I was raised in a Christian home in York, Pennsylvania by Godly parents. My mother and father taught me to love God and desire a relationship with Him from the beginning. When I was about six years old, my parents began to tell me about baptism because they said I had made a salvation decision when I was younger. However, I did not remember this experience but continued on with baptism.

In the following years, I began to severely doubt my salvation because I could not remember when I had placed my trust in Christ. I would continually pray to accept Christ whenever I felt guilty. By August 1996, I was tired of doubting and worrying. After a Sunday night service, I asked my mother to explain the plan of salvation again to me and pray with me. She explained how Christ died on the cross for my sin, was buried, and rose again the third day. She told me that if I placed my faith in Christ alone as my savior, He would forgive my sin, and I would become His child. I did accept Christ as my personal savior that night, and I noticed a change in my desires. I wanted to know God and change my bad behavior. Christ began to work in my life, and I started to grow. Later I was re-baptized.

But it wasn't until my senior year that God really got my attention. By stripping away everything I loved more than Him, He showed me that He was all I really needed and all I really wanted. Finally, He gave me a desire to share this truth with today's youth. I enrolled in the pastoral ministry program at Pensacola Christian College, and met my wife Karen during my freshman year. Karen also grew up in a Christian home and has trusted Christ as her savior. Together we strive to raise our two sons and two daughters to love and serve God. After college, I stayed for seminary to earn a Masters of Divinity degree. Having served as the youth pastor of Grace and Truth Bible Church for the past 4 years, I am exciting to continue ministry here in the role of senior pastor. Please feel free to contact me if I can be a help to you in any way.