We are homeschoolers, which allows us, in the context of our life, to best flourish as a family. Pastor Chris has four children.

Fifteen Year old Kurtis is a growing young man with many interests including soccer, band, and personal technology. Kurtis is an avid reader of many types of books and great brother to his younger siblings.

Five year old Sebastian is a uniquely gifted child with thriving as a child with A-Typical Autism. Sebastian is a fun child who brings both unique blessings and challenges. He is incredibly gifted and he is very creative. Sebastian loves swimming, music, Disney, Jesus, and everything to do with church.

Three year old Ephram is a rambunctious and energetic little boy who loves superheros, ice cream, superheros, Sesame Street, gigantic cookies like "Cookie Monster," Jesus, and like his older brother Sebastian, he is a real church mouse.

One year old Felicity is the baby girl. She is a sweet, happy, and fashionably dressed addition to the Surber family. She loves to dance, laugh, play, and smile.

We are a missions minded family. Our family missions projects include supporting the the missions life of Cypress Chapel Christian Church, the Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater and its various ministries, and our friend Pastor Roy Jacob, an indigenous missionary in India, and his work through Peace Mission India. He has planted and oversees several churches, outreaches, and an orphanage.

At the heart of my philosophy of ministry is the conviction that God is calling on the local church to nurture faith in Christ in people individually and to support Christians in building God-honoring families. The Christian family is the heartbeat of every local Christian Church. Each parent and child is uniquely gifted by God and the mission of the family and the Church is to nurture people into becoming more complete in Christ and more complete in who God has made each individual to be, for His glory.

"Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court." (Psalms 127:3-5 NIV)