Pastor AJ took over as Lead Pastor in 2022. He served for over seven years at Alliance Church in Appleton, WI, as the Associate Pastor of Adult Ministries. He holds a Bachelors in Biblical Studies and a Masters in Biblical Exposition from Moody Bible Institute, and was ordained in the Christian and Missionary Alliance in 2014.

AJ has a history in Estes Park as a Ravencrest Student (2002) and has been affiliated with Rocky ever since. Pastor AJ enjoys being on the river fly-fishing, fall bowhunting, but most importantly spending time with his wife Jen, their son Jake and daughters Ainsley and Violet.

Chandra Pike has been a part of Rocky Church and the Estes Park Community since 2021. She has grown up with a passion for working with kids, working as a YMCA camp leader through high school and serving in kids ministry in college. Her love for helping kids encouraged her to get her Elementary Education degree with a Masters in ESL education. She has 14 years of elementary education experience, 12 of those years were teaching overseas with her husband Wes and serving in kids ministry in their local church. Chandra loves living in the mountains, trail running, hiking and biking with her two boys, Lucas and Logan.

Wes has spent the majority of his adult life as an international educator specializing in math and science content and coaching a variety of sports. During this time, he also developed a passion for financial markets, which keeps him active week to week. Wes, along with wife Chandra and boys Logan (7) and Lucas (3), moved full time to Estes Park in late 2021 and quickly became involved in Rocky Church as servants and members. As Director of Operations, Wes manages the Church’s financial and legal compliance along with church facilities in a manner that efficiently supports the Ministry Initiatives of the Church.

Charissa Harris moved to Estes Park with her husband Campbell and joined our team in May of 2025 as the Worship Intern. Since then, she has taken on the part time role of our Worship and Young Adults Director. Charissa grew up in a Christian home, her dad a pastor, and has had a love for leading people in worship from a young age, has be in student leadership roles within her previous home churches, as well as has been a part of several worship teams over the last four years. She is currently finishing her schooling through Calvary University to obtain her Bachelor’s degree in Worship Arts and plans to graduate in 2027.

Gene has been a member of Rocky Mountain Church and lived in Estes Park since 2021.  He and his wife Christina of 31 years moved to the area from Colorado Springs.  He has served in Children’s and Young Adult ministries in other churches he has attended.  Gene is supporting the computer systems at Rocky, Sunday worship services and the website.  He loves living in the mountains with Christina and enjoying all the changing of the seasons.

Daniel “Dan” and his wife, Jana, started attending Rocky in 2005 with their two children, Luke and Michaela, after moving to Pinewood Springs from Greeley, CO. Dan and Jana first served as hosts to a Rocky Life Group while they lived in Pinewood Springs from 2008 to 2012. Dan served Rocky as the Director of Men’s Ministry from 2011 to 2021. He served as a voting member on the Nomination Committee in 2017. He chaired the Estes Park Crossroads Endowment Foundation as President from 2017 to 2021. Dan has now served Rocky as an Elder since 2021.

Outside of Rocky, Dan served 20 years in the Air Force and retired as a Major in 2008. After a life-changing and paralyzing aircraft accident in 2002, Dan was hired as a Satellite Engineer for Lockheed Martin and after 19 years, he is now serving as a Software Engineer Manager in Boulder, CO.

Dan believes his 45+ years of his faith journey has built a solid foundation of trust, wisdom from the Holy Spirit within him, and a discerning spirit to know, listen and understand the needs of the Christ-following members of the church.

My wife, Annie, and I have been members of Rocky Mountain Church since 2015. I served a three-year term as an Elder at Rocky from 2017 through 2020. I retired from YMCA of the Rockies in January 2023 after a 42+ year career. Annie is a semi-retired Speech Therapist at EP Health. Our home is in the back of The Retreat, below Glen Haven. Annie and I both grew up in very committed Christian families and have both dedicated our lives to Christian service.

I consider my spiritual gifts to be Mercy, Serving and Administration. I was born into a very close-knit extended family of strong Christians. My great grandfather was a Methodist Circuit Rider, riding on horseback to pastor churches across south Texas. My uncle was a Baptist missionary, and my parents and grandparents were all very involved in local church ministry. I know that I was a regular topic of prayer for most of my extended family. Looking back, I have no doubt that God’s hedge of protection was surrounding me, and that the Holy Spirit was guiding me. From my earliest memories, there has not been a time in my life when I did not have a strong belief in and reliance upon Jesus Christ. My faith has been tested many times and my profession of faith has been reaffirmed both personally and publicly on many occasions.

Throughout my life, I have always been involved in ministry and church administration, having served in the following capacities: Elder, Deacon, Finance Committee Member, Buildings & Grounds Committee Member, Children’s Choir Member, Youth Choir Member, Adult Choir Member. I was Co-Director of Estes Valley Caring Pregnancy Center for two years. During college I was Chaplain for a hospital burn unit.

I am honored to serve as an Elder at Rocky once again.

I was born in Nottingham, England in 1943, and then grew up at Capernwray Hall (the castle where my dad founded the ministry of Torchbearers).

In S. Carolina I married Bonnie Barrows in 1976 with the plan to go back and lead the ministry at Capernwray.

After the service Stuart Briscoe who left England to become a pastor of a large church in Wisconsin asked me what I was going to do now. He was my spiritual hero, and all that I wasn’t – I told him that I had tickets back to England, however not sure if that was truly what I wished to do.

He then invited me to join him as an associate pastor in Wisconsin! I was thrilled and taken aback- four wonderful years later I reluctantly responded to my dad’s invitation to become the Director of Ravencrest Chalet in Estes Park – a bump on a hill in Colorado!

I told him that I would go for two years! It is now 46 years, three boys and nine grandies later! After directing Ravencrest for twenty great years, I assumed the role of the International Director of Torchbearers, with the now twenty six Centers around the world. I retired from this position in 2001.