Pastor & Staff

I was born March 3, 1978 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. My family moved to New Mexico
when I was about three years old. Sadly, my parents were divorced a few years after that.
When I was five or six years old, a friend of the family asked if they could bring me to
church. My mom agreed and I went with him to Blake Road Baptist Church in the South
Valley of Albuquerque. That Sunday I ended up being the only student in the Sunday
School Class. The teacher simply took the class time to explain the Gospel Message to
me. I clearly remember her illustrating how that Christ’s blood could remove my sin and
make me “white as snow.” When she asked if I would like to trust Christ as my Saviour, I
told her that I would like that. That day, I prayed and trusted Jesus Christ as my Saviour.
After the class, I went downstairs to the auditorium, and told the friend of our family that
I “got saved!”
Not long after that, my mom and my sister also trusted Christ as Saviour and we got
involved in a good church in Albuquerque. My sister and I had the privilege of attending
Christian school at that same church. We began praying that my dad would trust Christ
as Saviour. My sister and I would often invite him to visit our church. Finally, he came.
After coming several Sundays, he responded to an invitation and trusted Christ as his
Saviour. As God continued to work in my mom and dad’s life, through the grace of God,
their marriage was put back together.
While in high school, I surrendered my life to full-time Christian service. During my senior
year, the Lord made it clear that He was calling me to preach. After graduating high
school in May of 1996, I attended Bible college at Ambassador Baptist College in North
Carolina. I finished my Bible degree at Patriot Bible University while learning the practical
aspects of ministry under Pastor Brent Lenentine at Gospel Light Baptist Church in Rio
Rancho, New Mexico. After graduating Bible college, I became the assistant pastor of
Gospel Light Baptist Church where I served in that role for five years.
Gospel Light Baptist Church holds a special place in my heart as it was there that I
married my high school, sweetheart, Shannon Whiston, on October 16, 1999. While
serving as assistant pastor at Gospel Light, the Lord made it clear to me that He was
calling me to pastor a church. During the spring and summer of 2004, my wife and I were
asked to visit and candidate at the Bible Baptist Church in Rangely, CO. After receiving a
unanimous call, we moved to Rangely, CO in July of 2004 where I served as the
pastor of the great Bible Baptist Church of Rangely. In addition to pastoring, I had
the opportunity to serve our community as Fire Chief of the Rangely Fire Department,
Police Chaplain for the Rangely Police Department, and Driver/First Responder for the
Rangely Ambulance.
Over the years, we have had the opportunity to add and build many ministries at the
church in Rangely. Our ministries included: Sunday School, Children’s Church, Wednesday Patch
Club, Youth Group, bus ministry, men’s prayer, ladies ministry, annual Vacation Bible
School, Jr. Campout, Teen Campout, Rangely School of the Bible, and Rangely Christian
Academy.
My wife and I are blessed with four children: Abigail, Adin, Amariah, and Ava.

In September of 2024, God called me to be the next Pastor of Landmark Baptist Church

in Grand Junction, Colorado.