Our Leadership Team

Bart Bentley

Lead Pastor

Bart grew up in the foothills of Los Angeles Eugene Bible College in Oregon, he was a Youth Pastor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for seventeen years. He came to Journey Church in 2013 and lives in Loves Park with his wife Erin and their three children.

Trevor Seeburger

Associate/Youth Pastor

Born and raised in Riga, Michigan, Trevor felt called into ministry at the age of sixteen. After high school, he attended Master's Commission in Spokane, WA. He married in 2008 and moved to Eugene, Oregon to finish his BA degree in Pastoral Studies. Trevor served in the Spokane area for three years as Youth Pastor. He and his wife Erin have two children. In April 2016 Trevor and Erin moved to Illinois to serve Journey Church.

Jassiel & Stephanie Perez

Children's Pastors

Born & raised in Chiapas, Mexico, Pastor Jassiel grew up in a pastoral family. In his youth he moved to Guatemala to do missions work among children and families. There he finished his Bachelor’s degree and met his future wife. They now have two children. In 2017 the Perez family moved to Illinois and have been part of Journey Church since 2019. He and his wife are committed to seeing Jesus' shining his light on the hearts of the younger generations.

Patty Meyer

Secretary

Patty is native to the Loves Park/Machesney Park area and served as Youth Pastor at Journey for ten years before assuming her current role in 2016. She attended Christian Life College in Mount Prospect, IL, and has been involved in most every aspect of church ministry since then. She and her husband Tim now live in Caledonia, Illinois. They have three grown children and three precious grandsons.

Erin Bentley

Bookkeeper/Graphics Creator

Erin grew up on a farm in northern Iowa and has been active in various aspects of church ministry childhood. She attended Eugene Bible College for Office Administration and another year of community college to get her Medical Secretary training. She was bookkeeper for a Christian daycare in Iowa for ten years prior to serving as bookkeeper here at Journey Church. She is married to Pastor Bart and loves teaching, discipling, homeschooling, and playing piano.