Brief Bio

Welcome. I have been the pastor of Pocono Mountain Bible Fellowship Church since August 2006.

Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I grew up in the Trinity Bible Fellowship Church in Blandon, Pa. At around the age of five, I professed a personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. At the age of thirteen, I rededicated my life to the Lord and was baptized as a public profession of faith. As an active member of the Trinity BFC youth group, I first felt called to pastoral ministry when I was given the opportunity to preach in a youth led service. For my high school years, my family relocated to Guam to serve in Trans World Radio as missionaries, where I continued to be active in the youth group feeling further called to pastoral ministry. It was there where I entered public high school and enjoyed friendships with people from different cultures.

In 1997, I came back to serve the first of three summers at Victory Valley Camp. Here I met and began dating AudraJo (AJ) Swank from Paradise BFC. We were married three years later on August 26, 2000. I attended Lancaster Bible College and then Westminster Theological Seminary. God has been gracious to us through that time and blessed our family. We have four beautiful young daughters Lily Marie, Elizabeth May, Samantha Rae, and Morgan Lynn.

In 2006, after serving in some other ministries, we felt the call to Pocono Mountain BFC to serve as its pastor. I believe in the importance of preaching God’s Word and I felt that was the primary task to which He had called me.

Besides spending time with my family, my personal interests include theology, fly fishing, and Star Trek.