Marji came to lead Christ's Community's daycare, as Director of Community Early Learning and Childcare in August of 2022. Marji holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Olivet Nazarene University and 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.
Pastor Carlos was the worship pastor at Christ’s Community from 2007-2013 and returned as the Lead Pastor in the Fall of 2021. After after planting a church in Chicago, Pastor Carlos spent almost eight years at Olivet Nazarene University as the Director of Graduate Programs in the School of Theology and Christian Ministry and the Director of University & Church Relations. Pastor Carlos completed his Masters in Pastoral Leadership (’14) and Doctorate in Ethical Leadership (’19) from Olivet Nazarene University. Married since 2003, Pastor Carlos and his wife, Kristen, have four sons (Camden, Colson, Caiden, and Christian), and they all are huge Chicago Cubs fans.