Pastor Eric Erickson
After serving as a pastor in Monroe for 11 years, Eric started at LakeView in November of 2009. His role here is serving as Pastor of Discipleship and Worship.
Eric and Debbie Erickson have been married for 23 years having met at UW – La Crosse. It was also at UWL that Eric met Jesus Christ as his Savior through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Deb grew up in a Christian home in the McFarland and Deforest area. Eric graduated from UWL with a degree in secondary education and taught for two years in northern Illinois where their son Brant was born in 1988. Eric then returned to Monroe, his home town, where he taught and coached for six years. In 1995, the Ericksons responded to God’s call to serve at Faith Academy, a missionary school, in Manila, Philippines. It was there that Eric felt the call of pastoral ministry and when they returned to the US in 1998, he was asked to join the staff of their home church, Monroe Bible Church. He has continued his pastoral education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. The Ericksons added two more children to their family five years ago. McKenzie is now 8 and Jovanny is 5.
For enjoyment, Ericksons raise Golden Retrievers. Eric enjoys music and sports. He has coached track and field for 23 years. He is a fan of high school athletics, the Badgers and WI professional teams. Deb enjoys gardening, canning and cooking. Eric gladly supports those hobbies!