Rev. Jolene Bergstrom Carlson began serving as interim pastor in April 2023. In her early career Jolene was a community college teacher and parent educator. She has served in senior and associate pastoral positions in the Chicago area as well as working 10 years as associate superintendent of the Central Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. All these experiences informed her and her husband’s work on racial reconciliation. She was the executive director of a national ecumenical non-profit which connected inter-denominational pastors with each other for mentoring. Currently, along with her interim pastorate, she serves as a spiritual director.

Emily Hunt has been with ResCov for almost two years and works with Pastor Kyle and our ResCov Kids! She is in graduate school for elementary education at North Park University and loves her position hanging out with our kiddos. She is passionate about environmental preservation, her dog Merlin, and raising our kids to be kind people who love their neighbors. Emily also serves as the church office administrator, handling all types of tasks including supporting our pastoral team.