I was raised in a Catholic home and attended Mass and CCD with my family until I was confirmed around 8 years old. After that my family became more of a holiday family in regard to church attendance. When I was in middle school I was bullied, and my parents wanted to get my sister and I out of public school. We ended up attending Salem Christian School. It was there that the Lord really opened my eyes and caused me to realize that I knew of the Lord, but I did not have a relationship with Him. Towards the end of my freshman year the Lord graciously adopted me into the family of God. 

About a year after that, I began attending Cedar Crest BFC’s youth group and I loved every minute of it. After graduating, I attended Philadelphia Biblical University (Carin University) where I majored in Bible and Youth Ministry. While I was there, I had opportunity to go to Kenya on a mission trip. The Lord really used that trip to mold me and give me a better understanding of what ministry was all about, serving. After that trip I called Pastor Jon King and asked if I could intern at CCBFC to find out if this was the Lord’s will for my life. I interned for two summers before graduating in May 2012. 

While serving as an intern, I met my wife, Adrianne. We married December 2012. While preparing for marriage, I was also seeking a Youth Pastor position. I talked to Dave Allen, who told me about Emmanuel BFC in Sunbury, Pa. I was hired there also in December 2012. Adrianne and I went on our honeymoon, packed up and moved to Sunbury where I served for the last ten years. During that time, we struggled with infertility, but the Lord blessed us with the adoption of two amazing kids in 2019. Anthony was born January 10, 2019 and Genesis was born July 3, 2019. They are six months apart and keep us on our toes but are a great blessing to us. The Lord has now saw fit to move us back to the valley. I am blessed to return to CCBFC and I look forward to serving here.