Our Team
A Family on Mission
The shred culture thrives on individualism. Jesus, however, entrusted the future of his church to eleven people who he taught and challenged to work as a team to advance the Good News. Here at SFC we believe that God has called us to make an impact in this culture as a team.
The global movement of SFC is supported by Support Staff Members, Movement Managers, and volunteers who actively live out the call to bridge the shred culture to Jesus, partnering with the local Church. Each individual’s involvement spans from part-time to full-time to volunteer, but our heart remains the same: to be a light in the shred culture.
Support Staff
Headquartered in Dillon, CO, USA, the Support Office is tucked between first class ski resorts like Breckenridge, Keystone, and Copper Mountain. The Support Office is made up of dedicated individuals, some local to Dillon and some remote, whose primary goal is to support God’s mission in the ski and snowboard culture.
Not only do we at the Support Office encourage and equip the global movement of SFC, but we consider it a priority to actually live it out personally. Each Support Office team member is actively involved in their local ski community and a local body of believers.
I grew up as a hyper-active snowboarder in Appalachia where I studied missions and married my high school crush. Living in Colorado since 2004, our two kids and local outreaches keep us busy. My title in the SFC Support Office is the “International Team Captain” because my giftings are mainly in the ‘doings’ of the mission (meeting, shredding, traveling, teaching with fellow Jesus-loving snowboarders and skiers). Since getting involved with SFC in 2002, I’ve found my passion in encouraging our fellow skiers and snowboarders to view their ‘toys’ as ‘tools’ to build the Kingdom of God in our dark subculture.
The only thing that I ever wanted to do since high school was to hang out with shred kids and talk about Jesus. I feel so blessed that I’ve been able to do that in various roles with SFC since 2009. My goal is to use my big picture perspective, business operations acumen, and team building skills to guide SFC alongside this amazing team. I’m even more thrilled that I get to bring my wife and three children along for the journey. God is good.
The first chance I had to move to Colorado, I jumped on it. I am an avid skier with a passion for risk, outdoors, and adventure. Shortly after graduating Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, I packed up my things, and left for Colorado with intentions of riding the slopes as often as possible. Within three months of living in this gorgeous state, I heard about SFC from a small business owner in Breckenridge. “Sick ministry,” I thought to myself, but brushed it to the side. Fast forward three years… after experiencing the darkness of shred culture, having numerous visions of different ways to minister to those in the culture, and the Lord doing a significant amount of work in my heart, I can excitedly say I on staff with Snowboarders and Skiers for Christ!
Drew & Gracie Loring
North American Director & Donor Care and Communications Specialist
Drew grew up snowboarding park and backcountry in California’s playground of a mountain range—the Sierra Nevada. He now calls Kalispell, Montana, home. He has an ever-growing passion for all things action sports and a love for the unique, rowdy people within the communities built around them. Drew supports operations across the United States and loves seeing more SFC activity pop up in places where shred ministry has never been done before. He also loves watching followers of Jesus recognize the special calling God has placed on their lives.
Gracie grew up in Virginia and learned to snowboard at a small resort in Wintergreen, VA. She has always loved sports and was a gymnast turned pole vaulter. After graduating from college, she moved to Kalispell, Montana, for a seasonal position to explore the mountains. There, she met Drew, got connected with the SFC Whitefish community, and fell in love with the place and the people. She also rediscovered her passion for snowboarding. Gracie maintains relationships with our donors and loves telling stories of the lives that have been changed through SFC.
Gracie and Drew got married in May 2025 and share a heart for spreading the love of Jesus through action sports. They’re excited to be on mission together!
I love all things outdoors and adrenaline, thanks to my family and being the youngest of 3. I grew up skiing at a small family mountain in southern NH. Recently I switched to snowboarding to be more like my big brother, who is the reason I found a love for the sport, along with mountain biking and surfing. I am thankful for the community and direction these sports have given me in life!
As for SFC, I first got involved a few years ago when a friend invited me to an East Coast Conference. In 2025 I was the winter intern for Loon Mountain Ministry in NH, where I was able to get more involved with ski ministry and found a close community and purpose in ministry and action sports. Through that ministry I got more involved with SFC events and found this role where I’m so excited to merge the worlds of sports and Jesus!
