Dr. Larry Brubaker - Retired

Dr. Larry Brubaker is a native of Freeport, IL, and was saved there as a child. He preached his first sermon at the age of 14 in 1954. He attended Bob Jones University and Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, where he met LaVanda Oyloe.

After their marriage in 1963, he served as Music and Youth Director at First Baptist Church in Rockford, IL, and Music Director at Eagledale Baptist Church, Indianapolis, IN.  The Brubakers joined the Ron Comfort Evangelistic Team in May, 1976. His responsibilities for the team included leading the congregational singing and directing the Crusade Choir.

The Brubakers moved to Kings Mountain, NC in August 1993 where Pastor Brubaker served at Emmanuel as Music Pastor when not in revival crusades. Pastor Brubaker retired in August 2020 after serving faithfully for 37 years.