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About My Family
After meeting at the University of Wisconsin, Beth and I were married in 1980. We have two grown daughters and eight grandchildren. We have served on Navigator staff (1985–87 at Northern Illinois University), managed a small business in Clearwater, Fla., (1987–93) and then planted Hope Community Church in Schaumburg, Ill.
After ministering at Hope for 22 years, we moved to Fort Wayne where I served as a hospice chaplain for four years. While serving as a hospice chaplain, I had the opportunity to work in various assisted living facilities, one being Park Place Senior Living, where God has called us to plant the church.
After ministering at Hope for 22 years, we moved to Fort Wayne where I served as a hospice chaplain for four years. While serving as a hospice chaplain, I had the opportunity to work in various assisted living facilities, one being Park Place Senior Living, where God has called us to plant the church.
About My Church Plant
Our vision is to plant a sustainable church inside Park Place Senior Living that will serve as a model for other church planters and encourage a “baby-boom” of church plants in similar facilities across America. After serving seniors as a hospice chaplain for four years, I became acutely aware of the fact that those moving into assisted living facilities are often moving away from a spiritual support and care that fostered their strong faith. Without these, those in their twilight years often feel alone and disconnected from the Lord. God is calling us to minister to these isolated and forgotten people, coming alongside and connecting believers and reminding them that they still have a vital role to play in God’s kingdom, not only by encouraging future generations, but also in sharing Jesus with their neighbors.
NAMB Church Planting
Millions in North America are in desperate need of hope. Ultimately, the only hope that’s going to last - in this life and the next - is the hope of the gospel. North American missionaries build relationships and share this hope in their communities and beyond.