Our Team

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Rev. Dr. Gerald Hiestand
Senior Pastor

BIO

Gerald has been in pastoral ministry since 1998. He began his ministry at Calvary in 2010, and was called by the members of Calvary to become Calvary’s thirteenth Senior Pastor in November of 2018. Gerald is responsible for Calvary's preaching ministry, as well as shaping and overseeing the implementation of Calvary’s vision. Gerald is the co-founder and board chair of The Center for Pastor Theologians, and is the author and editor of several books, including The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision. He and his wife Jill have four children, and live in Oak Park. Click here to email to Pastor Gerald.

Education

Ph.D. Classics, University of Reading
M.A. Christian Thought, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
B.A. Theology, Moody Bible Institute


Our Team

Janet Buis

Administrative Assistant & Receptionist

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Jonathan Cummings

Executive Pastor

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Ana DeAlva

Kitchen Coordinator

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Taylor Hanson

MINISTER OF Children’s Ministries

Manfred Karolyi

Pastor of Care & MissionAL OPPORTUNITIES

John Lambuth

Pastor of Adult & Family ministries

Morgan Lunde

Children’s Ministry Support

Becky Mikell

Ministry Support Specialist

Greg Molina

Pastor of Worship

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Rae Paul

Ministry Associate for Adult Education

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Nigel Pierre

MINISTER of student ministries

Eric Redmond

Associate Pastor of Preaching & Teaching

Cheryl Shoemaker

Bookkeeper

Christy Spader

MINISTER OF Women’s and Group Ministries


Residents

Faith Lasky

Jonathan Miesse

Linnea Miller

Adam Tichenor


Staff Elders

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Jonathan Cummings

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Gerald Hiestand


Lay Elders

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Craig Barton

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Andy Brandt

John Campbell

Mark Dodgson

Chris Flinn

Edgar Gamboa

Chris Jahns

Chuck Larson

Clyde Lundgren

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Craig Moore

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Gunard Polite

Vic Van Santen

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Elder Emeriti

Ted Griffin

Reggie Winston


Deacons

Peggy Bernthal

Jill Gort

Amanda Gosnell

Nathan Leong

Sara Slack

Kimya Tuama

Mark Wolgemuth

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