Greg grew up in Willard, Ohio, and graduated from Nyack College just outside New York City. He came to faith in Jesus at a young age, thanks to growing up in a Christian home and through a mentoring relationship with his youth pastor.

 He met Sharry while at Nyack when she came to visit her twin sister. They didn’t date until a few years later, when she took the position of youth director at a church just an hour south of where Greg was serving as youth pastor. They married and moved to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, when Greg accepted the position of youth pastor at Chapel Hill Church.

During their time in “The Falls”, they became parents for the first time with their daughter Emily. After five years, they moved to Toledo when Greg was called to the role of the Pastor of Student Ministries at Westgate Chapel. Shortly after the move, Emily was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and passed away just before her fourth birthday. Today, he and Sharry are the proud parents of three adult sons: Matthew (Kate), Nathan, and Andrew, as well as their grandson, Graham.

 After twelve years at Westgate, Greg moved across town to oversee the development of student ministries at CedarCreek Church’s West Toledo campus, where he served for 4 1/2 years. He accepted the challenge to plant Church 3TwentyOne with some of his close friends in the late summer of 2013.

 Greg is recognized for his ability to lead and inspire those who work with him, as well as for his transparency, humor, and passion when teaching. He’s musically inclined and can often be found hanging out at Starbucks. He’s a gearhead and an avid fan of professional sports car racing, IndyCar, and Formula 1. He has served as Chaplain of the Toledo Mud Hens and gets way too involved in following his teams: The Mets, Jets, North Carolina basketball, and Notre Dame football.