Pastor Jon serves by caring for the church body, equipping the saints, and is the primary preaching pastor at Chicago West.
OUr Leaders
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Jon Kelly | Lead Pastor
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Kent Steiner | Associate Pastor
Pastor Kent faithfully serves by helping to care for our church body. He also leads our church in all Community Outreach initiatives.
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RAYNA sTEINER i Children's Director
Rayna faithfully serves as our Children Director by helping children find and follow Jesus. She is excited to enable and equip adults to love and disciple children in a safe environment. Rayna serves on staff at Chicago West.
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John Garcia | Worship Leader
Humble, Easygoing, and always looking to Christ; John serves as our Worship Leader. John is passionate about the worship of Jesus Christ and faithfully serves our church body by leading them to the heart of Christ.
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Mike Pryor | Prayer Ministry
Mike, along with his wife Angie, are the primary leaders of our Prayer Ministry. Mike is a faithful prayer warrior and faithfully serves in whatever capacity he is needed. Mike is also a Biblical Soul Care Counselor.
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Samuel Forshtay | Ministry Director
Samuel serves the Chicago West church body by developing leaders, training disciples, and organizing healthy structures for ministries where needed. Samuel is married to Kristina, who often leads worship on our worship team; Samuel and Kristina are proud parents of their daughter, Anna.
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Chris Guy | Men's MInistry coordinator
As part of the Men's Ministry leadership team, Chris Guy leads in organizing our men's events including breakfasts, summer gatherings, and coordinates the spiritual focus for the various meetings. Chris also serves faithfully on our setup team. He is one of the most hardworking, humble, and reliable men on the planet.
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Heidi Fisco | Lead Usher
Heidi leads our usher team and makes sure our communion service runs smoothly. She is always warm and welcoming. Heidi serves our church body faithfully.
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DANIELLE kELLY | Women's Ministry COORDINATOR
Danielle faithfully serves the women of Chicago West by leading our Women's Ministry team. Proud wife of Pastor Jon Kelly and mother of two rambunctious boys, Benjamin and Judah. She loves to podcast and read in her leisure time.
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Mike KIJOWSKI | production Leader
Mike leads our Production Team for our Sunday service, which includes all things audio and visual. Mike is incredibly knowledgable, a master sound engineer, and a talented musician. We're grateful for Mike's leadership, experience and commitment.
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Laquesha Hampton | Video/Audio
Laquesha serves faithfully at Chicago West and uses her gifts in film and photography to impact our church body and city for the glory of Christ.