The Bible tells us to run the race before us. As a former competitive cyclist I am here to tell you every race is a journey. I am Pastor Eric Woods and I invite you to come discover the journey that awaits you at The Summit Church. Sometimes you will go down a well trodden path, other times you will blaze a new trail. Nevertheless, you will never go it alone if you choose to take the journey that is the Christian life. You will have a traveling partner in Jesus Christ who will never leave you nor forsake you. Becoming a Christian is not the finish line of this journey but instead it is the starting line. The Summit Church is here for both the person who wants to find out more about Christianity and the committed Christian who desires to grow in their walk with Christ. I can't wait to meet you.

Because of Him,
Pastor Eric

Pastor Eric Woods, a recent graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, has come to the tri-city area to plant a new church in Chino Valley. Pastor Eric is working in conjunction with the Yavapai Baptist Association and The Church at Glassford Hill. Pastor Eric has been a bi-vocational youth pastor for seven years including three years at First Southern Baptist Church in Holbrook, Arizona and four years at Cross Roads Baptist Church in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Pastor Eric and his wife Lori are both natives of northeastern Arizona and have a eight-year old son named Zachary. Pastor Eric enjoys the outdoors, cycling and reading. He has a passion for youth, young families and people with disabilities. He states, "In such unsure times, families need the sure foundation of the gospel to weather the storms of life."