Raised in the Jewish faith, Les came to a personal relationship with the Lord in April of 1984. In February of 2006 he became credentialed as a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God denomination, and was ordained through Faith Christian Fellowship International in the summer of 2014. Rev. Linz serves as a volunteer chaplain for a local jail, Hospice, and a 12 step recovery program. Les is blessed with a Godly wife, a daughter that never ceases to bless him, and two dogs that think more of him than they should.