a B.S. in Mass Communication with a concentration in Journalism from the University of Montevallo in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Alabama in 2014. 

He also works as a professor of Mass Communication at the University of Montevallo, where he's currently in his 16th year as an educator.