Michael was born and raised in Bakersfield, occasionally attended Church with his maternal grandmother as a child. At the age of 14, while attending his grandmother’s Church, he put his faith in Jesus Christ for salvation and got baptized. While attending college in 1999, he became serious about his fellowship with Christ and began to become a disciple of the Lord. He obtained his degree in civil engineering and eventually became a manager at an engineering firm. Throughout his discipleship in Christ, he often felt the internal pull toward pastoral ministry. In 2021, the Lord provided the opportunity to become an Associate Pastor at Rock Harbor Church. Michael started to follow Christ in discipleship while in college, in 1999, because of his struggle to know why Jesus Christ was different than any other religious leader. The key verse which had the greatest impact on his life in the early days of his search for the truth of Christ’s identity is 2 Corinthians 11:3. The NKJV verse reads, “But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” Michael and his wife became members of Rock Harbor in 2012. In 2016, Pastor Brandon ordained him Deacon as which he is currently serving in addition to serving as an Associate Pastor. He is married and has two sons. From 2017 to 2022, Michael and his family resided in Fresno because his work transferred him. As his work assignment started coming to an end in 2021, Michael and his wife followed the Lord’s lead back to Bakersfield for the purpose of serving Rock Harbor Church and reconnecting with their Church family. Before they returned to Bakersfield, and while they still lived in Fresno, Michael and his family commuted to Rock Harbor Church almost every Sunday for one year from May 2021 to May 2022.