Our Team
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
Becky Mikell
Ministry Support Specialist
Jonathan Cummings
Executive Pastor
Ana DeAlva
Kitchen Coordinator
Taylor Hanson
MINISTER OF Children’s Ministries
Manfred Karolyi
Pastor of Care & Mission Initiatives
John Lambuth
Pastor of Adult & Family ministries
Greg Molina
Pastor of Worship
Rae Paul
Ministry Associate for Adult Education
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
Leah McDonald
Matt Au
Adam Tichenor
Staff Elders
Jonathan Cummings
Gerald Hiestand
Lay Elders
Craig Barton
Andy Brandt
John Campbell
Mark Dodgson
Chris Flinn
Chuck Larson
Clyde Lundgren
Craig Moore
Gunard Polite
Chris Jahns
Edgar Gamboa
Vic Van Santen
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Deacons
Peggy Bernthal
Sara Slack
Jill Gort
Mark Wolgemuth
Amanda Gosnell
Nathan Leong
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