Chris joined the pastoral staff of Woodland Park
in May of 2004. Chris was raised in Chattanooga,
schooled at UTC, and then went to Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary. He served in Desert
Storm, and returned to work in youth ministry
in Alabama and Georgia before moving to Maryville,
and then, most recently to First Baptist Church,
Concord, in Knoxville, TN. Chris is a veteran
student pastor with a unique blend of maturity,
experience, and ministry philosophy who desires
to bring people to a closer and fuller walk with
Jesus so they will share in the joy of leaning
on Him. Chris and his wife, Shan, reside in Chattanooga
and have two children.
Chris joined the pastoral staff of Woodland Park
in May of 2004. Chris was raised in Chattanooga,
schooled at UTC, and then went to Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary. He served in Desert
Storm, and returned to work in youth ministry
in Alabama and Georgia before moving to Maryville,
and then, most recently to First Baptist Church,
Concord, in Knoxville, TN. Chris is a veteran
student pastor with a unique blend of maturity,
experience, and ministry philosophy who desires
to bring people to a closer and fuller walk with
Jesus so they will share in the joy of leaning
on Him. Chris and his wife, Shan, reside in Chattanooga
and have two children.