Welcome to LOC! We are excited to be fully living into our new Church/Ministry Center at 1700 Longmeadow Parkway - and we can't wait to meet you! We are passionately committed to help people find a connection to God and a connection to others.

These days our ministry is a hybrid—with worship in person and online. Our children, youth, and adult programs are primarily offered in person, with some components also actively meeting online. Connecting people to God and to others is our greatest joy!

And of course, we are a church that loves to make a difference as Jesus leads us—whether that is raising funds through World Vision for clean water access around the world, or actively supporting our local food pantry responding to needs around the corner.

In this season that is hard for all of us, we invite you to lean into the God who hasn’t given up on our world. Join us for worship—online or in person--and experience God’s touch. Or check out our variety of programs for children, youth and adults and see if there isn’t a way that Jesus wants to impact your life in these days. Join us in this journey!

At Light of Christ, we invite the Church to grow in its understanding of issues influencing genuine inclusion of all God’s children.

We commit to embrace God’s perfectly designed differences in all people, to actively live out Jesus’ call to love our neighbors, and to foster authentic relationships in our community.

To read more about our mission, vision, and resources, CLICK HERE.

“Jesus replied, 'The most important commandment is this: Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.

And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.

The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.'”

Mark 12:29-31

Pastor Kendall Koenig has been Senior Pastor at Light of Christ since the fall of 2001. Prior to his calling here, Kendall served two congregations as Associate Pastor at Zion in Rockford, IL, and as a Mission Developer, founding a new congregation in Frankfort, IL. For his pastoral training, Kendall attended the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. And, he spent six months of his pastoral study at the University of Zimbabwe. Kendall is married to Connie, and they have three children; Kaleb, Maddie, and Leah. In his leisure time, Kendall enjoys bike riding, playing basketball, board games, watching sports, and reading.

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Pastor Mo is a rather non-traditional, fun-loving, leader who strives to make worship relevant for our everyday lives and often looks for innovative ways of bringing the sacred and the secular together. She has a serious passion for helping others discover true freedom in Christ while seeking to build bridges between those both inside and outside of the community. Pastor Mo holds an undergrad in Theology and Clinical Psychology from Elmhurst College. She completed her Master of Divinity studies at Northern Theological Seminary and Anglican Studies Degree at Bexley Seabury Theological Seminary. Prior to receiving her call to Light of Christ, Pastor Mo served as head Rector at Calvary Episcopal Church. Pastor Mo has experience in Mission Development, co-founding a multi-cultural non-denominational Church in 2010. In 2015 she founded, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, called Connecting with Love which provided, assistance to at-risk-children in Guinea West Africa. Pastor Mo has two wonderful daughters, Alyssa and Priscilla, a Pitbull named Cleveland, German Shepard named Ocito and two cats, Winnie & Mister. Her hobbies include making others laugh, trying new foods, riding her motorcycle, watching Sci-Fi, and reading up on metaphysics & theology.

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