Pastor Jeff grew up locally in the Mt. Union area. Upon completion of high school Jeff accepted a full baseball scholarship to Gordon College in Georgia, where he was a Criminal Law major.  Jeff’s college career was cut short and at the end of his sophomore year he enlisted in the U.S. Army.  Following his service in the Army, Jeff returned home and met his future wife Stacey, and they married March 31st, 1990.  He began working for the Pa. Dept. of Corrections in March of 1990 and transferred to the Narcotics Unit as a K9 handler in the spring of 1998.  Jeff worked there until his calling into ministry in March of 2008 when he became the Assistant Pastor at BBC.  During his time as Assistant Pastor Jeff returned to school at Altoona Bible institute and then later Lancaster Bible College.  Jeff has been the Senior Pastor at BBC since March of 2014.  Jeff and Stacey have been married for 30 years, reside in the Mapleton Depot area and have 2 married daughters as well as 4 grandsons.