About me

I was born Aug. 4th, 1953, and raised in Whitefish, Montana. An extremely beautiful part of our planet. It does get a lot of winter, but you learn to enjoy it.

My early church affiliations were The Methodist Church and the American Lutheran Church in Whitefish,. In 1968 I became a member of the Whitefish United Methodist Church. But did not earnestly seek for God at that time. At age 15 I began to consider Christ more heavily after the accidental death of a close friend and the life-threatening illness of my father. At age 17 under the guidance of my pastor and his wife, a couple of very close friends from the Nazarene Church, and the leadership of the Nazarene youth advisor, I made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I experienced the transforming power of Christ immediately and forcefully in my life.

I attended college at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT, where in 1975 I earned a degree in Business Administration or Management. I enjoyed my college years and was heavily involved with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and to this day, I feel deeply indebted to them for the discipleship they provided me. Following college, I went to Western Evangelical Seminary in Milwaukie, OR, where I earned my Master of Divinity Degree with a Counseling Emphasis.

I began ministry with the First Church of God in Coquille, Oregon, in December of 1978. I have served in six states and across denominational lines. We have only one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father over us all. I retired from the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church after 20 years of service, effective July 1, 2024. Effective August 4, 2024, I became a member of the Upper Midwest Conference of the Global Methodist Church with the status of a senior elder as my credentials were recognized. In retirement, I continue to be active in the life of the church as the Lord directs. Much of my work at this time seems to be encouraging and supporting other pastors, teachers, and other men and women of God. It is also a time in my life when I focus more on intercessory prayer and simply seek to spend more time with my wife, children, and grandchildren. It is a blessing.