Scott Swanson
Sweet Home is, in many ways, the last place Maverick Duante (pronounced “Danté”) expected to find himself.
But when Duante, who turned 40 on Valentine’s Day, got a software tech job transfer that brought him to Oregon, he decided he’d better start looking for a church.
“I’m a church baby,” he said. “My grandfather was a pastor. My dad is a pastor. My younger brother is a pastor. My older brother is an…