Pastor Skip Brooks
Skip Brooks used to be a binge-drinking, drug-chugging, violent young punk rocker severely suffering from what doctors had diagnosed as OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Now the bondage of addiction, aggression and mental disease have no hold over Skip...and these miracles in his life were only accomplished through prayer, deliverance, perseverance, and faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. With most of his exposed skin covered in tattoo work and various piercings penetrating his face, Skip might appear to be an unlikely leader in helping to further the Kingdom of God on earth. But this happens to be exactly what Skip's doing as the Senior Pastor of Rise Above Ministries. During his several year internship at Trinity Baptist Church, Skip was specifically called by the Lord to take the Gospel to people in underground music scenes where the Word of God is either not heard or, if heard, rejected. Skip started Rise Above Ministries in the year 2000 with Associate Pastor Eddie Villanueva. Skip is married to a lovely lady named Jenni who helps lead the Rise Above worship band, All Hail The King.