Jeff and Carolyn grew up on the North Coast of NSW graduating from Ballina High School in 1975. From there they travelled to Toowoomba in Queensland where they pursued tertiary studies at the University of Southern Queensland, Carolyn in Visual Arts and Jeff in Education.
After graduating in 1979 they helped pioneer a Christian School in Toowoomba with Jeff then serving as principal for five years. During this time they also completed Bible College in Vancouver Canada and started their family.
After struggling with illness during the early 90’s Jeff moved from education to the pastoral area working with a local Toowoomba church in the areas of youth, music and then leadership. During this time Carolyn began teaching art in a local high school and also began producing the first in her series of abstract paintings.
In 2001 they felt God calling them to return home to the region where they had grown up to start a new contemporary church, which is of course, C3 Byron Bay Ballina. They have 4 children and three grand-daughters.