In "Malt House" at Stone Arch
1004 South Olde Oneida Street, Appleton, WI 54915
In "Malt House" at Stone Arch
1004 South Olde Oneida Street, Appleton, WI 54915
I was born into a loving, Christian home. My father was a Baptist preacher. Some of my first
memories were of my Father preaching at our church in Ohio. I remember how much I loved
being at church, how safe I felt there, and how much I loved Jesus!
When I was 6 years old, my father left my mom and they got divorced. This was very traumatic
for me. I was so hurt and confused. I thought, “How could God let this happen?” I blamed God
and I blamed the church for all of my pain. I turned my back on God and once I was old enough
to decide for myself, I stopped going to church completely.
Life was a struggle. I was numbing my pain and fell into the grasp of addiction. I was hurting
myself and everyone around me for a very long time.
In 2018 I finally broke and hit my bottom. I reached out and got the help I needed. On the very
first night I got on my knees and I gave my life to Christ. The next day I was a new man. God
completely took away my desire to use drugs and alcohol. It was a miracle! What a faith builder!
Shortly after that is when I started attending Music of Life Church. I still had a bad emotion tied
to church, but this place was different. I felt safe. The people were nice, I didn’t feel judged, and
I was learning and growing a ton. So I kept coming back.
Now I am living my life doing what I believe God wants me to do. Trust me, being a pastor was
never on my radar! But, I have faith that this is the path God wants me to follow. I am passionate
about helping people, using my story and sharing the tools that I’ve learned along the way.
Growing up, I loved school and hated church. School was my space to be myself with friends and to learn. At church, I felt disconnected, and God seemed unknown and unapproachable, yet somehow important. I wanted to avoid God without denouncing Him.
So I went hard after school and friendships and eventually crashed. I told God I finally wanted to follow His direction and learn what that actually was. I saw Him bless me with community, a deeper connection than I had found when I was chasing it on my own, and a church that felt like everything I loved about school: Music of Life Church - Appleton and Music of Life Church - Kimberly.
There, through learning truth and understanding God and myself, I felt joy at church for the first time! What was unknown became a journey of discovery.
At Music of Life Church - Appleton, I want people to experience the community God has for them through sharing and growing together.
Throughout my childhood, I was aware of God's existence, however, I didn't know how to have a relationship with Him. Therefore, I chose to live my life according to my own plan for happiness. When I was in my mid 20's, I felt that God told me He wanted me to be a Pastor, but it wasn't until my mid 30's when my plan for how to live my life finally broke and I fully surrendered to Him.
I am honored to be named an Associate Pastor of Music of Life Church - Appleton! I believe God, that I now know is Right and Just in His Nature, has created everyone uniquely. The way I get to use my uniqueness is by helping people discover and repair their own damage and pain, so they can then move forward to do God's Will.
I am happily married to my amazing wife Heather (an Associate Pastor at Music of Life Church - Kimberly) and we have two awesome daughters, Layla and Rosie. I love hanging with my family and enjoy watching them grow more into who God created them to be!