Aaron has served at Heights since January 2008 after several years on the move with his wife Amy, their four young children and Kirk the dog. Born in Arkansas and raised in Memphis Tennessee, Aaron first felt the call to ministry while attending Mississippi College. Together Aaron and Amy have spent time in ministry in Mississippi, Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama and now New Mexico.
        Along the way, Aaron has earned degrees from Denver Seminary in the Philosophy of Religion and Memphis Theological Seminary in Divinity. Although Aaron is a lifelong Cumberland Presbyterian, he has no doubt that God can and does move through any church where God’s Word is honored and Jesus Christ adored.
        One day Aaron will be seen riding his mountain bike through Albuquerque, but right now he mostly just talks about it. Perhaps God will grow Aaron past this “block” in his life. Come visit us at Heights and find out!

Larry has served as Senior Pastor at HCPC since 1973.  He earned his BA at Bethel College in McKenzie, Tennessee and his Masters of Divinity at Memphis Theological Seminary, both of which are denominational schools.
        Larry started his Christian walk in high school at a small country church in Ballard County, Kentucky.  He married his high school sweetheart, Lou.  They attended Bethel Church and were very active in the young adult group.  Larry and Lou have two sons, Dan and Greg (deceased), two granddaughters, Lisa and Audrey and conclude that grandchildren complete a family!
        Larry loves reading, spending time with his family, fishing and cooking.  His greatest desire is for people to know Jesus.  He looks forward to writing upon his retirement.

Pastor Don Wilson has served as Director of Congregational Care at Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church since September 1, 1992. Don is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Bethel College, McKenzie, TN, and is a Masters of Divinity, Cum Laude graduate from Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN.
        Don was born in Raton, NM, and has spent most of his life in the state. He and his wife Linda have been married for over 36 years and have two married daughters and three grandchildren. They are discovering that grand parenting is God’s reward for the sacrifices of parenting!
        Don and Linda first began attending Heights in 1971 and became very active in church life until leaving for Tennessee in 1983 where he began pastoring while completing college and seminary.
        Don points to II Corinthians 1:3-5 as the foundational Scripture for Congregational Care at HCPC: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.”

Marty was born and raised in Albuquerque. As a young boy he attended the Catholic Church. There he learned the sacredness of faith and the central importance of spirituality. Marty has been involved with Heights Church since 1970, when he joined as a high school freshman. His faith was profoundly encouraged during his time in the college age youth group at Heights—a time that he views as foundational for the development of his personal relationship with God.
        During his college years at the University of New Mexico, God gave Marty a passionate desire to join people in developing their relationship with Him in the midst of the struggles of life. This led him to further study at the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. There he earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and an M.A. in Theology in 1985. After nine years in private practice in Pasadena, California, Heights called Marty to the position of Director of Family Therapy of Albuquerque in 1994. There he has had the privilege of working alongside others who are dedicated to helping people experience healing, growth and a deeper relationship with God through the tools of the counseling ministry. In addition to his vocation as a licensed psychologist, Marty was ordained as a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister in 1999. Since 1979, Marty has been married to Cheryl, who is God's greatest gift to his life. They have two daughters, Kelly and Katie, who fill their lives with great joy.

Ruth was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.  She attended Faith Cumberland Presbyterian Church where, at the age of nine, accepted Jesus Christ.  While at Faith Church, she learned of the denomination’s school, Bethel College in McKenzie, Tennessee, where in1986 she earned a B.S. in Business Administration.  Upon graduation, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee for a short time.  In 1987, Ruth saw a picture of the Balloon Fiesta in a National Geographic magazine and decided to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Having attended a Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Michigan and found the teaching to be biblically sound, the decision to attend Heights CP Church was a logical choice.  She became a member in 1988 and has been involved in serving at one time or another from the nursery to the senior high youth and sanctuary choir.
     Ruth enjoys listening to radio bible teachers, being at home with her two cats, and spending time with family.

Brad was born in Olean, New York in 1981 and is the oldest of three children. Brad’s family moved first to Indiana and then to Albuquerque and the family started attending Heights in 1998. Brad grew up in the youth program at Heights participating in Sunday school, outreach activities, choir, retreats, and the annual choir tour. It was in the youth group where he met Kari Garcia and their friendship grew into love; they were married in June 2003. Brad attended the University of New Mexico for two years before moving to Oklahoma City after marriage to support Kari while she finished her degree at Oklahoma City University. After Kari completed her degree Brad attended both the University of Oklahoma and Central Oklahoma University.
     In Oklahoma City Brad and Kari attended Eastlake Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he was a member of the Christian Education committee, helped build homes for Habitat for Humanity and served as Director of Youth Ministries. At Eastlake Brad directed the junior-high and senior-high youth ministries and taught weekly Sunday school for both junior and senior high youth for about two years. God has given Brad gifts of teaching, knowledge, and leadership and a passion for teaching the truth of Scripture. Brad joined the staff of Heights in June 2006.

Steve joined us in late October of 2007 as the Minister of Music. He and his wife Monica moved here from Toronto, Canada in March of 2000, where they were both born and raised. Steve received his Bachelors in Vocal Performance from the University of Toronto with a minor in Composition and Art History. He has recorded over 9 cds with Warner Chappell on their series “Music is Canada” and recorded and sang the theme song “My Sight Will Go On” for the Vision Awards in Hollywood, raising funds for Retinitis Pigmentosa a degenerative eye disease. Steve also recorded in Nashville his CD entitled “At the Cross” with as he put it “some of the best guys and gals in the business”. As a highly acclaimed helden-tenor he travelled Canada and the U S. and performed operas and oratorios. However, the call of God was on his life strongly and he knew that God would use him more powerfully in music ministry. Steve is very excited about being here at Heights. “I see God moving in ways here that are so exciting and fresh, can’t wait to see how God will manifest his presence here for the people here and the new generation of Christians God will raise here.” Amen.