Leadership Meet our Pastors
At Countryside we believe that pastors are commissioned by God with the responsibility to serve as shepherds under Jesus Christ in His church. Their responsibility as laid out in scripture is three-fold. As pastors they are to shepherd, guide, and protect the flock. As overseers, they are to superintend, guard, and provide directive care for the church. As elders, they are to manage, lead, represent and govern the church. The care that these men show for God's people is primarily spiritual.
We feel that God has blessed us tremendously with a group of pastors who are faithful to their God-given call and serve us well. We are thankful for them, and for the grace that God has shown in their lives.
Local Pastors
Our local pastors are men who minister at Countryside on a weekly basis. They are the ones responsible for the leadership and oversite of the congregation locally.
Mike Summers has been pastoring at Countryside since its birth in 1990 and is the lead preaching pastor. View Bio
Scott Nicoll begain serving at Countryside as youth pastor in 1990. Today he helps shepherd families through pastoral care. View Bio
Bryan Neal has been serving as associate pastor since 2004 and is heavily involved in teaching and overseeing our teaching ministries. View Bio
JD Summers has been serving as associate pastor since 2010 and is responsible for leading worship and overseeing local ministries. View Bio
Pastors Abroad
Our pastors abroad are men who serve as an extension of Countryside's ministry in other communities. They are elders at Countryside who have been sent out to further the cause of Christ and spread the gospel through church planting. You can read our philosophy of missions to learn more about why we engange in missions this way.
Pastor Roger has been serving as a missionary to Brazil since 1994 and is involved in church planting endeavors in the state of Alagoas. View Bio
Brian Warne has been serving as missionary to Mexico since 1999 and is involved in church planting with the Mayo people in Sinaloa. View Bio
Otto Skoog came on as an associate pastor in 1999 and moved to Ottawa to plant New Life church in 2010. View Bio