Rev. Lee Spivey was born and raised in Ohio and has been the pastor of churches in Michigan, Ohio, and Arizona as well as an active-duty military member and reserve Air Force chaplain for twenty years, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel. Lee has an undergraduate degree in Education, as well as graduate degrees in Pastoral Counseling and Business Administration. He also retired from a successful career as a supervisor in the Development Services Department of Phoenix Arizona. Over the years he has served as a board member for several non-profits, was an officer in several clergy associations and currently serves as an Elder in the church he and his wife, Carolyn, attend in Phoenix. Carolyn teaches and serves in women’s leadership positions as well. Lee and Carolyn have been married for fifty years, have five grown children and eleven grandchildren. Lee’s areas of interest are world and local missions, studying history, target shooting, and spending time with family.