Pastor Willour grew up in Fox Chapel in a church-going family, and came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ while in high school. He received his Bachelor (B.A.) degree in Religious Studies from the College of Wooster (Wooster, OH), where he met his wife, Sharon. He received his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (South Hamilton, MA). Prior to becoming the pastor of Grace OPC in November of 2021, he had served for over 9 years as the pastor of an OPC congregation in Mentor, Ohio (near Cleveland), and before that for over 15 years as the pastor of an OPC congregation in the Toms River, New Jersey area.