About Stone Church

Adrien Thorne comes to Stone Church from Michigan where he pastored for over twelve years. Adrien and his wife of 16 years, Kristina, have three girls ages 14, 13 & 10. Pastor Adrien had a successful career in the classical arts many years ago, but lost everything to a drug addiction that left him homeless. God miraculously delivered him and gave him a life he could have never imagined, and then called him onto the ministry. Pastor Adrien lives by the truth that “When a person bows their knee to the cross, it awakens the favor of Christ and heaven, and everything becomes possible!”

Jan serves as the Business Manager and has been serving Stone Church for 21 years.

Jan is married and has 2 daughters and a step son. She also has 5 grandchildren, all of which are a part of Stone Church.

In her free time she likes to watch the Chicago Blackhawks, and loves water parks. She also likes to cook and bake while teaching her grandchildren to cook and bake as well.

Shirley has been a member of Stone Church for forty-one years, providing direction, management, program development, and event coordination in the children’s ministry. Her education focused on the sciences and psychology, earning a BA in Early Childhood Education. Shirley left a management position in a large corporation and responded to a divine call to help with the inception of the Stone Church Child Care Center. In establishing the center, she worked as a teacher, then director, for thirty years.

Kid’s Hub, (Hearing, Believing, and Understanding God’s Word) is led by Shirley with an outstanding crew of volunteers – Pat Janks, Drew Centeno, Chris Chapan, and Michael Dizanni.At an early age, the Lord intervened in Shirley’s life and she now reaches out to children to offer them His grace and love. She intentionally pays specific attention to each child as an individual, honored and loved by God. She wants every child’s need to be fully met.

Shirley started volunteering for Royal Family Kid’s Camp in 1996, implementing a camp that ministers to children of abuse and neglect. The camp she helps direct, sponsored by the Stone Church, is reaching out to foster children, offering a week of royal treatment and giving additional blessings to their lives.

Holly passionately leads our worship ministry. She has a strong desire to lead people to a fuller expression of love for the Lord through songs. Holly has a college degree in music education and teaches music in Evergreen Park to children from PK to 8th grade. She has attended the church for approximately 20 years and loves her Stone Church family. She and her husband, Joseph, have three beautiful children.

Lee leads our students ministry. He seeks to train young people to be disciple-makers, having a vibrant faith in Jesus. He believes God’s Word builds a firm foundation for everyday living, and leads to experiencing greater purpose and satisfaction in life. He decided to follow Jesus while attending Michigan State University. He eventually served as President of Champions for Christ, a campus ministry for student-athletes. (His education also includes attending the Moody Bible Institute graduate school in their Masters of Divinity program.) His career involves traveling and speaking to students in public schools, educating them on the prevention of alcohol and drug misuse. He is the spokesmodel for the Commission’s “We Card Hard” poster campaign, encouraging servers to diligently check IDs. Lee is also an American Council on Exercise (A.C.E.) certified fitness trainer, motivational speaker, and former drug-free athlete. Lee is the author of the book, Living Proof: A Fitness Journey.