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
Jonathan Cummings
Executive Pastor
Ana DeAlva
Kitchen Coordinator
Taylor Hanson
MINISTER OF Children’s Ministries
Manfred Karolyi
Pastor of Care & Mission OPPORTUNITIES
John Lambuth
Pastor of Adult & Family ministries
Morgan Lunde
Children’s Ministry Support
Becky Mikell
Ministry Support Specialist
Greg Molina
Pastor of Worship
Rae Paul
Ministry Associate for Adult Education
Eric Redmond
Senior Associate Pastor of Preaching & Teaching
Cheryl Shoemaker
Bookkeeper
Christy Spader
MINISTER OF Women’s and Group Ministries
Adam Tichenor
Director of High School ministries
Isaac Torres
Bookkeeper
Residents
Faith Lasky
Jonathan Miesse
1st Year Residents
Dylan Huber
Lexi Abbott
2nd Year Residents
Juan Crespo
Staff Elders
Jonathan Cummings
Gerald Hiestand
Lay Elders
Terry Duling
Edgar Gamboa
Chris Jahns
Chuck Larson
Clyde Lundgren
Jay Miller
Gunard Polite
Vic Van Santen
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Elder Emeriti
Ted Griffin
Reggie Winston
Mark Dodgson
Bryan Scheffers
Manfredo Winton
Steve Newberg
Deacons
Peggy Bernthal
Amy Brandt
Donald Childs Jr.
Jill Gort
Sara Slack
Dave Voss
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