Pastor Doug has been ministering in the Alexandria, Washington DC, area for 22 years and loves serving in this diverse, multicultural area. Along with his wife Mary, who is an occupational therapist, they love telling the story of Jesus whenever, and wherever, the Holy Spirit gives opportunity.

Pastor Doug and Mary are the proud parents of two daughters, Bethany and Lauren, and five amazing grandchildren. Bethany is married to a former staff member of the church. She is homeschooling her five children in Georgia, while her husband leads a ministry that supports church planters across the globe. Lauren has served as a missionary, in Kenya and Ghana, and is now married to the  church, Head Trustee, and currently teaches art and writes curriculum for the state.

In addition to Pastoring, Doug serves as the Virginia/Maryland Regional Superintendent for the Acts 12:24 Conference of the Free Methodist Church. Doug has a heart for missions; and has traveled to France, Spain, Ghana, India, and England while pursuing ministry opportunities overseas. “A long, long, time ago in a galaxy far, far away…", Pastor Doug received his Master of Divinity Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary; but believes the greatest teaching he has ever received has come through relationships with other Christians, and more importantly, his relationship with
Jesus.