I find it strange to write of myself as it’s never a simple thing to know what others might find important or even interesting. I was born and raised in California in a town just outside of Sacramento called Rio Linda. My senior year of high school, I met Jana at the Christian bookstore at which we worked (I happened to do a double take during her interview and the boss forbid me from asking her out… yeah, that worked). Halfway through college we were married (July 24, 1993) and managed to survive finishing up our respective programs. I received my BA in Religious Studies with a minor in History. Jana has her degree in Early Childhood Education. College kind of blurred in the mix of classes, marital life, one to two jobs each to make ends meet, plus sharing together in working in a youth ministry all at the same time. (Saying it was probably an act of God that we retained a measure of sanity and relationship across that span is an understatement!).  Click here for more of life's story.     Click here for Eric's summary.

Wooden Cross is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.   That means we not only preach, teach and offer God's grace, but are engaged in the world through service, justice and love.  God is alive and up to good things at Wooden Cross!

Wooden Cross is a welcoming, Christ-centered community believing in grace and living in service and faith.

Our Mission, according to Holy Baptism:

• To live among God's faithful people;
• To hear God's Word through the Spirit and share in the Lord's Supper;
• To proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed;
• To serve all people, following the example of our Lord Jesus;
• To strive for justice and peace in all the earth.

There's a lot going on at Wooden Cross.  We have many opportunities for volunteer service, youth events, social ministry care projects, fellowship activities, and more. 

To see what's happening this year, check out our 2013 Calendar.