Bruce Frederick May

“Oh Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!” Psalm 84:12 A Life of Faith Bruce was the second of four children born to George Walter May and Virginia Wernlund May. The family lived in Duanesburg, NY then made the transition to Plainville, Connecticut when Bruce was in middle school. Bruce grew up in a close-knit family consisting of his older brother Duncan, Ralph, who was younger, and his baby sister, Pamela. He graduated from Central Connecticut College in 1970 with a major in Industrial Arts & Graphic Arts, then went on to Rochester Institute of Technology, where he received his Masters degree in Graphic Arts in 1974. While there, he learned many of the skills he later used while managing the ministry’s print shops in Lenox, MA and then Baltimore, MD. When Greater Grace moved to Baltimore, Bruce and his wife Sue helped set up a new print shop, literally from the ground up. His pride and joy was the Heidelberg press that was shipped in on a “lorry”. That was later followed by another Heidelberg, and thousands of booklets and Gospel tracts started rolling off the presses! Bruce graduated from Maryland Bible College & Seminary, and was ordained as a GGWO Pastor in 2012, in the same ceremony as his son Matt, who also served in the Print Shop with his parents. Always aware of the lost, Bruce served in many areas of the city, leading Bible Clubs and evangelizing every Saturday. He was always game for anything that would reach the children, including funny costumes, sports, and “pie-in-the-face” Saturdays. The children loved him and would come running every Saturday when they spotted him. Bruce loved the Lord with all of his heart and lived a life of faith. He took many steps of faith that some may have considered foolish, but he was truly a wise and godly man! His gentle spirit ministered to so many, and he always had a word in season. He also dearly loved his wife Sue, affectionately known as Susie, his children, Heather Lynn Matthews, Gregory May and his wife Sharon, Heather Anne Elmer and her husband Tom, and Matthew May, his youngest. Bruce adored his 10 grandchildren: Hillary, Katie, Logan (who died in infancy), Luke, Sophie, Grace, Zachary, Tanner, Natalie and Henry. Bruce also treasured his brothers Duncan and his wife Marilyn, Ralph and his wife Lola, and his sister Pam and her fiancé, Dan Foreman. Now his faith has turned to sight, and Bruce is face-to-face with Jesus!

Bruce Frederick May

July 28, 1948 - November 3, 2023