Skateboarding and extreme sports fans are flooding into the Bay Area for this year's Dew Action Sports Tour. Among those faithful skaters is a group with a new kind of faith, NBC11's Susan Siravo reported.

Chris Davidson, 26, has two passions in life: skateboarding and God.

He lives out both dreams on a half-pipe as a pastor at Skatechurch, a ministry of Peninsula Covenant Church in Redwood City, Calif.

"A little bell went off," Davidson said. "I was like, 'Skate ministry in the Bay Area? That's what I want to do.'"

Davidson was skating down the wrong path 10 years ago, Siravo reported.

"I really thought that during that time that doing drugs, graffiti and all that was as much a part of skateboarding as doing a kick-flip," Davidson said.

Davidson was 17 years old when he was arrested for drugs and sent to rehab.

"My life was ruined and it was ruined by exactly what I had accepted, " Davidson said. "I realized a relationship with God was something that I both wanted and needed."

The Skatechurch skate park is open three days a week.

"I love it," said skateboarder Johnny Gomez. "Fun ramps, nice people, good environment."

In between ollies and kick-flips, boarders break for bible study. Davidson skates beside them both on the rails and in life, Siravo reported.

"It's kind of hard sometimes to be like, 'Don't be a bonehead, do the right thing,' but when I was their age, I was doing the exact same thing. I have to remember where I came from and that there's still hope for them and that God can still work on their hearts," Davidson said.

For more information on Skatechurch, visit its Web site here.