Brian Straub grew up in Toledo, Ohio. After graduation from high school, he attended Ohio State University. His two greatest accomplishments there were playing in the Ohio State Marching Band and marrying his beautiful wife, Kat. Kat is a retired high school and college math and science teacher. They have two children: Rebekah, who lives near them in Upper Arlington with her two sons, and John, who married a California girl and lives with her in Yorba Linda, along with their three sons.
In 1972 Brian started his seminary education at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. He has served churches in Marion, Marseilles, Findlay, Toledo, Columbus, Maumee, and Bethany. In 2013 they retired and moved to Upper Arlington to be close to family and friends. Since then, he has been busy pastoring churches on an interim basis, and serving as president of the West Ohio Wesleyan Covenant Association for the past five years.
Hobbies include playing softball, playing (along with Kat) in the Ohio State Alumni Band, and flying his airplane. Last summer they flew themselves all the way to California! Attending Buckeye football, basketball, and baseball games helps fill their days.
