Our Staff

As a pastor for over 20 years, my greatest joys have been helping others discover their own vision of what faith and life can be.

When I'm not reading the latest theology or working on the next church meeting, I love hanging out with my two kids, date nights with my wife, Julia Jones, and taking time to pray while walking on a nature trail.

I'm passionate about justice, especially for those left out because of their gender or identity; I'm a follow of Jesus who loves that he offers more questions than answers; and I cannot stand worship that is boring or irrelevant. I would be honored to hear your story sometime.

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Rev. Jim Fu joins us as the result of the merger between Calvary and First church. Rev. Jim was the pastor at Calvary for two years before that merger. Currently, Pastor Jim continues to share his time between this congregation and Christ United Methodist in Elmhurst.

Prior to serving as a pastor, Rev. Fu traveled widely as business consultant and worked with Lucent Technologies. A graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, Jim brings a wealth of practical and Biblical knowledge to his engaging sermons.

He lives in Algonquin with his wife, Sharon. They have two children who are establishing life on their own.

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Christine Kozlowski received her Masters of Divinity degree from Garrett Seminary (in Evanston, IL). She is also a practicing Art Therapist with many years of experience working with both children and adults. She received her Masters of Art in Art Therapy from the Art Institute of Chicago.

In addition to being the Director of Children’s Ministry at First United Methodist Church of Lombard, she also works at the School of Expressive Arts and Learning (“S.E.A.L”, in Lombard, IL) and helps children with special needs. She believes that a large part of her calling in life is to “help others to find their voices through the creative process”.  Chris lives in Lombard with her wife, Rachel, and their daughters Amelia and Ruth.