Born and raised in Calhoun City, MS by godly parents. Accepted Jesus as personal Lord and Savior as a young boy and committed my life to full time service as a teenager. Graduated from Mississippi State University in 1979 with a Parks and Recreation Degree and worked for Corps of Engineers. Surrendered to the ministry in 1981 and graduated from New Orleans Theological Seminary in 1984.

Pastored two churches and served as Minister of Education for the last eighteen years with three churches, arriving in Meridian 2009. Married to Sandra Galbreath from Natchez, MS in 1977 and have four grown children (two sons and two daughters) and six grand-children (Elizabeth, Chase, Sam, Brayden, Alex and Hayden). Passions include serving Christ, family, football, computers, and genealogy.