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God loves you just the way you are, but He loves you too much to keep you that way. He wants you to grow. At MCC, we understand the struggles and pain that living in our world can bring. We try hard to bring to the community a church environment that addresses real issues with real answers.

New Here?

God loves you just the way you are, but He loves you too much to keep you that way. He wants you to grow. At MCC, we understand the struggles and pain that living in our world can bring. We try hard to bring to the community a church environment that addresses real issues with real answers.

Mission & Vision

Let all we do glorify God

The Mission

Our mission is to connect people to CHRIST, His COMMUNITY, and His CAUSE.

The Vision

Our vision is to be a high impact church where changed lives bring hope to our neighbors and to the nations.

Our Beliefs

God

There is one God, eternally existing in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and each possesses all of the attributes of God. God is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe and everything in it.

Holy Spirit

There is one God, eternally existing in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and each possesses all of the attributes of God. God is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe and everything in it.

Jesus

Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is one with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is our Savior, who was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on a cross for all sin, and was raised from the grave after three days to demonstrate His defeat of sin and death. He ascended into heaven and will return again to earth to reign as our powerful King.

Bible

Our foundation is based firmly upon the Bible as our final authority on Christian beliefs and as a guide to living. The Bible is divinely inspired by God, without error, given to man so that we may know and understand the truth of God and His love.

Salvation

Salvation is not something that can be purchased or earned. It is a free gift from God provided by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for anyone who accepts Jesus as Lord and is baptized by immersion for the forgiveness of their sins.

Baptism

In baptism, we identify with Jesus' death, burial and ressurrection and publicly declare our intention to follow Him.

Our Team

Jerry Dusenberry

Leadership & Preaching
Jerry is responsible for teaching as well as leading the ministerial staff. Often you can find Jerry cooking with a smoker, hunting, or painting just like Bob Ross.

MJ Brand

Worship Arts
MJ leads the worship and tech teams. His responsibilities also include website, app, and online administration. MJ enjoys camping (not glamping), coffee, and chilling out.

Lynn Peters

Children
Lynn is in charge of lessons and activities for the kids of MCC for kids from newborns to 5th graders. She also manages the role of office administrator. Part of Lynn's favorite things to do is to get to know people and go to Disney!

Jordan Ziegenbein

Students
Jordan plans lessons and activities for students ranging from 6th to 12th grades. Jordan loves planning exciting trips for the youth as well as regaling stories of his own crazy kids.

Hours

Mon-Thurs 8-5pm

Sunday Service 10am

Location

1699 N State St
Monticello, IL 61856

Parking

We have parking available at the East and West sides of the building. Both entrances have handicap accessible parking, and the East entrance has a covered drop-off for your convenience.

Frequently asked questions

We want you to feel welcomed and comfortable, so we prepared some answers that you may have. If you have another question that we we didn't answer, please contact us! We'd love to hear from you!

Where do I Start?

After you park, simply enter through the double doors at the East or West entrance. We'll have greeters at the door waiting for you to arrive. Once inside, you can get coffee from the coffee bar on the North side of the lobby if you wish. You can find the entrance to our worship center to the South side of the lobby, opposite of the coffee bar.

How long are services?

Our services last about an hour every Sunday. We usually start with full band worship music, then go into an engaging message from Pastor Jerry or one of the members of our teaching team. During the service, feel free to participate however you’d like. If you want to sit down and listen, feel free to do so. If you want to stand or raise your hands to sing, you can do that too.

What do I Wear?

Want to wear shorts and a t-shirt? Awesome! Looking to dress up a bit for church? Sounds good to us. At MCC, you can dress however you feel comfortable.

What about my kids?

At MCC, kids have their own fun, engaging, and interactive service. Our Kids team are all trained and have gone through background checks. Safety is our number one priority! You can check your kids in at the Kids Area near the West entrance. MCC Kids is for children ages from birth to 5th grade. Students from 6 - 8th grades meet in the Multi-purpose room located North of the lobby. 9-12th grade students participate in the service and have a separate meeting time during the week.

Can I attend if I Am ____?

Yes! Fill in the blank with whatever you’re worried about—single, divorced, white, black, addicted, hurting, poor, super-successful, a nonbeliever, atheist, Chicago White Sox fan, etc. At MCC, we’ll welcome you as you are, so come visit us this Sunday!

Frequently asked questions

We want you to feel welcomed and comfortable, so we prepared some answers that you may have. If you have another question that we we didn't answer, please contact us! We'd love to hear from you!

Where do I Start?

After you park, simply enter through the double doors at the East or West entrance. We'll have greeters at the door waiting for you to arrive. Once inside, you can get coffee from the coffee bar on the North side of the lobby if you wish. You can find the entrance to our worship center to the South side of the lobby, opposite of the coffee bar.

How long are services?

Our services last about an hour every Sunday. We usually start with full band worship music, then go into an engaging message from Pastor Jerry or one of the members of our teaching team. During the service, feel free to participate however you’d like. If you want to sit down and listen, feel free to do so. If you want to stand or raise your hands to sing, you can do that too.

What do I Wear?

Want to wear shorts and a t-shirt? Awesome! Looking to dress up a bit for church? Sounds good to us. At MCC, you can dress however you feel comfortable.

What about my kids?

At MCC, kids have their own fun, engaging, and interactive service. Our Kids team are all trained and have gone through background checks. Safety is our number one priority! You can check your kids in at the Kids Area near the West entrance. MCC Kids is for children ages from birth to 5th grade. Students from 6 - 8th grades meet in the Multi-purpose room located North of the lobby. 9-12th grade students participate in the service and have a separate meeting time during the week.

Can I attend if I Am ____?

Yes! Fill in the blank with whatever you’re worried about—single, divorced, white, black, addicted, hurting, poor, super-successful, a nonbeliever, atheist, Chicago White Sox fan, etc. At MCC, we’ll welcome you as you are, so come visit us this Sunday!

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