I was born in Akron, Ohio, and raised in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio the son of two central Pennsylvania transplants who came to Ohio looking for work. I attended CF public schools K-12 and graduated from CFHS in 1976. I attended Mount Vernon Nazarene University when it was a college and graduated from there in 1981. I married the love of my life, Jacki Rumple Hazelton, in 1979. I have a son, Matthew (Michelle) born in 1981 and a daughter, Laura McCray born in 1983. I have 4 grandchildren Greg McCray, Skylar, Axel and Kelsie Hazelton. I have spent 38 years in pastoral ministry serving Nazarene Churches in Hicksville, OH, Bellaire, OH, Montpelier IN, Lamoure, ND, Uhrichsville, OH, Aberdeen SD, Allision PA and Picken Chapel, AR. and Barrett WV. I also served as a youth pastor in Tallmadge, 1st OH. and Cardington Oh. I was interim pastor at Tallmadge Southeast. I was ordained in 1985 and am now a retired pastor living in Wapakoneta, OH where I volunteer at Wapaknaz as Visitation Pastor.