Pastor Jesse grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania. His father and grandmother raised him to have a knowledge of the Lord, but he didn’t truly repent of sin and trust in Jesus Christ until he was 19 years old while serving in the US Marine Corps. As Jesse likes to put it, “I went from being a slave of sin to being a slave of Christ.” During a tour in Afghanistan the Lord mercifully spared Jesse’s life after he incurred multiple gunshot wounds. After returning to the US, he married his wife Rebekah. He then went on to earn an undergraduate degree from Waynesburg University. As he served in the church, he began aspiring to become a pastor as he felt burdened to shepherd the flock of God and proclaim God’s Word. As part of his preparation for ministry, Jesse earned a Master of Theological Studies with an emphasis on Pastoral Theology from Reformed Baptist Seminary. He was installed as an elder at Covenant in December 2023. Pastor Jesse serves at Covenant in a variety of ways, including preaching, teaching Bible education classes, and leading Community Group. The Lord has blessed him and Rebekah with five children.