Here's a great place to get to know our leadership at Heritage. We've got mini bios of Jason Austin (Pastor of Counseling and Discipleship) and Michael Porto (Youth Pastor).
Jason Austin
Pastor of Counseling and Discipleship
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington
Places lived in: Washington / California / Florida / Massachusetts
Education: Trinity College of Florida
Salvation Experience: Ephesians 2:1-9
Work/Ministry Experience: Prior to becoming a Pastor I worked 8 years the I.T. industry.
I’m Passionate About: the Lord Jesus Christ, my family, and church.
Family Members: Wife - Laura, children - Jack, Kate, Maddie, Cole, Brooke
Favorite Books: A Fight to the Death (Mack), A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 (Keller), Disciplines of a Godly Man (Hughes), Instruments in the Redeemers Hands (Tripp), The Attributes of God (Pink), Thoughts for Young Men (Ryle), and Today’s Gospel (Chantry)
Contact: jason@heritagebiblechapel.org
Michael Porto
Youth Pastor
Place of Birth: Des moines, Iowa
Places lived in: Iowa / Massachusetts
Education: BS from Faith Baptist Bible College. Majored in Youth Ministry and Biblical Studies.
Salvation Experience: I became a Christian in 2002 at 19 years of age. I hadn’t had any exposure to church outside of a brief period of time early in my life with my family. A friend of mine (my wife) began to share with me the truths of God’s Word during my senior year of high school (2001). I moved away for college that fall and it was then that God began to work on my heart. The following spring semester brought me back home where I began to attend church with a high school friend. I became a Christian in July, 2002. Following my conversion I began a one-to-one discipleship with my wife’s father that continued until I left for my second year of college. I then became involved in small groups and a college ministry at my college church home in Iowa City.
I’m Passionate About: God, Christ, Spirit, Camping, Hunting, Physical Activity, Pizza
Family Members: Wife - Libby, Daughter - Naomi
Favorite Books: The ESV Bible :), Desiring God, and good commentary.
Contact: michael@heritagebiblechapel.org
Eric Hartlen
Founding Pastor
Thanks and appreciation to our founding Pastor Eric Hartlen and his wife Joan. Their many years of service are greatly appreciated and their impact on the lives of many at Heritage Bible Chapel is vast. We wish them well in their new ministry, Ezra New England, in serving Pastors, their wives, and churches in Northern New England.