Meet The Pastor
Pastor Beau
It is at this point that it is fitting that I share my story of what role FCC played in my life.
In 1994, after serving eight years in the U.S. Air Force, I moved from Los Angeles, CA to Toledo, OH. On the surface it appeared that I was beginning my new life as a civilian. But the fact of the matter was my life was in shambles. I came to Toledo with a heavy and wounded heart wondering what I had done to myself. It was in our lovely city that I found FCC and its glorious mission of Luke 4:18-19, Rescue, Restore, and Release. Little did I know, I would become the Rescue, Restore, and Release poster child. Although I was able to keep my professional life moving forward, my personal life was in tatters. Over the course of ten years, after numerous struggles, and I say this with all sincerity, and only by the power of the Holy Spirit, I was finally able to grab hold of Galatians 2:20 and confess and declare, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved and gave himself for me.” I encapsulate this scripture in my spirit, heart, and mind by saying to myself and others – Abandon in Christ. I learned this phrase from Oswald Chamber’s book, My Utmost for His Highest. My grip on this Galatians 2:20 sometimes slips, but I will not kid myself or others regarding the Gospel, Jesus our Savior calls us to abandon ourselves and get lost and found in Him.
I cannot tell you how happy it is to know that Jesus is the God of many chances. The things I thought were lost forever; he has brought them to reality. 2004 will always be a year that will be dear to me. It was in 2004
that the Lord blessed me with a beautiful and wonderful bride, the former Heather Hartranft, a son, and a home; it also was in 2004 that Heather and I were asked to lead the saints that make up Family Christian Center. I often express to our congregation that it is a pleasure and a joy to be their Pastor.
If you would like to learn more about Family Christian Center, we invite you to visit us online at www.aroundthefamily.com, e-mail – pastorbeau@aroundthefamily.com, or call us (419) 885-HOPE (4673).