Ed was born into a Roman Catholic family in Boston, Massachusetts. His love as a boy was sports. He eventually received an athletic scholarship to the University of Massachusetts. While pursuing his dream of being a professional athlete, Ed heard the Gospel for the first time at a meeting at the university. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. His life was transformed by Christ and he began immediately to be involved in campus ministry.

After graduating from the University, Ed attended Bible college and received his theological and ministry training. He served twelve years in Christian education at the high school and college level. In 1984, Ed received a call from God to preach. After being ordained to the Gospel ministry, he served 25 years in pastoral ministry. In 2015, Ed received a Doctor of Ministry degree from RPTS seminary in Pittsburgh while also becoming a member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Ed is currently working as an evangelist.

He is on staff as a missionary evangelist with Open Air Campaigners. OAC has missionary evangelists in 30 countries.  Ed is enthused about living up to the motto of OAC “Presenting Christ by all means Everywhere.” As an evangelist, Ed also loves and serves in ministering  to the body of Christ in local churches.

Don was born in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Kansas City.  He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wichita State University and his Master of Music in Trumpet Performance degree from Arizona State University.  Don has played with professional orchestras and ensembles for 30 years, including the Chicago Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and the Christian touring brass ensemble, The King’s Brass.  He has also spent 14 years in full time church music ministry. Don’s wife Helena is from the beautiful Czech Republic and was also raised in a Christian home. They have three boys and moved to Pittsburgh in 2013. 

The life verse that the Lord gave to Don early in his Christian walk is Philippians 3:10, “That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death”