Editor's note: This feature originally appeared in the LDN 2026 20 Under 40 magazine which came out on July 29, 2026. For a copy of the magazine, go to 115 Broad Suite 101. Caleb Bridwell, 33, is the current director of admissions at Lafayette Christian School in LaGrange and serves as the pastor of Rock Mills First Baptist Church in Roanoke, Alabama. Bridwell was born on St. Patrick’s Day 1993 in Austin, Texas. As a baby, his family moved to Donalsonville, Georgia, in the extreme southwest corner of the state. Bridwell moved to Troup County in 2008, left during college (2011-2016), and returned immediately upon graduation. Though Bridwell’s full-time job is at LCS, he’s been a pastor longer. “I've been a pastor for right at 10 years and director of admissions for six,” Bridwell said. Bridwell said his favorite thing about his job at LCS is making Christian/private education as accessible as possible to the public. “People oftentimes are under the impression that private education is exclusively for the rich, but with varieties of payment plans, grants, state-sponsored aid, etc., we can make it accessible for low to middle-income families as well. I love the opportunity to make families see their value and their worth, their children's worth and future potential,” Bridwell said. As for his “second job,” Pastor Bridwell said he loves the opportunity to make people feel seen. “So many people live this life as if they're invisible, just fading from one background into the next.…
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