Karolyn Faith

Today, we celebrate our firstborn daughter as she turns thirty-five. Her name has always told the story of her life — grace carried by faith.

From the very beginning, Faith has carried a thoughtful mind and a steady spirit. From her preschool days through her university years, she consistently excelled — an awardee whose dedication and intellect were evident from the start. Even as a child, her generous heart showed itself in the way she looked after her younger brother Brian (now married to a sweet lady, Sarah) — nurturing, protective, and always present. In many ways, she followed in her parents’ footsteps into the field of accounting — yet she quickly made the path entirely her own. She inherited much of her mother’s strength in financial leadership: a gift for management, planning, and stewardship that serves not only the organizations she works within, but also her church and the people around her.

And yet, what stands out most about Faith is something no résumé could hold.

Like all meaningful lives, hers has not been without its valleys. She has walked through seasons of deep sorrow and unexpected trial. Among the most tender of these griefs was the loss of her two precious baby boys, our first grandchildren — a pain no parent ever wishes upon their child, and one that leaves a mark only heaven can fully console.

Yet through it all, Faith has lived true to her name. She has stood firm in her Faith — trusting God even when the road grew dark, and the answers sometimes were slow in coming. That kind of faith does not announce itself; it quietly endures.

She and her husband, Austin, serve faithfully together: Austin as Associate Pastor of Youth & Outreach, and Karolyn supporting the church with devotion and grace. At the heart of their shared ministry is a deep, earnest desire that everyone they serve come to faith in Jesus and be saved. Their lives together are a reminder that faith is not something spoken — it is something lived, most visibly in the seasons when it costs the most.