by Jim Killam | Jun 4, 2020 | Community, Justice
by Jim Killam | 5-minute read Shane Heckler had a hard day Tuesday. At his job at an East State Street grocery store, he was collecting carts from the parking lot when a man pulled up in his car, rolled down the window and unleashed a stream of obscenities....
by Jim Killam | Jan 28, 2020 | Community
Lara Griffin began working on First Free’s Communications team this past December. She runs our Facebook and Instagram accounts, and she’ll also soon be handling the weekly email newsletters. Lara and her husband, Jonathan, met in 2005 when they both lived in New York...
by Jim Killam | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Clayton Ganziano has served First Free Rockford for two years as middle school coordinator. Now he’s also coordinating Rooted, our young-adults ministry. Clayton and Hannah just celebrated their first wedding anniversary. We talked with Clayton about church youth...
by Jim Killam | Sep 4, 2019 | Community
Kari Heckler This summer, as Kari Heckler debated whether to apply for the position of First Free Kids Director, she asked God to give her a sign. “That’s not me,” she says of the request. “I’m very factual about stuff.” She drove her son, Spencer, to his...
by tamarar | Mar 7, 2019 | Community
New faces at First Free: Meredith Domanico First Free Rockford is pleased to welcome Meredith Domanico as its new Director of Student Ministries. Meredith has worked in student ministries for nearly 13 years. She grew up in Libertyville and is looking to relocate to...
