Joseph began his ordained ministry in the Roman Catholic Church where he served in the Diocese of Bridgeport for seven years. He served three years in inner city ministry and three years on the faculty of KolbeCathedralHigh School where he taught Old Testament theology and Christian morality. He also served as chair of the theology department.
Joseph received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint John'sSeminaryCollege in 1982 and Master of Divinity from the same school in 1985. He completed. Methodist Studies at YaleDivinitySchool in 1996. His prior appointments as Pastor were at East BerlinUnitedMethodistChurch and First United Methodist in Shelton. Joseph has been serving as Senior Pastor of the NicholsChurch, in his hometown of Trumbull, Connecticut, since July 2002.
He is married to Sandra, who grew up in Milford. He enjoys, cycling, tennis, and astronomy. He also likes working with computers in the area of digital video and photography.
Pastor Joseph is also Chaplain to the Nichols Fire Department and is a certified fire fighter in the state of Connecticut.
