Michael and his family moved to Tullahoma in September of 2002 to serve as Grace's Music and Worship Pastor. Michael has been in the ministry since 1989 serving churches in California, East Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.

Michael's hometown is Columbus, Mississippi where he came to know Christ as his personal Savior at First Baptist Church. It was through Vacation Bible School during Michael's sixth grade year that the truth of God's plan of salvation was understood. Michael continued to be involved in and discipled through the ministry of First Baptist Church of Columbus. Following high school, Michael went to Mississippi State University and received a Music Education degree in 1986. It was during college that Michael felt God's call to the ministry. A Masters of Music was earned from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth in 1989.

Michael met his wife Melinda through church when they were teenagers in Mississippi. Following college graduation they were married on June 20, 1987. Their four children are Meagan, Mark, Macy and Matthew.

Through his various ministry experiences over the years, Michael has discovered that worship is not determined by style or personal preferences but by God's Spirit drawing the hearts of the worshippers to His heart. Michael's desire for ministry at Grace Baptist Church is to encourage and lead others to worship and to experience God's presence in a fresh and personal way.

"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation." Psalm 95:1