Our Story
We first met when Julie began serving as the Transitional Pastor for Community Covenant Church in Springfield, VA. The first time I heard her speak, she preached on how God uses unexpected circumstances to begin new epochs that transform the world and change the course of history. We spent the next few months building up and supporting our church, entirely unaware of how God planned to use that time to start a new epoch in our lives.
When Julie's time at Community Covenant was up, a good friend of hers asked if she noticed the way I looked at her. Julie thought her friend was seeing something that was not there, but after much prayer, she felt God was inviting her to ask me how I felt. As it turned out, her friend was very right! We'll have been dating for six months when we get married in September, but we both feel we've known each other for so much longer. We believe the way we worked together, lifted each other up, and overcame challenges laid the foundation for our relationship.
We are excited to get married in a way that honors Julie's ordination vows. Like marriage vows, these are promises she made before God and community, and we are choosing to be joyously obedient to them. We believe God works wonders in our lives when we say "Yes, and" to Him, and we are so thrilled to celebrate with you as we take our first steps on the journey He has laid out for us.