Our staff consists of devoted followers of Christ that have a passion and desire to see EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE experience the love of Jesus Christ. If you would like to get a hold of any of our team, please feel free to reach out. We would love to connect with you!
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
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JACK LUCAS
LEAD PASTOR
After sensing God’s call, Jack surrendered to ministry in 1995 and served two churches in role of Youth Pastor. In 1998 Jack felt God calling his family to full-time vocational ministry and chose to pursue biblical and theological training at Southern Seminary in Louisville KY, where he graduated in 2001 with a Master of Arts in Christian Education. Jack served Illinois churches from 1995 to 2017. In 2017, God moved his ministry to the Illinois state convention. Jack joins Freedom after 6 years with the convention where he felt God was leading him to take what he had learned and apply it to the local church. He is passionate to see God’s people grow in relationship with Jesus as we reach the community with the Gospel. Jack married his wife Misty in 1993. They have four children, Jase, Brooks, Austyn, and Angie.
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JUSTIN CLEMENT
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Justin completed his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in Dec 2004. Since, he has worked in different Engineering and Project Management roles for the past 18 yrs. He was born and raised in the Neosho area, where he met and married his beautiful wife April in 2005. They have 3 daughters: Kelsey, Kendra and Cameran. Justin and April began serving in Children’s Ministry in 2007. From 2008 until 2020 they served in Youth Ministry, becoming the Youth Director of their church during this time. After a short-term Mission trip Justin felt the calling to proclaim the Gospel and surrendered to the pastorate where he has been serving leading a church since 2020. Justin has a desire to see others come to experience the amazing love, grace, and salvation that only Christ can give!
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RHIANNAH HILL
KIDs ministry DIRECTOR
Rhiannah has been involved in Children's Ministry at Freedom Church for 5 years. She loves working alongside parents to make sure all kids get to know God's love and experience His grace. Rhiannah is passionate about creating a fun and engaging environment for kids to enjoy while they grow in their faith. Her and her husband Blake have been married since 2012 and have two daughters.
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Alysha Howe
Preschool ministry director
Alysha is a lifelong resident of Southwest Missouri who has been a part of leading women's ministry at Freedom Church for 3 years. Alysha and her husband Isaiah got married in 2012 and now have three amazing children. She is passionate about meeting women where they are in life and sharing the love of Jesus with them.
