Our Elders

Neal and Susan Huggins have been members at Northwood since it began in 1983. Neal has served as an elder, along with Jeff Stricklin,  since December 2008. Neal and Susan have been married for 44 years and have four grown children. Jennifer Hamilton (married to Craig), Katie Kerr (married to Gary), Jake Huggins (married to April Rigsby) and Abby Legg (married to Micah). They have 12 grandchildren ranging in ages from 16 to 4 years old. Neal is a pharmacist who is semiretired. Susan has an RN degree but has spent most of her life raising there four children and others.

Jeff and Rhonda Stricklin have been members at Northwood since it began in 1983. They got married in August of 1980 while they were still in college here at The University of Alabama. They are both originally from Cold Springs in southern Cullman County but decided to stay in Tuscaloosa after their college graduations. Jeff retired in March 2024 from Warrior Met Coal where he worked as a mining and environmental engineer for 39 years. Rhonda has worked at The University of Alabama since June 2002. She currently works at UA with the Alabama Transportation Institute. They have three grown children: Lauren Lawson (married to Craig), Drew Stricklin (married to Rachel Reynolds), and Brooke Walworth (married to Andrew). They have seven grandchildren, who bring them much joy!

Our Evangelist

Seth Mauldin and his family joined the Northwood family in 2021. Before that, they've had the pleasure of serving with brethren in Roswell, GA; Columbia, SC; and Lincoln, NE. .