Carl Bridges has been a member of Lonsdale Christian Church and Cornerstone Christian Church off and on since 1960 and continuously since 1987. He studied at Johnson University, Lincoln (IL) Christian University, and Union Presbyterian Seminary. He and his late wife Glenda have two children, who with their spouses and Carl’s four grandchildren all belong to Cornerstone. For hobbies, he walks and reads, rarely at the same time.