Pastor John & Tricia are a team. They have reared 2 children for the Lord and they have always served together as a 'ministry family'. Their son is a 4th year bible college student with a heart for foreign missions. Their daughter is an art major who desires to be a Christian art teacher. All know Christ as Savior and share a burden for the lost.

Pastor came to the ESVA in 2015 after serving in New York's Mohawk Valley as an evangelist for 6 years. He has pastored churches in Maine & New York, preached extensively in jails & prisons, and has preached revival & evangelistic meetings literally from Maine to Mississippi.

He holds a Graduate in Biblical Studies, BA in Theology, BA in Pastoral Counseling, Master of Ministry, and is currently working towards his Doctorate of Ministry. Pastor was ordained a Gospel Minister in New Testament Baptist Church of Saco, Maine in December of 2005. 

Personally, Pastor John is everything outdoors. He loves riding his motorcycle, hunting, fishing, shooting, hiking and exploring. He had lived as a longline trapper until he met the love of his life...and as he tells it: "She domesticated me". The only thing Pastor loves more than the outdoors is the Lord, his wife & family, and the Gospel ministry.