Britt Merrick

Surfer and former Lead Pastor of Reality Church in Carpinteria

Surfer and former Lead Pastor of Reality Church in Carpinteria

Britt Merrick on KCRW

For those who love to surf, the act of riding the waves is both a physical and spiritual experience. But for some,it is also a religious one.

How surfer Britt Merrick found his ‘spiritual home’ among the waves

For those who love to surf, the act of riding the waves is both a physical and spiritual experience. But for some,it is also a religious one.

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