About

I am an ordained nondenominational minister and a full-time hospice chaplain along the Alabama Gulf Coast. This is also where I’ve once served as a Beach Wedding Officiant of 5000+ beach ceremonies, having been featured on Fox News and ABC Good Morning America in 2010.

Before becoming a hospice chaplain I served 2-years as a full-time trauma hospital chaplain (still employed part-time) in nearby Pensacola, Florida and prior to that 12-years as the pastor of CrossHope Chapel, a nondenominational church in Mobile, Alabama.

As a hospice/hospital chaplain, I am passionate about providing spiritual care that encourages patients to draw from their personal faith, discover applicable ways to cope with the stress of their health condition, and find peace with themselves, others, and with God so they can look toward to their future without fear.

It has been my honor to serve as a church pastor for over 35 years with 4 pastorates in 2 states, while also serving several hospitals as a chaplain. In addition to my most recent pastorate with CrossHope Chapel in Mobile, Alabama, I have served as pastor for Adventist denomination church districts of two congregations in South Carolina (Rock Hill – York, and Aiken – North Augusta) and in Northeast Alabama (Fort Payne – Guntersville).

My educational background includes degrees in religion and pastoral ministry from Southern Adventist University. I have also been involved in ministry with Southern Baptist and Calvary Chapel, and I hold to the Bible as the ultimate standard of truth. You can read more about my faith at my Christian Testimony page and my Statement of Faith page.

I’ve written the books Dying and Grieving: What Loved Ones Can Expect, Hope thru Scripture, Prayer is the Answer, and Simple Wedding Ceremony Planning Guide, which you can learn more about at the Books page.

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