Leaders
Testimony
I am excited to be part of a community of people interested in exploring their faith and growing closer to God together.
Leaders
Christian Coon, Pastor
Chris has been a pastor since 1998 and served two area suburban churches before moving to the city. He’s a native Iowan who worked in the non-profit public relations and journalism fields before going into the ministry. He loves running, blogging (www.genxrev.com), all kinds of music, baseball, ice cream, and, most importantly, his wife, Anne, and two children, Caroline and Ethan. You can read some of his writing in the books “365 Meditations for Young Adults” and “365 Devotionals for Men by Men.”
Trey Hall, Pastor
Trey looked up at the blackboard one day in a college Organic Chemistry course and realized he was never going to be a doctor. Since then he’s been on a haphazard journey of trying to serve God in a different way than he’d originally planned. It’s been a good ride so far. A Southerner by birth and formation, Trey’s been a pastor since 2000 and has served congregations in the United Kingdom and Chicagoland. A reader, runner, coffee drinker, public transit junkie, and very novice guitar student, Trey feels lucky to be living in one of the best cities in the whole world.
Anne Williamson, Pastor of Discipleship
Anne moved to the Chicago area from Indiana 11 years ago. After graduating with a degree in economics from Northwestern, she spent 4 years in the business world before returning to Evanston to study theology. Guess all those electives in the religion department during undergrad were telling! Anne has served several Chicagoland churches. She loves being in nature as well as downtown Chicago – walking through either gives her such joy! She also loves her friends and family – including hubby Todd – and is passionate about living simply, laughing often, and mixing cereals.
Sarah Marie Young, Worship Leader
Sarah is a vocalist, pianist, songwriter and all around imaginative musician. A lover of all styles of music, Sarah began singing in a small Baptist church in Indiana alongside her musical parents. She went on to study classical and gospel voice at Indiana University, took a hiatus from college while playing in an indie rock band, and finally finished her music studies in 2008 at Columbia College for jazz, latin, and blues music. Sarah currently performs all these styles around the city with her husband, Matt. While performing, Sarah’s deep love for God has called her to be a worship leader, and she is so excited to use God’s gifts to inspire others to renew and heal lives through worship.
Matt Young, Worship Leader
Matt is a band leader, bassist, guitarist, and native St. Louisan who moved to Chicago in 2004 and has been blessed ever since. In 2007, he completed his bachelor’s degree in jazz studies at Columbia College. Aside from performing with numerous local jazz musicians, Matt also leads his own band, The Matt Young Group and runs Vivace Music, a small community music school in Lincoln Square with his wife, Sarah. Matt enjoys performing, writing music, playing synth-bass licks from choice Michael Jackson tunes, jammin’ on his 50’s Telecaster, designing websites, and watching “Bones,” “House,” and “The Dog Whisperer” on Hulu. Matt needs to start running with Chris and Trey, ASAP!