Hello, I am Pastor Carlos of the Community Church of the Nazarene in Mansfield, IL.  My wife, Becky, and I are both graduates of Olivet Nazarene University, class of '78, and both majored in Business Administration.  I graduated again from ONU with a Masters in Business Administration in 2000.  Becky has worked at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana for over 18 years. I worked for 5 years in Youth and Music as an assistant pastor in Michigan a few years back.  Then God called me to preach/pastor and full-time ministry in 2002 .  I was appointed at Mansfield in 2003.  We have really enjoyed our first 5 years at Mansfield and God is blessing. 

I have a son, Carlos II, who is married to Kristen with a 4 year old son,  
Camden, my first grandson and now my second grandson, Colson is 2 years old.  In March this year they were blessed with the arrival of their third son, Caiden.  “My Three Grandsons” are a riot!  Never a dull moment in that house.  My son graduated from ONU in religion and is now an Associate Pastor at Christ’s Community Church of the Nazarene in New Albany, Indiana.  Our daughter, Marji Jean age 19, is a sophomore this fall at Olivet Nazarene University planning to major in Elementary Education.  Marji is serving an internship as our Youth Pastor this summer working very hard to introduce our youth to Jesus Christ.  Our South Korean daughter, Eun Ji Kim, lived with us 2 years ago as a high school foreign exchange student for 10 months.  Eun Ji’s father is the Pastor of the Gwang Yang, Presbyterian Church in the Democratic Republic of South Korea.  She came back in January of this year to attend college.  Eun Ji is getting excellent grades at Parkland Community College in Champaign taking ESL classes and planning for more college classes this
fall.  With her parent’s permission, we have made Eun Ji a part of our family.  Marji and Carlos II love having a younger sister and being an accomplished pianist, she is a real asset to our church, as well!

We have a wonderful congregation of people that love God and each other. We work together to share the Gospel of Christ and show His love to the community around us. Together we are a praying church family, believing in the power of prayer because we have seen God answer prayer in many lives. Our goal is to be serving God by serving others and to do that we must be… “One heart, one mind… in Christ!”

We would love to have the opportunity to get to know you and your family better.  We care because Jesus cares! 
 
Pastor Carlos