Prior to pastoring Marion First Naz, Cory traveled as a full-time itinerant evangelist from 2009-2019. He is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. He is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan Unviersity, and holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Wesley Biblical Seminary. God has led Cory to a full circle as he now pastors the church in which he preached his first sermon when he was 15 years old. Jessica (his wife) has never missed a step as she has shown her passion for worship and missions. Cory and Jess have four children: Ayden, Riley, and Keira, and Declan.