Welcome! I'm Pastor Eric, and I'm honored to serve Christ Lutheran Church. Whether you've been walking with Jesus for years, you're returning to church after some time away, or you're simply curious about the Christian faith, I'm glad you're here.

I grew up on my family's cattle ranch in South Texas, where I learned the value of hard work, responsibility, and serving others. Since then, God has led me through missionary work, service in the United States Air Force, and more than twenty years of pastoral ministry. Throughout that journey, God has deepened my love for sharing the Gospel, building meaningful relationships, and walking alongside people through every season of life.

My wife, Christa, and I are grateful to call Summit County home. Together we have five children and one grandchild, and we enjoy hiking, camping, exploring mountain trails, and experiencing God's beautiful creation.

I believe the Church should be a place where people can experience Christ's grace, ask honest questions, grow in faith, and build lasting relationships. My prayer is that every person who walks through our doors feels welcomed, encouraged, and reminded of God's love for them in Jesus Christ.

I hope you'll join us for worship. I'd love the opportunity to meet you, hear your story, and welcome you to Christ Lutheran Church.

Donalyn was born and raised in Atlanta, is the mother of Ryan and Juliet and married to John Hammett, the AV tech at Christ Lutheran. They were married at CLC in 2022. She is a career pharmacist, long time coffee house musician, trained classical ballet dancer, and she sang professionally with a sacred A cappella chorus in Atlanta.

Donalyn and John have both been followers of Jesus since childhood and their daily journey continues. When Donalyn visited Breckenridge in 2018, CLC spoke deeply to her. The church community was the driving force behind John and Donalyn moving to Summit County.

Her favorite quote comes from Jesus Calling, “ God’s kingdom is not about earning and deserving; it’s about believing and receiving”. CLC is a current and continual blessing for both Donalyn and John.

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John Hammett comes from military family of 5 children, and at one point he ended up in Vicenza, Italy, competing on a downhill racing ski team. This was unknowingly the springboard for events later in life, where he would meet Donalyn, also a lover of winter, and in 2020 they moved permanently to Summit County from Atlanta and began their relationship with Christ Lutheran Church. They were married as a part of a creative CLC sermon in February 2022.

John has a full-time job with Siemens Corporation as an engineer and is also the AV coordinator and the assistant Trustee for CLC. John has two children and two stepchildren who reside up and down the East Coast. Christ is alive at CLC, and John and Donalyn love being a part of anything CLC as it grows in all directions!

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