Faith, Fitness and Family
Faith, Fitness and Family
Stephanie Augello
Team Eisert
Married since 2017, Jake and Ashley Wycoff are parents to Grace, 7, Faith, 2, and 16-year-old twins Levi and Wyatt. Together, the couple owns three Union businesses. Jake runs both Iron Integrity Gym and Wycoff Tree and Lawn, while Ashley owns Essence Salon and Spa.
Their Christian faith guides their family as they work past troubled upbringings. Struggling with addiction in his younger years, Jake has been clean since 2011. He credits faith, fitness and family with helping him recover.
Ashley gave birth to the twins when she was 20 years old and prayed that she’d find a good man to help raise them. She says Jake was the answer to those prayers. The two now look to support others in the town of Union, Missouri. “This is my calling,” Ashley said. “Since I once lived off of a community, I want to give back.”
Faith Wycoff, 2, watches TV in her family's living room in Union, Mo., before celebrating her second birthday on Sept. 24, 2025.
Ashley Wycoff loads flooring into her minivan outside of the family home. Ashley is the owner of Essence Salon & Spa and is in the process of moving the business to a larger space downtown.
Ashley and Jake talk about their schedules at Iron Integrity gym. Jake owns both the gym and a lawn care service, Wycoff Tree & Lawn.
Jake coaches Karrie Moore at the gym. Wycoff opened the gym in 2020.
Ashley surveys her new business location at 15 Oak St. in downtown Union. She and Jake recently purchased the larger space to expand Ashley's business, Essence Salon & Spa.
Ashley massages fellow employee, Nathan Ratcliff, at her business, Essence Salon & Spa.
Faith Wycoff, 2, and Grace Wycoff, 7, ride in the back seat after their mom picks them up after school.
Faith blows out her birthday candles as the family watches.
Jake cleans Faith after eating birthday cake.
A miniature Jesus figurine lies on the floor at the Wycoff family home. Jake hides the statuettes at his gym so clients know that "Jesus is always watching."
Ashley and Jake pray with their daughters Faith and Grace during bedtime.