Chris is a Hoosier native and grew up in Fortville, attended Purdue University and served in the US Air Force where he was stationed in Ramstein, Germany. He has pastored in Florida and planted churches in Florida and Indiana.

He has served in ministry full time as well as a bi-vocationally. Here in Indiana he has served with the East Central Baptist Association as Moderator and He has served on the Executive Board of SCBI as the Chairman of the Camp Committee. Most recently he worked for NAMB as the Send City Missionary for Indianapolis. In this role he headed up the church planting efforts in the Metro of Indy and served as a coach and mentor to young leaders. He is married to his beautiful wife, Paula for 37 years has 4 great kids and 7 amazing grandkids (just ask him). He loves Art, Theater and Starbucks coffee.