Senior Pastor Bill Moore was raised in Rockford, Illinois and came to follow Jesus at the age of 9.  He attended Rockford Guilford High School and is a graduate of Rockford College.  He married his high school sweetheart, Jo Ann and eventually engaged in the practice of law in Rockford.  After 10 years of being an attorney, he sensed God's call to enter into ministry.  Following his receiving of a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, he assumed pastoral duties in the Evangelical Free Church of America.  Having served as Senior Pastor in two E Free churches, Pastor Bill joined the LGCC staff in March of 2009.  He has four daughters, 2 granddaughters and one grandson.

Pastor Tony West joined our staff in the spring of 2011 as our Youth & Family Pastor.  Tony has served as a Youth Pastor/Family Life Minister for the past several years.  He has taught character based education in the public schools and trained educators and parents across the country for over 7 years with various organizations.  Tony has a passion for communicating biblical truth in a creative, life-changing manner so students can make healthy choices and live life to the fullest in Christ.  Tony holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Trinity International University and a B.A. from Moody Bible Institute.  He and his wife, Debbie, grew up in Chicago and were married in 1996.  They are the proud parents of two girls and a boy.  Tony and Debbie love connecting with people from different cultures and enjoying ethnic foods.  Tony enjoys basketball, volleyball and enjoys being active outdoors and in nature.

Director of Worship Lyudmila Lakisova, immigrated to the United States from Minsk, Belarussia in 1995 with her young daughter, Sasha. She graduated from the Special School of Music for Gifted Children, (Belarussian State Conservatory of Music), receiving her Bachelor's Degree in 1988. She earned her Masters Degree in Piano Performance, Pedagogy and Chamber Music in 1993, followed by her Doctorate in Piano Accompaniment in 1995. She has played for the Belarussian State Philharmonic and performed with the State Symphony. Since immigrating to the U.S., Lyudmila has become well known in Chicago music circles.

Sue Adams, our Wedding and Baptism Coordinator,  has been a member of Long Grove Community Church since 1994, when she and her family moved here.  In 1998, Sue began working as assistant secretary and a year and a half later became the Wedding and Baptism Coordinator. Sue was an original member of the Honey Bears.  Sue and her husband, Butch, were married in 1976 and have two children, Samantha and Haley. Her hobbies are gardening and spending time with her dogs. Sue says that this church has inspired her to know that God is with you in everything you do. (Gen. 21:22) She feels very blessed.

Cheryl Moss has been serving the Lord as our Office Manager since January, 2008.  She has been a member of the church since December 2003.  She has held several volunteer positions throughout the church, most recently in the church nursery.  Cheryl has been married to Jim since 2005 and is blessed with two children.  Cheryl has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Rockford College.  She was Vice President of Marketing at Citigroup, and a senior manager and project lead at Sears Holdings.  Cheryl most enjoys time with her family, and thanks God for the awesome joy and responsibility He has given her.  Working at the church is an indescribable experience where the depth and breadth of knowledge and learning have no limits.

Tracy Lawless joined our staff as Financial Manager in 2008.  Tracy has been a part of our church family since 2002.  She has a Bechelors degree from the University of WI-Madison in Accounting, and is a CPA.  She has worked for Arthur Young as an Auditor, and then with CUNA Mutual Insurance Group as an Accounting Project Supervisor.  She spent many years at home raising her three children with her husband Brian.  Since joining LGCC she has volunteered in many areas including small group leader, interim Children's Director.  God has blessed Tracy with a passion for curling as well as a love for reading, beading, and knitting. 

Sandy Merwin has been joyfully serving the Lord as our Secretary/Receptionist since August, 2001.  She was working at Long Grove Church prior to then, starting one day a week as the assistant to the Financial Manager. Sandy has been married to Jeff since 1980 and they have three children. She is a PK (Pastor's Kid).  Sandy feels truly blessed to be part of the Long Grove Church family.

Cindy Disney-Gainey is the Director of Children's Ministries.  She & her husband, Chip, have 3 children and have been married since 1995.  They are both from western Michigan and moved to Chicago in 1999.  Cindy loves to sing, dance, watch movies, scrapbook & play games.  She thanks God for the way He has directed her each step of her life and led her to where she is now.  It is a gift to see God's faithfulness again and again and to know serving the children at LGCC is where He wants her right now.  New to Long Grove Community Church, Cindy loved the warm welcome she received when visiting for the first time.  She hopes you, too, feel right at home here at LGCC.