I was born in Bakersfield, but grew up in Phoenix, AZ. Feeling a call to ministry at a young age, God grabbed hold of me early and I am thankful for that. I attend Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) and studied Philosophy of Religion in Nampa, ID where I met my beautiful wife, Sara. Our ministry began as Youth Pastors in Kirkland, WA and transitioned to Lead Pastors in Snoqualmie, WA. During that time, I pursued a M.A in Missional Leadership from NNU. We have a son, Noah, and a cat, Bailey. We love being in Bakersfield, close to family, and most of all on mission with what God is up to here in the city.

I was born in LA and attended a small church in Southern California. The beauty of growing up in a small church is that you are exposed to all aspects of church life and ministry. I was raised on the concepts of service and ministry and was fortunate to have an army of elderly ladies who prayed for me daily. My faith was greatly influenced by that church and the music of the “Jesus Movement” that began to make its way into churches. Living in So Cal, I was fortunate to have a front row seat to some of the pioneers in Contemporary Christian Music. I eventually attended Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego and received a BA and teaching credential in Music Education. This led me to Bakersfield where I began my teaching career at Beardsley JHS and to BFC where I began to lead worship, work with youth and lead small group ministries. I am married to my high school sweetheart- Shelly and we have two kids (Amy and Kevin) and three grandkids (Alex, Lily and Hunter). My number one purpose at BFC is to help create an atmosphere where our people encounter the presence of God in worship and in their lives throughout the week. Thanks for checking out BFC!

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.