Let's Get Started

Good morning Church family! Let me start off by saying how blessed and humbled Andrea and I are that you have chosen us to serve this congregation as your Youth and Family Minister. We are truly honored and can not wait to get started. We have prayed for this and know that God is going to do great things here at Summerdale. I wanted to just take a moment to introduce myself and tell you a little more about me.

I grew up in Mobile, Al and have been a member of the Lord’s church my entire life. I graduated from Mobile Christian School in 2004 and attended Faulkner University for two years. I then moved back home to Mobile and a few years later married the love of my life in 2008. I think I got the better deal! While I have a background mostly in retail, I have always had a passion for youth. I love coaching, especially football, and that has been my ministry for eight years at Snook Christian Academy. Speaking of Snook, Andrea and I both taught there in the early days of the school with Andrea beginning to teach English there when the school was held in our fellowship hall. She stayed there eight years while I taught History and PE for three. So we love kids and are very excited to be working with the kids here at Summerdale! We now live in Orange Beach with our two fur babies, a dog Mocha and cat Sysko.

As I said we are excited to get started working with the youth here and can not wait to see the great things God will do. We know that a successful youth program takes a lot of work, unity but most of all prayer. We ask for your continued prayers for us and the youth as we work to grow these kids not only in number but more importantly in spirit and truth.

We have many activities planned and are ready to begin to get to know all of you and the kids as we work together to make the Summerdale Youth Group and the elementary kids program the best it can be. Speaking of the kids, in the coming weeks and months we will be having events for them too. Also, we will be rebranding that program as Christian Soldiers. More information on that and other programs will be coming soon. For now, know that we are here for you and my door is always open. May God bless each and every one of you as we work together to serve our mighty God here at the Summerdale family!

Because of Him,

Eric

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