Faith and Photography

My Faith is the number one thing in my life.

Time and again throughout my life, I have seen the wonderful grace of God.  He has blessed me and my family, held us through hard times, and encourages us daily. His friendship and constancy have rescued me over and over.

Both my family and I attend Vineyard Churches in the Central Ohio area.

I currently attend the Columbus Central Vineyard in Clintonville and at times the Vineyard Church of Columbus in Westerville and I have a deep love for both of them.

I love the VCC church. its size (more than 7000 members) allows for people of every interest and background to find a home there; and it still has a warm fuzzy feeling despite its size.
The Central Vineyard church has a totally different feel - much homier and intimate (there are only about 200 members there); and you can really feel Gods spirit in their worship.

I have been a member of the Vineyard Church of Columbus for more than 15 years and ran an organization of photographers who did photography both for the church and the surrounding community.
Some of our work can be found at VCCPhoto.org.

If you are not familiar with the Vineyard Movement, you can find more info at VineyardUSA.org.
A PDF of our statement of faith can be found HERE.

I am always interested in being a part of the endevors of the body of Christ to engage suffering on some level.

Please take a moment to look through a few of my past involvements and feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance in your venture in Christ.

While serving as the Media Relations / Publicity Director for the 1995 March for Jesus in Columbus, the event saw a 175% increase in attendance over the previous year.

I have been an inspirational speaker for Emmaus walks as well. (Reynoldsburg Emmaus Men's Walk #2 - Table of Peter).

I was chosen to participate in the "Sunday in America" project - a select nationwide group of photographers who participated in the creation of a "Day In The Life of America" style book.
"Sunday in America" was a pictorial representation of faith and family throughout America, captured by 75 talented photographers with multiple images of my finished work published in a coffee-style book, "Sunday in America: 75 Photographers Celebrate Faith and Family" (Hardcover) by Zondervan Publishing, first run of 500,000 copies.

For the Columbus Dispatch, I contributed heavily to their Faith & Values section with many stories that I researched and implemented.

I have been the official media director and photographer for the "Jammin' Against the Darkness" event when it was in Columbus and was hired by the Denver Dare 2 Share Ministries to photograph their kick-off Evangelism Training Conference event in Colorado in 2005.