Hailing from Jacksonville Florida, Pastor Brian has been the Pastor of OBC

since January 14, 2024. Previously he lead churches in Lakeland, Daytona

Beach, Boynton Beach, and Jacksonville, Florida. While he was pastoring, he

was also an adjunct psychology Professor, a church health consultant and he

served as the Southeastern Church Advance Director for the Christian and

Missionary Alliance. Pastor B started his career as a public-school teacher;

teaching elementary, middle and high school in Brevard County, Florida. He

was also a track, cross country and girl’s basketball coach during that time.

He graduated from the University of Central Fl. With a BA and later earned

an MA degree in psychology from Stetson University. In 1982, he sensed a

call to pastoral ministry, moved to Nyack NY and in 1985 completed a

Master of Divinity degree from the Alliance Theological Seminary. In 2018

at the age of 65 he completed his dissertation and graduated from the

University of North Florida with a Doctorate of Education in Higher

Education Leadership. His dissertation is titled; The Inuence of Emotional

Woundedness on Leaders. Pastor B has been a church planter and has

served as a church turn-around specialist.

Pastor Brian serves with his wife Vicki. The have been married since

October 20, 1977. They have 3 grown children: Aaron, Kristin and Stacey.

They have 10 grandchildren living in Florida and Maine. Pastor B is an

occasional surfer.