For 38 years, church planter Jeffrey Lancaster has been working with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. As an ordained Presbyterian minister, he has worked with young professionals, students, seniors, and families in urban centers, college students in university settings, and a wide range of age groups in small towns, inner cities, and even prisons.

As a part of his church planting endeavor in Chicago, he currently serves as a Work/Life Community Chaplain in the city operating primarily out of his WeWork office in the River North community.

Jeffrey has previously participated in the planting of three vibrant churches in Oxford, Mississippi; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Memphis, Tennessee.

Jeffrey earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary. He serves under the oversight of the Rivers & Lakes Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (That’s the historic use of the term “Evangelical” not the current politically hijacked use of the term).

Jeffrey currently lives in the Wrigleyville neighborhood with his wife, Cathy who owns and operates a gallery nearby. They are proud parents to three grown children Lucy, Jeffrey Jr. (wife Anne Russell), and Bedon (wife Caroline), and a dog, Mollie. They love to hit up jazz clubs, attend concerts, play golf, tour the Art Institute, catch Cubs’ games, cook for friends in their home, and explore all Chicago has to offer.