I was born in Germany and lived coast to coast during my parents' seven military assignments.  I was baptized and added to Lord's church while living in California in 1980.  Our family finally landed in Huntsville, AL which is where I spent my high school years.  I feel so blessed to have experienced the Lord's body in so many different places growing up and many of those members I still have connections with today and they have been a great influence upon my spiritual life.  I then came to Starkville to attend Mississippi State University beginning in 1989. I received my degree in Electrical Engineering and never left.  I met my wife Susan on her first Sunday at MSU in the UCSC Bible class (taught by Johnie Jenkins) and we went on our first date 2 days later.  Three years later we were married and have shared many wonderful years together here in Starkville where we raised our three children - Jessica, Sydney, Bradley. Our children all went to and graduated from MSU and our daughters met and married their husbands through the ministry of this congregation and the UCSC. During our time here I have been involved in teaching classes, directing summer camp, serving as a deacon beginning in 2004 in the areas of Prayer, Involvement, Education, and Youth and Family before being asked to serve as a Shepherd in April 2014.