LEAD PASTOR - ERIC BROWN
Eric and his family came to Brainard in March 2020, after he previously served as a pastor at churches in Alabama and New Jersey. He and his wife Clarissa both grew up in the Chicago area, and they have three sons, Thomas, Grant, and Andrew. Eric earned a Master of Divinity from Bob Jones University and a Doctor of Ministry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as a volunteer chaplain for the Countryside Police. He loves to read, explore cities, play sports, cheer for Chicago sports teams (Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Northwestern, and Notre Dame, in that order), roast coffee, bake breads and desserts, grill meat, and spend time with Clarissa and the boys.
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WORSHIP PASTOR - CLAYTON SANDERSON
Clayton has served as worship leader at Brainard since November of 2015. He and his wife Amy have two daughters, Gwendolyn Hope and Lucianne Kate. Clayton holds a Bachelor of Music in church music from Union University in Tennessee. Prior to coming on staff with Brainard, Clayton served as a minister of music in Tennessee; he also worked with a church plant in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. While in Pilsen, Clayton completed Gospel for Chicago, an apprenticeship designed to equip pastors, planters, and elders through theology and preaching courses and ministry experience. He enjoys playing with his daughter, cooking with his wife, classical music, cycling, woodworking, and reading history and theology.
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DEACON - MICHAEL LOCIGNO
