PASTOR BRUCE JACOBS
Bruce was born and raised on a farm in Macon County. He graduated from Macon High School in 1975 and Millikin University in 1979. He married his high school sweetheart Cheryl Sullivan, December 30, 1977. Bruce then graduated from Garrett Theological Seminary on the campus of Northwestern University in 1987 preparing for ordination in the United Methodist Church. Bruce served as a pastor in the United Methodist Church for 15 years before deciding to return to Macon County and start an independent, non-denominational church.
The Jacobs' have three boys Ryan (31), Drew (25) and Cody (19). Drew and his wife Lacie blessed the family with Emma who will be 4 in June and Jackson who will be 1 in May. . Cheryl retired from Hickory Point Bank after 22 years of service to the Archer Daniels Midland Company with several stops in between while the family moved around through the United Methodist system.
Ryan along with his partner owns two pizza businesses in Champaign and Decatur. Ryan and Meagen Fickinger were married last June in Edwardsville. Drew graduated Springfield college and is attending Millikin University working toward a degree in mathematics and physics. Cody is a freshman at Richland Community College and plans to attend the University of Illinois.
