Assistant Pastor Bruce Otto

Bruce has been assistant pastor at Grace Central since June of 2025. The Ottos have resided in Gretna, NE since 2019 where Bruce pastored another PCA church. He is married to Courtney, and their children are Maggie, Caroline, and Charlie. Maggie is an art education teacher in Chicago. Caroline recently graduated from Covenant College and is doing an art fellowship in Indianapolis. Charlie is a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Bruce was raised on a farm in central Illinois (Courtney in Peoria, IL) and he graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary (M.Div.) in St. Louis. Upon graduation, he worked for several years on staff at the seminary and then for 6 years as pastor of a church in northwest Illinois before coming to the Omaha area. Bruce enjoys music, reading, movies (especially documentaries), and watching the St. Louis Cardinals with Charlie (sorry Cub fans!). He also works part-time in radio putting his under graduate degree in Mass Communication/Broadcasting to work and still loves it! Courtney has a green thumb and enjoys working outside, being a part of school and community events, and teaching piano lessons. While without a placement now, Bruce and Courtney have also been foster parents for the past several years. Bruce wishes he were as good at this as Courtney is!