PASTOR OF FAMILY MINISTRIES
I am the oldest of five children, with one sister and three brothers. I grew upin Orange County, California, and graduated from Fountain Valley High in 1975. Following high school, I worked as a truck driver while attending part-time at a number of colleges (Cal Poly Pomona, Goldenwest Jr. College, Orange Coast Jr. College, Mt Sac Jr. College). After 8 years of wandering in the “career” wilderness (thankfully it wasn’t 40 years), I graduated from “Criss College of Business and Drafting” with an Electrical-Mechanical Engineering Diploma.
In 1983 I came to know Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. In the fall of that same year, I accepted a full-time position at Rockwell International (which eventually came to be known as The Boeing Corporation) as an Aerospace Mechanical Designer. I continued my aerospace career for the next 19 years while at the same time faithfully attending and serving at Grace Community Church of Riverside. My wife Joann and I have taught Nursery, Toddlers, Pre-Schoolers, 1st - 6th Graders, Junior High, High School, Adult Home Bible Studies and “Christianity 101” Adult Class for new Christians. We are currently ministering to couples.
In January of 2002, Pastor Brian Smith asked me if I would prayerfully consider joining his staff as Pastor of Family Ministries. After months of prayer, God’s calling in my life to go into the ministry full-time became evident. I accepted God’s calling and joined the staff of Grace Community Church on April 1 (April Fools Day).
I have been blessed with my lovely wife, Joann, and three boys: Anthony, a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, now doing graduate work at Talbot School of Theology, Brian, a graduate of Cal State Fullerton as a criminal justice major, currently looking for a position in that field and our youngest son, Curtis, attending Riverside Community College and playing baseball for the RCC Tigers.
I enjoy being with my wife, my children, and cheering at my son Curtis’ baseball games. I also enjoy surfing, water skiing (when the water is warm), biking, snow skiing, and golfing. The St. Louis Rams (I’m a LA Rams die-hard fan) is my favorite football team and I’ve jumped on the “band wagon” of the Angels after their 2002 World Series Championship. My favorite major league baseball team is the Dodgers.
As Pastor of Family Ministries, my passion is to equip the Grace Family to reflect God's glory to the community in which they live and work. My commitment is to be grounded in Christ and to develop new adult ministries that meet the needs of our growing church family.
