Pastor Steve provides pastoral care and counseling, solid Gospel preaching and teaching, and encourages growth in the faith of the Christian through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Steve spent many years serving the country as an enlisted member of the US Military. He first served as an Infantryman for the 10th Mountain Division, as a member of C Co., 2/87 Infantry Regiment. Later he left active duty to join the Kentucky Army National Guard as a photojournalist for the Headquarters of the Kentucky National Guard. Finally, Pastor Steve ended up serving as a Mass Communication Specialist for the US Navy, where he served on the East Coast, the Atlantic Ocean, and throughout Europe.

When Pastor Steve stepped down from military service, he continued to serve the country by training the next generation of military Mass Communication Specialists as a civilian teacher at the Defense Information School.

It was while he was serving in Italy that Pastor Steve was shown by God what he had been training for all those years. God was preparing him for service to Him and His Kingdom. Pastor Steve understood clearly that God had called him to proclaim the love of God to the children of God, and it is through his love serving his fellow Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coasties that he learned even more about the importance of serving his brothers and sisters in Christ, teaching them, telling their stories, and building their faith by continually pointing the the love God has for them.

It is Pastor Steve’s prayer that this site, and the work that God is doing through this pastoral care and counseling, that you will grow in your faith and understanding of your Lord, which will translate into a positive change in your life, and others will see your deeds done in love and give praise to our God in Heaven.

Pastor Steve is and Elder in the Free Methodist Church, and is serving as the senior pastor for The Risen Refuge FMC, a church he planted in Jersey City, NJ, and associate pastor for The Eastern Christian FMC.

Rita, is the children’s ministry director for both The Risen Refuge FMC, and The Eastern Christian FMC and leads the AWANA program there.

Pastor Steve holds a Master’s Degree in Human Relations, a Master’s Degree in Divinity, and is conducting research for a Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling. He and Rita have been married for 23 years, and have two daughters, Carol and Megan, who are both enrolled in colleges in Kentucky.