Pastor Donny Woodbridge serves as Executive and Music pastor. He is married to Holly, our children's pastor.  He served on the New England District for more than 30 years as both staff pastor and senior pastor.  He loves leading worship with his sons here at The Woods. His desire is to see God's truth take root in the believers heart. His greatest joy is seeing God's people transformed through the Word and worship.

Pastor Blake Owings has served as the Youth Pastor at The Woods since April 2021. He graduated from MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2017. Before coming to The Woods, Blake was the youth pastor in Coffeyville, KS. Blake and his wife, Maddie were married in 2017 and have 2 sons, Forest and Fox.

Pastor Holly Woodbridge is a transplant from Massachusetts.  She is married to Pastor Donny and is mom of 4 sons. She has served children for 40 plus years. Her greatest joy is pointing kids to her very best friend, Jesus. Remember God loves you, He really really loves you.

Pastor Jared Ritchey is the Hospitality Pastor, serving our congregation by seeking to help you feel like you can call the Woods your home church, rather than just feeling like you attend. Prior to that, he served as one of the campus ministers at the Montara Initiative. He has held a Minister’s License with the Kansas City District since July of 2021, and is currently studying with Nazarene Bible College as a part of their Ministry Preparation Program. He has been married to his wife Jessie since 2014. They have three children: Aurora, Andromeda, and Ransom, whom they homeschool.

Joel Woodbridge is our Worship Leader/Tech Director. He holds a BA in Photography with a minor in Graphic Design. He has been leading worship with his family for more than 2 decades. He enjoys mentoring young people in their faith and Kingdom service. He loves sharing the transforming power of God through music. He plays bass, guitar, and drums as well as using his voice for God's glory. 

Pastor Bill Ritchey ministers at our Montara House of Hope - along with his wife Nell. He has been a Nazarene since 1988, holds a BA in religion, and has been an ordained elder since 2001. Previously he served as Chaplain at rescue missions for many years, pastored at Holton Nazarene Church, and was a certified Alcohol & Drug counselor. He has a heart for those who seek freedom from addiction.

Wally Fisher has enjoyed the privilege of actively serving in many capacities at Wanamaker

Woods Church Of The Nazarene for more than 31 years. Upon retiring from over 40 years of

teaching in public education, he now has the opportunity to be on staff, where he serves in any

capacity to enrich the lives of others to strengthen their walk through Know-Grow-Serve-Share.

He and Peggy have been married since 1974 and recently discovered the joy of travel. Most

importantly he spends much of his time with his three cherished children, their spouses and

especially the five grandchildren.

Kim Rogers has been serving at The Woods since January 2022. However, she has been a member here since 2012. She graduated from Washburn University in 1994. She was the Quality Assurance Manager to a non-profit here in town before joining our team. She is the mother of 3 children and a grandmother of 2.

Dr. Holmes was born in Portland Oregon. He has been married to his lovely wife Jolene since they met as teenagers in Hastings Nebraska. They have two lovely daughters, & five beautiful granddaughters. He holds four earned college degrees, (AA-BA-Th.m Th.D.) Dr. Holmes served as Senior Pastor of Wanamaker Woods from 1985-2022. He enjoys playing golf, reading, and especially spending time with his family.

Pastor Jerry Schmid has served at The Woods for many years in many roles.  He and his wife have 2 daughters and several grandchildren.