Dan and Julie served for 17 years with CRU working with college students before beginning their church ministry. They currently live in Grand Island, Nebraska, where Dan serves as the lead pastor at Grand Island Evangelical Free Church. Dan and Julie both graduated from the University of Kansas and Dan completed his master’s at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Julie serves as the Teaching Director for the local Community Bible Study ministry and loves mentoring and helping women thrive in their marriages and family. They have three adult children and 5 grandchildren.