Jay and his wife, Brenda, are the parents of two children. They attend First Baptist Church in Wheeling, West Virginia, where Jay serves as an Elder, teaches Sunday School and volunteers for the church's youth group. Jay was ordained to gospel ministry in 1999. He served as pastor at the Grandview Mission Chapel, which was a ministry to the residents of Grandview Manor in Wheeling, West Virginia and also as pastor at South Wheeling Chapel.








