I was born in New York and raised in several different places before settling down in Richmond VA when I was 11 years old. I went to middle school, high school and college here as a 2002 grad from VCU with a Bachelor's Degree in English.   

 

I was the baby of four raised in an Italian Catholic family where church and faith were part of our lives but certainly not the center of our family life. At the age of 13 I started asking questions about Heaven and God which led me to a group called Young Life where at the age of 15 I made the decision to follow Jesus. 

 

Faith is something that has always just made sense to me.  When Jesus says "I am the way, the TRUTH and the life no one comes to the Father except through me" that has always ran true to me. At 17 I felt a calling to full time ministry and have served in Jesus' church ever since.  I have worked in small churches, big churches and now House Churches. 

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In 2019 I felt called away from large churches to build smaller communities in a House Church environment.  My heart is to see anyone and everyone take one step closer to Jesus.  I love people and conversations and I am beyond thankful for what God has called me to do as a Domestic Missionary in Richmond VA. 

 

I love RVA as well as the New York Yankees, the New York Giants, VCU Basketball and Notre Dame Football.  I have great dog named Barrabas Manning but we just call him Doc.