Chris Hodges

Chris Hodges (born June 21, 1964) is the founder and senior pastor of the Church of the Highlands.

Hodges entered the ministry in 1984 as a youth pastor at Bethany World Prayer Center outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hodges married the former Tammy Hornsby in 1986. A year later the couple moved to Colorado Springs where Chris served as youth pastor and senior associate pastor for the New Life Church. He returned to the Bethany World Prayer Center in 1994 as associate pastor. While there he hosted a daily televison program called "Lifeline".

Hodges relocated to Birmingham in 2000 with the express purpose of founding a new church. He organized the Association of Related Churches, a non-profit involved in church development and began recruiting leaders for the new Church of the Highlands. The first service was held in February 2001 at Mountain Brook High School's auditorium. The church became one of the fastest-growing congregations in the country and constructed its own campus in 2007.

The Hodges have five children; Sarah, Michael, David, Jonathan and Joseph.

References

• Keener, Ronald E. (June 9, 2009) "Pastor of fastest-growing U.S. church empowers volunteers, keeps mission simple." Church Central

External links

• Hodges profile at churchofthehighlands.com