Woodland Christian Church
[Disciples of Christ]

About our Ministry

Eric H. Brown was born on February 26,1956 in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the son of a Baptist pastor, Rev. Curtis Brown, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Sandusky, Ohio. Pastor Eric Brown graduated from Sandusky High School and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. He obtained a Master of Divinity degree from Phillips Graduate Seminary in Enid, Oklahoma.  On December 20, 2003, Pastor Brown received the Doctor of Ministry degree from Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas.
 

He has served congregations in Oklahoma and Texas, coming to Woodland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) from Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, Texas where he was the Campus Pastor. He is married to Charlesia Byrd who is also from Sandusky. Pastor Brown is a prophetic teacher who has a passion for justice. Therefore, the overall ministry of Woodland Christian Church emphasizes justice. Woodland is concerned about people who are still falling through the “proverbial cracks” in our nation; people who are not free because they are still discriminated against because of their race, sex, or economic status.

Woodland’s ministry seeks to teach people:

1. That salvation is not a gift to be kept to one’s self, but it moves the recipient of salvation to share the good news of Jesus with those who have yet to receive salvation in Jesus.

2. To worship God in spirit and in truth, one must give God more than lip service.

3. People who follow Jesus must be concerned about those less fortunate than they are.

4. No Christian is as Christ like as he or she should be, so spiritual growth is ESSENTIAL.

5. Ministry is not an individual instrument but a corporate instrument in which Christians must work together to accomplish our Father’s business.

6. People who learn to trust the Lord are empowered to improve their quality of life and the quality of life of others.

7. As more people learn to grow closer to God and do God’s will, the world will change. 

Woodland understands that the Church has been commissioned to change the world. The world will change as more people experience justice; economic justice, racial justice, justice between the sexes, legal justice, distributive justice, retributive justice, political justice, etc. Woodland seeks to obey that commission by beginning with Columbus, Ohio