Angie Hong

Angie is the Creative Director at Willow Chicago.  She is a worship leader with a background in music therapy, and she blogs at angiekayhong.com. Angie recently moved to Chicago with her husband Harold and two kids, Hudson (6) and Rowan (3).  She loves curating divine friendships, engineering human momentum, and exploring the intersections of worship, reconciliation, and identity.

 

Aurora Arop

Aurora Arop serves as the Office Manager for Willow Chicago. She manages the day-to-day operations with a “can do” attitude and enjoys the opportunities to work with staff and volunteers throughout the Ministry Center. Prior to joining the Willow Chicago community, Aurora served as a middle school educator with Teach for America here in Chicago. Aurora, is passionate about children and women’s rights—throughout the year she dedicates her time serving here in the community and abroad with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). 

Crystal Givens

Crystal Givens serves as the Operations and Production Coordinator for Willow Chicago's children's ministry, Promiseland. She focuses on building volunteer relationships, managing the daily operational functions and creatively builds and designs environments in hope of making the children's ministry a great experience for kids and volunteers. Crystal has a passion for helping kids all over the city of Chicago using art as a means of therapy. She loves fashion design, marketing, volunteering throughout the city and educating herself through visiting museums. 

 

Glenn Gilliam

Glenn Gilliam serves as the Community Life Pastor at Willow Chicago. He oversees the community life small groups and cause groups, the marriage ministry and prayer ministry. Over the last 29 years of marriage Glenn and his wife Kye have served in several ministry roles. 

Glenn's life goals are to see people introduced to the Lord; he desires for them know God and His great love. His Mission is to see God’s people built up reaching their full potential within their call. Glenn has a love for sports, fishing, action movies, travel and on very rare occasions theater.

Jen Weber

Jen Weber serves as the Communications Manager for Willow Chicago. She oversees all digital and print communications for Sunday services, special events, and Willow Chicago ministries. Jen appreciates Willow’s multicultural focus, and she is passionate about communicating the mission of being an Acts 2 church through her work. For fun, Jen loves cooking, hosting dinner parties, and traveling with her husband, Craig.

 

Jeremy Chia

Jeremy Chia is the Community Care Pastor of Willow Chicago. He oversees the various care ministries that connect with people navigating spiritual, emotional, relational, and financial distress. His passion is to embody a radically inclusive Gospel that communicates care, dignity, and hope. Jeremy was raised in Toronto, Canada, where an appreciation of hockey and curling was birthed. When not working, the Chia family (Karen and Brooklyn) is likely checking out another local coffee shop. 

 

Nate Carey

Nate serves as the Operations Director at Willow Chicago, overseeing the church’s processes, finances, and compliance. He has a heart for helping the underdog, and fighting the injustices of our world. Nate, his wife Jill, and daughter Fawn, live in Edgewater. 

Rick Wood

Rick Wood is Discipleship Pastor at Willow Chicago. He is a total people person who loves connecting with people and helping them find authentic community. These passions fit perfectly with his roles leading the Connections process and overseeing all Willow Chicago community groups. A proud native of the Hoosier state, he is still a gym rat and huge basketball fan. He and his wife, Karen, are still relatively new to the city and love the close proximity to both their married daughters! 

Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly serves as the Director of Weekend Services and Worship Pastor at Willow Chicago. He is passionate about being part of the restorative process of bringing the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven and reconciling us back to each other. Stephen is also on the faculty at North Park University where he teaches worship and directs the Gospel choir. He, his wife, Trina, and son, Stephen, live in Albany Park.