Our former pastor, Rev. Dr. Kristopher Hewitt, served Ivanhoe for nearly 19 years before accepting a new UCC call beginning August 11, 2024. We have begun the process of calling an Intentional Interim Pastor to lead us as we begin to search and call a new Seated Pastor, the process of which customarily takes up to two years. We encourage you to join us even during this journey, as we remain an active and engaging congregation where the community you will be welcomed into remains vital and uplifting.
Holly graduated from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, with a degree in music education. She taught elementary music for 34 years and has been involved in the Ivanhoe Church choir for many years, serving as director since 2008. She is also an animal lover and resides in Grayslake.
Sally found her church home by participating in the music opportunities at Ivanhoe Congregational Church since 2016. She serves as a church musician and teaches private piano lessons. Sally says she has been blessed with the best of both worlds as a musician, being able to perform and teach piano. Sally lives in Libertyville with her husband, Tony, and son Vinnie. Her daughter Madeline, lives in Nashville.
Lisa joined Ivanhoe Church 25 years ago when her daughter Marli was an infant and has been an active member since then. She has been teaching music to students of all ages and levels at the Music Institute of Chicago for over 35 years. She lives in Long Grove with her husband Brian.