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.