Our Pastors
Connect
Our pastors and church staff are here to connect with you. We’d like to help you develop your relationship with Jesus Christ. That means being available to listen to, talk with, pray for and worship beside you.
Challenge
The goal of our Pastors is to develop, lead, and challenge our members and visitors in their quest for a better relationship with Jesus. They are here to provide friendship, safety, and care to our students and families
Encourage
We encourage you to get to know our pastors. Talk with them and allow them to pray with and for you. Jesus is the priority and Families of Faith and the common thread throughout everything we do.
Lead Pastor John Cichy
Lead Pastor, John Cichy, has been with us since 2020. He served as our Youth Pastor and taught Jr. High and High School Bible classes at our academy.
He is passionate about seeing people grow in their relationship with Christ.
Pastor John, his wife Candice, their son John Jr., and daughter Mickie June very much look forward to the future God has planned.
Executive Pastor Randy Blan
Pastor Randy has served as Senior Pastor since March 7, 2001. He and his wife, Karen, our GRACE Schools administrator, have overseen not only robust growth, but many students and families come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Pastor Randy retired in December of 2023 and now serves as Executive Pastor in full support of Pastor John. Pastor Randy and his family reside in Minooka with their two dogs, Addison and Bentley, and their two cats, Bruce and Callie.
Pastor James Bigalk
James has been the Youth Pastor at Families of Faith Church since the end of March 2023. He isn’t just our Youth Pastor. He teaches our junior high and high school Boys and Girls Bible Classes.
James is super passionate about teaching and training our teens to walk with and love Jesus all the days of their lives. He also loves to see them be the hands and feet of our Savior Jesus!
Pastor James received his Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, and currently lives in Joliet with his wife, Tianna.
Pastor Michael Kratochvil
Michael, Amy and their children Abigail Grace and Frank William have been members of Families of Faith since 2014.
Michael initially started off preaching and guiding men struggling with addictions at Morning Star Mission.
Then in 2016 he began pastoral discipleship under the mentorship of our beloved Pastor Clark.
In 2021 after Pastor Clark went home to be with our Lord, Michael started leading our Midweek Connection service on Thursdays.
He and his wife Amy can also be found Sunday mornings teaching one of our children’s ministry classes.
Michael’s passion extends beyond sharing the profound Love, Grace, and Mercy that God has for all mankind, he also has a deep passion for God’s people to realize their true identity in Christ.
As a combat veteran of the United States Army, Michael understands the importance of perseverance in achieving objectives, regardless of the challenges or hardships faced.
This perspective resonates strongly with his love for the book of Ephesians. As it serves as a reminder that “For we (For you) are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do”.
We would love to meet you and your family. Stop in this Sunday and follow us on Facebook and Instagram as we continue to make history for His kingdom. If you have any questions, please feel free to Contact Us anytime.