The Cortez Church of the Nazarene welcomes their new pastor, Chris Ludington, his wife, Miranda and their two daughters, Allyssa and Maddalyn. Having received his master's degree in Theology and Ministry at the Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Okla., Pastor Ludington has previously served as a youth pastor and a student ministries director. His interests are cultivating relationships, mountain biking, swimming, reading, creative woodworking and being outdoors. Church members look forward to the new beginning represented by Pastor Ludington.