I am a Huntsville native, having graduated from Huntsville High School in 1964.  My family goes back four generations in the Huntsville area, on both sides.  During my earlier years, my family moved around the south.  For most of that time, we lived in Clarksville, TN, where we attended church at Madison Street United Methodist Church.  This is the church where I have my earliest remembrances of the faith, was baptized and accepted the call to ministry.

I attended Birmingham-Southern College and later Emory University, where I received a Doctor of Ministry degree in 1986.  The United Methodist Church licensed me to preach and ordained me as a deacon in 1969, and I have served churches United Methodist Churches since that time.  Before coming to Trinity in 2003, my appointments in the North Alabama Conference included Canterbury UMC, Alexander City UMC, St. Mark UMC in Tuscaloosa, Attalla First UMC, and the Rogersville UMC. 

My wife Judy has taught special education for twenty-five years and retired at the end of the 2004-2005 school year.  In addition, she has directed the Special Camp for youth at Camp Sumatanga for over thirty years.  We have two sons.  Jason is married and lives in Athens, TN where he serves as Associate Pastor at the Keith United Methodist Church.  Our youngest son, Courtney, lives in Huntsville and works at AmSouth Bank.

Judy and I are grateful to be back "home," and I am thankful for the opportunity to serve this wonderful church.