Who We Are
New Life is a non-denominational Christian church. We currently meet at 14  campuses in and around the city of Chicago (see map). Close to 4500 people worship at one of our 27 weekend worship services each Sunday. We are passionate about helping people reconnect with God and seeing lives transformed. On Sundays, we meet for worship and teaching in larger gatherings. During the week, we meet in small groups in homes or in other meeting places.

In the essentials we need unity, in the non-essentials we need freedom; but in all things we need love. Rupertus Meldenius

Our Faith Statement is intended to lay a foundation for belief and unity. There will always be secondary doctrines that Christians disagree upon, but these core beliefs are non-negotiable for those that embrace classic Christianity.
Vision
New Life’s big vision is to reach and gather 1% of the city of Chicago (30,000 people) in Jesus’ name. We do that by planting life-giving congregations of different sizes and cultures all over Chicagoland.

At New Life Mont Clare, we are building a community of faith where people are reconnecting with God, restoring marriages, rebuilding families, breaking addictions, healing wounds, becoming whole and discovering their God-given potential and destiny.
The Team
John Palmieri

Senior Pastor John Palmieri made a decision to follow Christ at the age of seventeen and immediately knew that God was calling him into ministry. He studied and graduated from the Moody Bible Institute ('85) and in 2006 he completed his Master's Degree in Spiritual Formation at the Moody Graduate School. Currently, he expects to graduate (Spring 2012) from Bakke Graduate University with a DMIN in Transformational Leadership.  Pastor John has over 15 years experience working in both blue collar and corporate marketplace.  Over the last twenty-four years Pastor John has served in various ministry leadership positions, including the pastorate, missions, church planting, live-in discipleship & job training, youth ministry and counseling.  Frequently, Pastor John speaks at various church retreats and ministry conferences.  He and his wife Christine have three children, Caleb, Hannah and Abbey, and together they are committed to fulfilling God's Purposes in their generation.  You can email Pastor John at johnp@newlifechicago.org.


Joshua Holec

Associate Pastor Joshua Holec graduated from New Life’s internship program in 1999 and there began the first of his five global journeys spreading the gospel. In 2005, he graduated from the Moody Bible Institute with a major in Pastoral Studies. Joshua was commissioned out to New Life Melrose at its inception in the fall of 2001. There he began assisting Pastor John by developing and leading the worship ministry, and then, soon after, the youth ministry. He is now serving as the associate pastor and oversees various ministries within the church. He is a gifted musician, speaker, and leader who does occasional preaching, teaching and counseling. Joshua and his wife Nancy (Moody grad ‘07) have a passion for unlocking the untapped potential in others to live all out for Jesus Christ. You can e-mail them at joshuah@newlifechicago.org or nancyh@newlifechicago.org.


 
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