Our Leaders

LEAD PASTOR

Originally from the North suburbs, God grabbed a hold of Nate’s heart from a young age and captivated him with a call to serve the church with his life. Nate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of Illinois as well as an M.A. in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College. Nate has four children and has been married to his wife Sarah since 2011. For fun Nate loves to juggle. He began a juggling business in 2008 named Catch This! and together with his friend performed at many venues across Chicagoland including Navy Pier and Six Flags.

CONGREGATIONAL PASTOR

Joel primarily preaches, teaches, and disciples the congregation. He is passionate about the Church of Jesus Christ, which is partly what led him to Moody Bible Institute and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he met his wife, Kate. Joel is originally from the great state of Minnesota but he and Kate currently live in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago.

TERM THROUGH JANUARY 2026

Liz has been going to Trinity since she moved to Chicago over three years ago. Her husband Michael, two sons, Noah (3) and Oliver (2), and she have loved it here. In particular, the church's love for our city and the world have drawn them in as well as the steadfast focus on the gospel. After graduating from Iowa State Liz worked for Cru, then as an architect, and currently she stays home taking care of her sons.

We are at an important turning point in our church's life. Liz is excited to be a part of that, to learn from those who have come before us, and to help facilitate the direction we take moving forward.

TERM THROUGH JANUARY 2025

Sarah was born in Canada and moved to the States with her family in elementary school. As the daughter of an Anglican priest, she grew up in the church and has been blessed and formed by the wisdom and compassion of the community of believers around her. Sarah studied architecture and art history at the University of Toronto and currently works in admin at Moody Bible Institute. When she’s not working, she’s embarking on new creative projects or consuming an inordinate amount of sci-fi and fantasy books and shows.

It's an honor to be nominated for parish council, and Sarah is happy to serve this community in this way as it has been such a family to her since she came to Chicago. As she was raised Anglican, she’s more familiar with the aspects of Anglicanism that are newer to some of our congregation and hopes to encourage and grow that understanding in our church. Also, because of her background and life experience, she often approach issues from a slightly different perspective and believes a variety of voices and opinions is vital to the health of any church. She hopes she can serve our church with faith, integrity, and empathy.