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Our Team

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Geno &
Shannon
Olison

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.

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Geno Olison

LEAD PASTOR

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Shannon Olison

TEACHING PASTOR

ASSISTANT PASTOR

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Ray & Aundrea Besst

CONNECTIONS COORDINATORS

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Herbert Smiley

MUSIC
DIRECTOR

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Alison Mittelman

KIDS MINISTRY
COORDINATOR

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Ananda Bacon

KIDS MINISTRY
ADMIN. ASSISTANT

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Latoya Lenoir

STUDENT MINISTRY
COORDINATOR

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Jenny Maldonado

LEAD BOOKKEEPER

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Lisa Boyle
BOOKKEEPER

 

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Patrice Edwards

STAFF SUPPORT COORDINATOR

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Evera Ivy

INTERIM

ADMIN. ASSISTANT

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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Jordan
Arseneau

VIDEO SPECIALIST

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Toni Dale

INTERIM PRAYER MINISTRY COORDINATOR

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Michael Ounanian

PARKING MINISTRY
COORDINATOR

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Cassandra Pharrow

HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR

Michelle

Halliburton

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Lloyd Bailey

FACILITIES COORDINATOR

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Jenny Maldonado

BOOKKEEPER

Michelle

Halliburton

FIRST IMPRESSIONS COORDINATOR

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Yvette Mayo

WORSHIP MINISTRY
ADMIN. ASSISTANT

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors serves and functions as our Church Council. The Board provides accountability and strategic direction to the Lead Pastors and Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Board members may not be involved in the day-to-day operations of the SSV, but rather offer key areas of oversight and expertise so that the church stays on mission and beyond reproach. The Board also meets on a quarterly basis. 

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Jordan Arseneau

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Ray Besst 

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Carissa David Solis

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Dee Keys-Rounds

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Jeanine Mozie

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Geno Olison

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Jene'e Poole

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