Pastor Chris met his first Seventh-day Adventist—and the love of his life—in the early 1990s in coastal North Carolina. Through much Bible study with Monica and a loving church family, he was baptized into the New Bern SDA Church in 1994, and they were married in 1995. With a desire to share the wonderful Advent message he had come to know with as many people as possible, Chris’s call to ministry followed shortly thereafter. He graduated from Southern Adventist University in 1998, received a call to the Michigan Conference, and later graduated from Andrews University in 2002. In 2001, they welcomed their first “miracle” baby boy, Keldin, and were further blessed with a second son, Jonas, in 2006.
Pastor Chris and his family have enjoyed serving in numerous districts throughout Michigan. Ministry is truly Pastor Chris and Monica’s life calling. Among other areas of service, Chris has worked for many years in the Primary Children’s Department at Camp Meeting. Monica enjoys sharing her love of nature and art with both children and adults, as well as serving in women’s ministries. There has been no greater purpose or satisfaction for them than serving the Lord. They look forward to ministering at the Tecumseh, Belleville, and Monroe churches and to winning many souls for God’s Kingdom.