Staff

Dr Henry A Roso serves as the Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church. "Pastor Hank" also volunteers as a Chaplain with Bradley Police and Fire Departments, the Illinois State Fraternal Order of Police, and other agencies within Kankakee County. Hank volunterrs as a board member with the John R Tate Advocacy Center and serves as Board Chairman with the Midwest Evangelistic Association. In January 2003, at Georgetown University, Hank was the recipient of the Ecclesiastical Degree of Doctor of Divinity "honoris causae."

Hank and his wife, Holly, have been married since 1987 and live in Bourbonnais, IL. His hobbies include handyman projects, reading, rollerblading, perennial gardening, and just about anything he can do to spend time with Holly.

Doug Brave has almost 30 years of youth and Christian Education ministry experience that began right after high school. He started attending Immanuel when he was in 5th grade and accepted Christ as Savior in 6th grade. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL in 1984 with a B.A. in Pastoral Training with an emphasis in Christian Education. In 1989 he graduated from North American Baptist Seminary (now Sioux Falls Seminary) with a M.A. in Christian Education. He ministered in Chicago, South Dakota and Grand Island, NY before returning to Immanuel in 1991. He is employed by Sears Logistical Services and serves as Youth Ministry Coordinator, Sunday School teacher as well as Sunday School Superintendent. He also serves on the North American Baptist Conference's General Council and the NABC's Upper Mississippi Region Leadership Team as the Recording Secretary.

Doug is single and enjoys gardening, golfing, attending baseball games and "shooting" people with his camera.

Sherye Shreffler joined the staff at Immanuel Baptist Church as Administrative Assistant in March of 2003. She is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago with a diploma in Christian Education. She assists the Women's Ministries coordinator and serves as a co-chairman of the kitchen committee.

Sherye and her husband Bob, live in Kankakee, IL. They are the parents of a daughter and son-in-law, Bob & Brooke Schmidt and a daughter, Brittany. Sherye enjoys scrapbooking, walking, bike riding, hiking and swimming.

Mrs Heather Williams has been playing piano for 17 years and has recently completed her Bachelors in Piano Performance from Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL. Currently, she is an adjunct professor at Olivet and also has her own private piano and violin studio. Not only does Heather work with piano and string students, but she also coaches the ONU orchestra strings and performs with the ONU orchestra in the viola section.

Heather joined the staff of Immanuel Baptist Church in September, 2006. She is responsible for accompanying the congregational singing, hymns and praise choruses, acompanying special music, various offertories, and accompanying the choir on a weekly basis.

A member of Immanuel Baptist Church since 1981, Marcia Brandt is a professional Library Media Specialist for the Herscher School District and Adjunct Professor at Olivet Nazarene University. She and her husband, Jamey, have two (almost) grown daughters and a Boston Terrier named Samson. God, family (including the dog!), books and music are her priorities in life.

Marcia was raised in a country church where it was unofficially required to sing harmony by ear. She has been singing in an adult church choir since age 8. (It was a really small church -- they took anyone!) With official musical training limited to a super-excellent high school choir experience, high school band, and obligatory childhood piano lessons, Marcia relies on years of choir experience to wing it as Director. Love of Christian music and love of the Lord apparently go a long way because our choir makes a joyful noise and has a good time together. Please come join us... or at least smile at us from your pew as we sing!