Mike most recently served as the Interim Pastor at Faith Presbyterian Church in Colorado Springs. Prior to that he served as the presbytery executive of the Presbytery of New Covenant (Houston, TX), and pastorates in Port Arthur, TX, Roseburg, OR, Daly City, CA and Saratoga, WY. Mike graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity and the University of Houston with a BA in economics. He was married to Ellie for 52 years before her death in December, 2023.

Mike has one son, Colin, three granddaughters, Jacquelynn, Katelynn and Kai and two great grandchildren, Leon and Astrid. Mike loves to cook (he even took a few classes at Cordon Bleu in Paris), sing and listen to music of all sorts (but jazz is his favorite). He is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying tent camping, fly fishing, and hiking. He works out several times a week to stay in shape and loves spending time with his great grandchildren who live near him in Woodland Park.