I was born in Great Lakes, Ill., but grew up on the mission field as my father ministered to the military, first on Guam and then in Monterey.

I accepted Christ at a young age, and have been active in church as long as I can remember. But I didn’t sense God’s call to full-time ministry until I was an interim youth director at Trinity Baptist Church in Vacaville. I continued to work full-time at The Reporter newspaper while I attended Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley. I graduated with a Master’s degree in Theological Studies in 2009.

Before coming to Faith Community Church in July 2014, I was an elder at The Discovery Church, a Southern Baptist work in Vacaville. I was ordained as a deacon in 1995, and was licensed to preach (Southern Baptist Convention) in 2004.

I love sports, but my true passion is being used by God to help Christians of all ages more accurately handle the Bible, God’s Word of truth.

I met my fantastic wife, Angi, while I worked part-time with youth at Trinity Baptist Church. We have two wonderful grown children: Austin and Lauren.

What an awesome blessing it is to be at FCC, and to help the next generation of God’s children catch a vision for His amazing love and plan in their lives.