Virginia has been my home for 50 years. Born and raised in what was once the home of the finely crafted furniture of Stanley and Bassett, I attended Stanleytown UMC from birth till I took my own first appointment as a pastor in 1999.

I am married to the most wonderful woman, Virginia, who is a gifted interpreter of ASL and serves in a social work capactity in a local public school system. I have four children. 

I have served appointments in rural communities like Collierstown and Callaway as well as cities such as Salem and Danville. My formal religious education began at Ferrum College with a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy, and ended at Duke University with a Masters Degree in Divinity from the seminary at Duke Divinity. I returned to Ferrum as an adjunct professor teaching the Introduction to Biblical Literature course for two years.

My work interests include: music, liturgy, worship, and the intersection and conflicts in religion and science.

My personal interests include: music, reading, sci-fi, podcasts on many varied topics, and crosswords.