Meet our Team

Team
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Jonathan Evans

Senior Pastor

Jonathan Evans grew up as the son of missionaries in the country of Mexico. At 17 he became a student at Elim Bible Institute, graduating in 2000. He then moved to Oswego and began serving alongside Bill King. Jonathan has served Elim Grace as youth pastor, worship director, associate pastor, and most recently has succeeded Bill King as Senior Pastor.

Jonathan and Alissa have been married since 2000 and have 5 children.

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Bill King

Associate Pastor

Bill King has spent his entire life in the city of Oswego. He and his wife of 43 years came “up through the ranks” at Elim Grace as deacon, elder, and interim pastor, taking over the lead pastorate in 1996. He tended Elim Bible Institute (1980-1982), and has attended courses at the Jack Hayford School of Pastoral Nurture in Vanuys, California. He has six children, twelve grandchildren and loves hunting, fishing and doing artwork.

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Alissa Evans

Children's Pastor

Alissa is born and raised Oswegonian. She started serving the kids of Elim Grace when she was teenager. Her love for children has fueled her passion to teach the children of Elim Grace to learn to love and serve Jesus. Her desire is to see children grow in their faith and to begin putting into action in their own lives, impacting the lives of their families, friends and those they reach in the community.

Along with running Elim Kids, she also runs many special events for our church and community. Alissa is passionate about working with families and children that are in hard places, and she finds it rewarding to help others come to a place of wholeness and health. She is also an advocate for others getting involved in foster care and adoption.

Alissa married Pastor Jonathan Evans in 2000 and together they have 5 children.

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Chad Summer

Youth Pastor

Chad moved to Oswego in 2011 after completing a degree in Biblical Studies and Theology at Wheaton College in Illinois, his home state. He fell in love with the community at Elim Grace, and after completing an apprenticeship, decided to stay. Chad volunteers with the service hosts and leads the teen ministry.