Growing up a Christian on Florida’s Gulf Coast, I only had one season – “beach”. I learned to love action sports involving the water! It was great making fun memories in Florida for 25 years. After college, I found a job at a beach resort and worked there until being offered a job at a ski lodge in Breckenridge, CO. So, I left my two-wheel drive Honda Accord and booked a one-way flight to trade out the beach life for the Rocky Mountains lifestyle.
My first years in Breck left me feeling distant from Christ, but I learned a lot. After a few years here, I found SFC on instagram and got connected with a great Bible study hosted by Ryan Leeds and Andrew Rostek. Since then I’ve been to two conferences and a camp! Can’t wait to connect with more believers and reach nonbelievers!
Cedric is currently support raising for his role, and we are so excited for when he’s fully funded and can begin working full-time! We invite you to read his bio below and consider supporting Cedric in this position!
Bonjour everyone, my name is Cedric, I am the man on the ground in Europe, serving our shredders in and around the Alps! I have been on the mountains ever since I could walk and now being able to combine my love for the Lord and the snow is absolutely AUSGEZEICHNET! Also powder > park 
Looking foward to see you in Europe!!!
‘Kia Ora Koutou, Hello Everyone.
I’ve been involved with SFC since 2008 and am pumped to take on the role of National coordinator for NZ. I live in Christchurch with my wife Yvette and three sons Asher, Jaxon and Hosea. We love everything outdoors and you’ll often find us out camping, fishing, snowboarding and hunting. I have a passion for the snow culture here in NZ, to see lost souls reached for Jesus and a strong presence of Christian skiers and snowboarders here, the birth place of this crazy ministry we call SFC. ‘
David is currently support raising for his role, and we are so excited for when he’s fully funded and can begin! We invite you to read his bio below and consider supporting David in this position!
My name is David. I’ve been involved in the ski and snowboard industry for around 23 years. Being from London, I had no natural ski slopes close by, so when I first got the bug for snow sports, it was on a dry plastic slope of thumb-breaking holes, friction burns, and mostly rain, yet… I LOVED it! Immediately, I wanted to go snowboarding on real slopes with my friends and organize trips to Europe as often as possible! I started running trips for friends, family, and my church’s youth group. I wanted to do more, but I didn’t know of any ministry I could connect with until a friend told me about Snowboarders and Skiers for Christ. I contacted the UK director, Andy Brumby, and soon, I became highly involved, helping him run trips to France and local meet-ups in my snow dome. Now, I get to bring a similar experience to the SFC office.
We are JP (Jörg-Peter), Nora, Leo, and Eva. We are currently in our third term of service with OMF International. We started our journey as discipleship trainer and church planter over 20 years ago in Germany and moved to Japan in 2008.
Snowboarding and building pow surfers is something to stay sane and to meet people who need to hear about God‘s love in Jesus.
Since getting on a snowboard for the first time at the ripe old age of 25, I have been hooked on the mountains, the sport and the culture. Thanks to a Facebook ad and the Lord’s direction, I got connected with SFC in 2018, when I flew from Sydney, Australia to a SFC conference in Colorado. I then spent 6 months the following year going SFC’s Leadership Development Program where I got to see SFC’s impact and mission in action.
Currently I am the SFC Australia Coordinator and the champion & cheerleader for SFC Girls, with my heart to build deep and life-giving relationships that shine Jesus into cultures, communities and lives that desperate need His light.
God has given me two big passions in life: Jesus and snowboarding. I never thought that these two things had much to do with one another until I met some crazy Jesus-loving shredders back in 2011. These individuals loved to ski/snowboard, but more importantly, they LOVED Jesus and wanted to teach others about Him. Now, through what I can only describe as God’s provision, my wife and I get to work with these crazy Jesus-loving shredders. Using my background in Biblical Studies (with a BS in Biblical Studies and a MA in Theological Studies), I have the privilege of developing discipleship/leadership resources that encourage and equip other skiers/snowboarders to carry out their God-Given calling to the “shred” community.
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