Pastor Jim answered his call to the ministry in 1980. Before answering his calling He served various positions in his local church from Youth Life team leader to Sunday School teacher and then Sunday School superintendent. In 1982 Pastor Jim accepted the position of Associate Pastor at the Brecksville Church of God of Prophecy in Brecksville, Ohio. This period as Associate Pastor provided a great training ground for the next steps in His journey.
Over the next few years he served as pastor at COGOP churches in Wellston, Albany and Jackson, Ohio. Moving to South Carolina in 1993, he pastored for the IPHC at Wellford and Travelers Rest, SC. Jim has been serving since 2017 as Associate Pastor and Care Pastor for The Bridge.
Pastor Jim is the oldest of four siblings, father of four sons and grandfather of seven grands.
