Pastoral Staff

Rob Willey Senior Pastor Rob grew up in western Illinois and at the age of 4, accepted Jesus as his Savior. A few years later, he made a public declaration of his faith... More

Bob Brueggen Executive Pastor Bob was raised in Dayton, Kentucky and came to Christ while serving in a medical/dental squadron with the Air Force in Omaha, Nebraska. During his... More

John A. Cochran Associate Pastor John was born in Waterloo, IA and spent his childhood years in Iowa and Illinois, graduating from Rock Island High School. John earned his Bachelor... More

Austin Tullos Worship Pastor Austin grew up in Ft. Worth, TX where his dad was the pastor of a local church. Austin accepted Jesus as his Savior in high school, and ever since,... More

Seth Slay Worship Leader Seth grew up in Rockwall, Texas where his dad was a youth pastor for several years. Seth accepted Christ as his savior in junior high and felt called... More

Kip Hamby Pastor of Congregational Care Kip grew up in the Bible Belt of Texas, but he did not truly hear the gospel until he and his family moved to Iowa his freshman year of college. It... More

Douglas Humphrey Director of Adult Ministries Douglas was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and he considers it an honor to have been surrounded by a family of believers. At the age of 12,... More

David Olson Pastor of Counseling Ministries David was raised in a religious home in rural western Iowa. Growing up, his family attended church weekly. David assumed he was saved through church... More

Ben Garcia Fairfax, VA Churh Plant - Director of Worship Arts Ben is from the great state of Texas. He spent his childhood years in Texas; however he went to high school in New Jersey where his father served as... More

Evie Gardner Director of Women's Ministries Evie was born and raised in Geneseo, IL in a God-fearing home. While she never doubted in the one, true God and even loved Him, it wasn’t until she... More

Doug Rowland Pastor of Local Outreach and College Ministries Doug spent his childhood years in Deer Park, IL, graduating from Lake Zurich High School and went on to get his Bachelor of Arts in History and... More

Gary Pena Director of Global Outreach Gary, the eldest of five siblings, was raised in Rock Island, IL and graduated from Rocky in 1980. Immediately following high school, he spent many... More

John Walters Pastor of Children's Ministries John grew up in Tennessee and Texas. He came to know Christ as his Savior at the age of seven through the example of two Godly parents and a... More

Jeremy Hickman Director of Junior High Ministries Jeremy is native to the Quad Cities and has lived in this community his entire life. He was raised by two loving parents who both own and operate... More

Garth Glenn Pastor of High School Ministries Garth grew up in a Bible-believing family that taught the importance of knowing Jesus Christ, and at age seven, he realized that Jesus died for his... More

Mark Zuiderveen Director of Media and Production Mark was born in Kalamazoo, MI to a Christian family and accepted Christ as his Savior at the age of 5. His family moved to Warsaw, IN when Mark was... More

Dan Buraga Fairfax, VA Church Plant Dan is from the beautiful country of India and had the privilege of growing up in a Christian family. On March11, 1986, God led Dan to Himself and he... More