Todd and Lorie Walker are the Senior Pastors of Summit Church in Rainbow City, Alabama.

Todd and Lorie have been pastoring since April 2000 when they started Daystar Christian Center in Gadsden, AL, which is now Summit Church which was founded in October 2018 in Rainbow City, AL. Their ministry mission is to build and advance God’s kingdom one family at a time. They have devoted their lives to encouraging others to live up to their God-given potential in Christ.
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Joseph and Macall Hooper are the Worship Leaders at Summit Church. They have a passion for ushering in the presence of God and leading their team to pursue the presence of the Holy Spirit each week. Macall is the daughter of Pastors Todd and Lorie Walker. Joseph and Macall have a son, Kai. 

Ruth has been involved in ministry since 1972. While living in Orange County, California, she was involved in various prayer teams including TBN prayer line. In 1980, she moved back home to Gadsden, AL. She met her husband, J.L. Adcock, and they were married in 1987. They were involved in local church ministry in Gadsden. In 2006 they came to Daystar Christian Center and were welcomed and received with much love from Pastors Todd and Lorie Walker. In 2009, J.L. was promoted home to Heaven. Ruth never felt led to go anywhere else, and she believes she is at home at Summit Church which formerly operated as Daystar.

Ruth is retired as the Director of the Love Center Homeless Shelter after serving there for 28 years. She serves as Associate Pastor in charge of our greeters and welcome ministry. She also enjoys praying for those who come forward for prayer and is an amazing prayer warrior. She loves seeing God move in the lives of others. She loves to worship and experience His presence while worshipping.

Nick and Lora Hill are the Youth Pastors at Summit Church. Nick is a fire fighter/paramedic serving diligently in our community. Lora is a school counselor in one of our county schools where she works with children and teens on a daily basis in a caring way. She is also working towards finishing her master's degree. They both work in fields related to the care of others, and they bring that spirit over into the youth ministry as well.

Nick and Lora have a passion to see today's youth prepared for the future. They are proactive in building relationships, laying a kingdom foundation, and instilling hope and joy in this generation of youth. They both carry a spirit of mentorship and discipleship. They want to help youth identify their God-given identities and talents and help guide them along their path of using those gifts in the Kingdom of God.

Nick and Lora have been members of Summit Church for several years. They also assist in leading the Young Adult Small Group with other members of Summit Church. They have been married since 2021 and have one beautiful daughter: Maura Kay.

Keith and April are both ordained ministers that came to Summit in January of 2021. They have served in several areas of ministry for almost 30 years and are lovers of the Word of God and people.  They both teach on Wednesday nights and look for opportunities to share the goodness of God in their life to bring hope to others through encouragement and testimony.  They serve with the greeters ministry and have been married for more than 33 years.  They have three grown children, Kolby, Kaley and Karly, but the apple of their eye are their four grandchildren Baker, Berkley, Kohen and Kodah.