LEAD PASTORS​

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Pastors Geno and Shannon Olison met while attending college in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, where they became part of the Vineyard Church of Central Illinois in Urbana. In June of 2009, they were sent out from that church and moved to the Homewood-Flossmoor area to start South Suburban Vineyard Church.

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Over the past sixteen years, Geno and Shannon, along with a committed team of leaders and volunteers, have been building a church from the ground up. What began as a small group of about fifteen people has grown into a diverse church community serving the south suburbs of Chicago.

At the heart of South Suburban Vineyard is a simple focus: loving God and loving people. Introducing people to Jesus is central to who we are, and so is helping those who already know Jesus grow deeper in their faith. Along the way, there has been a lot of hard work, a lot of joy, and many lives changed, including their own.

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Geno and Shannon are raising four sons, Joseph, Elijah, Joshua, and Ezekiel. As their family has grown, so has the church, becoming a multicultural community rooted in connection, care, and shared life together.