Leadership
Council of Elders
South Loop Community Church (SLCC) is an elder-led ministry.
Thomas Kubiak - tkubiak@southloopcc.org
Tom, the founding pastor and preaching elder of SLCC, is native to the city of Chicago and has a strong
passion for ministry to the needs of urban dwellers. His heart beats strongly for sound teaching of Holy
Scripture, people living authentically in Christian community, equipping and empowering people to be
on mission with God, genuine integration ethnically, socio-economically, and generationally, and having
a meaningful God-honoring impact on the neighborhood. Tom and his wife, Joanna, have been married
25 years and have three (3) adult children—all of whom graduated from Jones College Prep in the South
Loop, where Tom volunteered much time and energy for nine (9) years.
Tom is a fan of all Chicago sports teams (except the Cubs), fond of 60s-70s muscle cars, and still enjoys
softball, biking, weightlifting, or racquetball.
Tom has a Master of Divinity degree from Denver Baptist Theological Seminary and has done doctoral
work at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School of Deerfield, IL. One of his favorite verses is Galatians 2:20
– “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I
live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (NLT).
Mark Lockett - mlockett@southloopcc.org (Chairman)
Pastor Mark lives and longs for the manifestation of the glorious
presence of the Son of God, revealing His power and purpose
through His chosen people. He believes in the power of urgent and
sincere prayer. He anticipates the day that the Church finds true
unity across racial, ethnic and class diversity.
Mark and his beautiful wife, Leah currently live in the Bridgeport neighborhood (Southwest of Downtown Chicago). He is a graduate of the
Moody Bible Institute and has much love for all Chicago sports teams
(including the White Sox). He presently serves as chairman of the
Council of Elders.
"I (Christ) am the Vine. You (Church) are the branches. He that
abides in Me, and I in Him, the same shall bring forth much fruit.
But without Me, you can do nothing" - John 15:5
To communicate with the Coucil of Elders: coe@southloopcc.org
Jalon Chan - jchan@southloopcc.org
On October 30, 2011, SLCC commissioned the Chans as urban church planting missionaries in their neighborhood of Bronzeville.
Pastor Jalon is devoting himself full-time to reproduce the church via missional communities under the authority and oversight of
SLCC's Council of Elders.
Jalon has a passion for missional ministry in the heart
of Chicago, and longs to be apart of an empowered church body that advances the Kingdom
of God in the city.
Pastor Jalon and his wife, Jenny, live in the Bronzeville neighborhood
with their son Jaxon. He is an ardent Bulls, Bears, and White Sox fan, even during the many
seasons of “rebuilding.”
Pastor Jalon graduated from the Moody Bible Institute and has
done work towards a Master of Divinity from the Moody Seminary and Graduate School.
