Nic and his wife Rachael live in Central, PA with their three children, Christian, Forrest and Leila. In addition to their itinerate ministry they are currently serving at First UMC in Mercersburg, PA as Youth Pastors and Worship Leaders.
When Nic was 13 years old, God called him into ministry, and when he was 15 he attended an Aldersgate Life in The Spirit Conference where a woman named Linda Gregorino gave him a small wrench and spoke a prophetic word over his life that “God would use Nic to restore and to build The Church.†It wasn’t until later that he would realize the depth and reality of that word. Later that year Nic went to the Freshwind Youth Conference '98 in Toronto and witnessed, and received, the power and love of God like he had never experienced before.
Nic’s life in music began in a rock band in the Philadelphia area. After several years (and a lot of fun) in that band they parted ways when he and Rachael got married. Through God’s grace, and after various falls and failures along the journey, God started to draw Nic to a deeper place in the Spirit through worship. He began to spend more time in the Secret place, seeking the face of God. Psalm 105:3-4 was the cry of his heart:
“Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek and require the Lord, as their indispensable necessity. Seek, inquire of and for the Lord, and crave Him and His strength; seek and require His face and His presence evermore."
Nic and Rachael have a burning heart for intercession. The two words that best describe their worship is intimacy and warfare, two key elements to intercession. “We’re called to be lovers of God, and warriors of God. But you can’t be a good warrior of God, without being madly in love with Himâ€, Nic says.
Nic and Rachael believe strongly in realizing your identity in Christ and being who you are. They love people and have a burning passion to see broken lives restored and to help people realize their destiny and identity in Jesus. As a minister with tattoos and an atypical “image†Nic has had his share of religious critics, a constant reminder to be thankful that his portion is in Christ. But his prayer is that wherever he ministers, whether it’s too a bunch of youth at a metal show, or a group of adults at church, is that God would have His way through him. “Our daily prayer is ‘Lord, let us decrease so that you can increase. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, in us as it in heaven.’’, Nic shares, “’may it be unto us as You will.’â€
“We desperately seek more of Jesus in our lives, and we are constantly striving to lean not on our own understanding but to trust God as he moves in and through us. It’s all Yours Lord, have Your wayâ€.
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