Chicagoland Baptists, There are lots of events happening and chances to connect! See more below. But first… Here’s someone to know about – Pastor Ron Gray. Ron was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. Church in his family was mandatory; there was never a question of where he would be come Sunday morning. He remembers like yesterday walking the aisle of that old church to confess Jesus as his Lord and Savior for the first time. That foundation only grew as he attended undergrad at Illinois State University. At 19, as a hip-hop kid with a big blow-out afro, he felt the call to ministry. After a short time of wrestling with the call, he finally accepted. Then after attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Ron served on two different church staffs… and was fired from both! Hurt and deeply wounded, he didn’t want much to do with church, so he dropped out. But in 2006 after being out of church leadership for nearly 4 years God called him back. He helped start
September 2021
September 2021
September 2021
Chicagoland Baptists, There are lots of events happening and chances to connect! See more below. But first… Here’s someone to know about – Pastor Ron Gray. Ron was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. Church in his family was mandatory; there was never a question of where he would be come Sunday morning. He remembers like yesterday walking the aisle of that old church to confess Jesus as his Lord and Savior for the first time. That foundation only grew as he attended undergrad at Illinois State University. At 19, as a hip-hop kid with a big blow-out afro, he felt the call to ministry. After a short time of wrestling with the call, he finally accepted. Then after attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Ron served on two different church staffs… and was fired from both! Hurt and deeply wounded, he didn’t want much to do with church, so he dropped out. But in 2006 after being out of church leadership for nearly 4 years God called him back. He helped start