I gave my life to Christ in 1981 at the age of 17.  Shortly after that I started attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and had a strong desire to serve the Lord in any way I could.  Setting up chairs, sound equipment, cleaning up – just wanted to be available wherever God was doing a work.  I started to practice guitar and learned a few worship songs, and the next thing I knew I was leading worship for home fellowships, groups of friends…  I met Mary in 1982 (well, I fell in love with her in 1982) and we dated for 4 years and got married Sept. 6th, 1986.  Our life together is and has been centered around the Lord, serving Him in ministry and seeking to present Him rightly to our children, Natalie, Nathan and Zachary.

After I graduated in 1992 from the School of Ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, we moved to northern California to serve at Cornerstone Ministries in Napa with Pastor Bill Walden.  In 1997, sensing the Lord’s leading, we started helping at Calvary Chapel Petaluma, and I was brought on staff as the associate pastor in 1998.

In early 2000, the Lord worked through multiple confirmations, and Mary and I felt the Lord’s leading to start Calvary Chapel Healdsburg in February of 2001, which is now Calvary Chapel River Fellowship in Windsor.  We have seen God faithful in the work here, and feel privileged to serve the body of Christ.  We have found a wonderful extended family in our church body, and we see Him transforming our lives and the lives of others all around us.  Praise the Lord for His grace!