Born and raised on a dairy farm located south of Utica, N.Y. Graduated from Brookfield Central in Brookfield N.Y. then received a 2year, AAS degree from Cobleskill Ag & Tech. Married Norma Alderman in 1973 and began operating our own dairy later that year.  Called to enter the ministry August 17, 1984 and entered Davis Bible College the following year. Graduated the 3year Bible program in 1988 and accepted the pastorate at Bumpville Bible church near Sayre, PA. I served there for 12 years until Lindley Community church offered me the position as Pastor in 2002. I served there 17 years until I retired in 2019. Then I served in various churches as pulpit supply, including Curtis Baptist Bible church, where I operated as an "Interim Pastor" for about a year then was asked to serve as the "Bi-vocational Pastor" in July 2022 and continue to serve today. Norma & I have 3 sons, 1 passed away in 2015, the other 2 have married and given us 6 grandchildren - 3 in each family!