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Maurice Charles: Maurice is a campus minister in the Chicago Ministry Center. He graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago in the summer of 2010 with a degree in Social Work. He was converted in February of 2008 in the Campus Ministry as a sophomore and participated in church internships and training programs in the summers of 2008 and 2009. Maurice primarily ministers to college students at UIC, but spends time as well at St. Xavier University, DePaul and the University of Chicago. |
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Curt and Patty Simmons: Curt and Patty Simmons began leading the Chicago Ministry Center in June of 2010. Curt and Patty have more than 20 years of ministry experience, working in various leadership capacities in eight different states and leading churches in Lincoln (Nebraska), St. Louis and Cincinnati. The Simmons' are both from the state of Washington and met while Curt was attending Western Washington University in Bellingham where he earned his degree in Journalism. Curt and Patty began their spiritual journey in 1981 in the campus ministry at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Curt is also the author of five books; The Unveiling (1995); The Revealer (2005); Small-Town Heroes (2006); The Brotherhood of Believers (2007); and Unsung Heroes(2008). Curt and Patty have been married 29 years and have two children, Brad (25) and Brittany (21). |
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Steve and Tricia Staten: Steve and Tricia Staten have been working in the full-time ministry since 1988 when they left their professions in Computer Engineering (Steve) and Art Education (Tricia). Steve is an Evangelist for the Chicago Ministry Center and oversees staff education, having received his Master of Arts in Theology from Wheaton College, and Tricia serves as a Women's Ministry Leader. Together they have raised three daughters: Tamera, who graduated from Pepperdine University and the University of Reading and now works in Chicago; Talia, who graduated from Wheaton College and now lives with her husband in Pittsburgh; and Taylor, who graduated from Elmhurst College in 2011 and recently accepted a position in Kansas City, Missouri. |
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Wayne and April Wright: Wayne and April Wright recently joined the ministry staff of the Chicago Church of Christ. They will be working with the South Sector of the Chicago Ministry Center, overseeing the Singles and Youth and Family ministries. They entered the full-time ministry in 2006 in Detroit. They also served for two years in Champaign. |
