Elders

John Eriksen has been a Christian since 1985 and a member of the Pikes Peak congregation since 1991.  He began serving as an elder in 2006.  John grew up in Massachusetts and North Carolina.  He went on to spend 23 years in the U.S. Air Force where he flew in various fighter aircraft and served in assignments across the United States and around the world, including the Pentagon. John and his wife Chun Hui have three children.

Dave Gorman has been a member of the Pikes Peak congregation since 1993. He served as a deacon for many years, overseeing our Education Program and then working with our Youth Activities ministry. Dave has served the Pikes Peak family as an Elder since 2015. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, and presently works with Monument Valley Engineers, Inc. as Project Engineer and Vice–President. Dave and his wife Debra have two children.

Florencio Mata Jr. nicknamed ‘Flo”, was born in McAllen, Texas and while in high school his family relocated to California where he graduated in 1966.  He met and married Marcia Priest while attending San Jose State University.  While worshiping at the local Church of Christ, Flo was baptized in 1968.  Flo continued his studies in Geophysics and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Flo and Marcia moved to Colorado Springs in 2019 and became members at Pikes…