Pastor Woody is from Northern California a place called Hat Creek. He is an enrolled member of the Pit River tribe which is made up of eleven different bands. Woody is from the Atsugewi band.

He had given his heart to The Lord Jesus Christ at the tender age of 13 years old. Three years after, he became a Youth Pastor of the Hat Creek Full Gospel Church in which he served for 7 years. He served on the board of directors for the Indian Young People Christ Ambassadors which is a youth program based out of Northern California.

Pastor Woody has been in ministry for over 30 years of his life. He is happily married to his beautiful wife Lana Elmore in which they just recently celebrated their 15th year together.

Pastor Woody and Lana have written several songs, they have 12 different CDs available and they both are involved in music ministry, youth (teen) ministry, children's ministry, marriage ministry, and they are full time Pastors.

Woody & Lana preach church revivals, camp meetings, youth revivals, youth rally's, have hosted youth camps, and they also have put together their own seminar. It's called Back to the Basics Training Seminar, in which they help equip church leaders in the basic fundamentals of church leadership & ministry.

Woody & Lana have pioneered churches, helped start ministries within churches, mentored upcoming ministers. They have a heart to see growth and development within the body of Christ.