PASTORAL TEAM

Pastor Carlos was the worship pastor at Christ’s Community from 2007-2013,  returning as the Lead Pastor in the Fall of 2021. He is passionate about helping you find your place in the body of Christ. After planting a church in Chicago, Pastor Carlos spent almost eight years teaching and working as the Director of Church Relations and the Director of Graduate Programs in the School of Theology and Christian Ministry at Olivet Nazarene University. Pastor Carlos completed his Masters in Pastoral Leadership (’14) and Doctorate in Ethical Leadership (’19) at Olivet Nazarene University. Married since 2003, Pastor Carlos and his wife, Kristen, have four sons and they all are huge Chicago Cubs fans.

Pastor Chad came to Christ's Community with his wife, Shelley, in 2016. Pastor Chad has always felt a call to teach and share the importance of worship in everything we do, and serves as the Creative Arts Pastor overseeing all things related to worship, tech, and media. At the Southwest Indiana District Assembly in 2022, Pastor Chad was ordained as a Deacon in the Church of the Nazarene. In his free-time Chad enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and camping, mountain biking, and spending time with his wife and two daughters. 

Pastor Morgan graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a bachelor's degree in Christian Ministry with concentrations in Pastoral and Youth Ministry in May of 2026; later that same month she began her ministry at Christ's Community. Pastor Morgan is working on her Master of Divinity degree at Nazarene Theological Seminary. She has a deep passion for Senior & Junior High students and their families to truly know grow in their discipleship of Jesus. Pastor Morgan grew up a Pastor's Kid in Ohio and Indiana with her parents and two younger sisters, and she is an avid reader and movie lover. 

Marji came to lead Christ's Community's daycare, as Director of Community Early Learning and Childcare in August of 2022, and began overseeing our family ministries in 2025. Marji holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University and is currently working on her Master of Arts in Family Ministry degree. She began  her professional career investing in the lives of young people around the globe; as a licensed english and social studies teacher in Cheonon, South Korea at the Nazarene Foreign Language Institute.  In 2013, Marji returned to the states and taught children from preschool to High school. Marji and her husband, Jeremy, have four children; they all love camping.

Jen and her family have called Christ’s Community home since 2005. She enjoys working in the office as it gives her the opportunity to be involved in the daily life of the church as well as giving her the opportunity to be a friendly representative of Christ’s Community to people that she comes in contact with - whether in person or on the phone. Jen enjoys reading, crafting, traveling, and spending time with her family, friends and two very spoiled fur-babies.

Kristen began leading our Family Ministries in the Spring of 2023 and transitioned to overseeing Discipleship and Leadership Development in 2025; she holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's in Organizational Leadership from Olivet Nazarene University. In addition to her role at Christ's Community, Kristen is the Chief Operations Officer Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center; a faith-based non-profit organization that provides pregnancy support for expecting parents. Kristen is an avid reader and plant lover; she's been married to Pastor Carlos since 2003, they have four sons.