I grew up at Eastbrook and I now have the pleasure...

I grew up at Eastbrook and I now have the pleasure of serving on staff here. What brought me back to Eastbrook after living in Chicago for a few years is the authenticity and diversity of Eastbrook.

No one is perfect here, and no one hides their messiness. I truly feel like I can be myself at Eastbrook and that I'm not judged for pursuing my relationship with God, even in spite of my failings. People are unapologetically authentic and transparent, something that I appreciate. No one is putting on their "Sunday best" to attend a service at Eastbrook, we are just a group of people trying to learn together how to best proclaim and embody the love of Jesus Christ in the city of Milwaukee and in the world.

In terms of diversity, Eastbrook is one of the few places in the segregated city of Milwaukee where there is effortless diversity: racial diversity, ethnic diversity, national diversity, socioeconomic diversity, all of it! What makes Eastbrook unique in terms of diversity, though, is that there's almost a new culture here in which diversity is just the accepted norm, and we almost don't even need to talk about it. It's effortless!

Anyways, that being said, it's a pleasure to work on the Eastbrook Church staff. This isn't the right church for everyone, but it's right for me. Milwaukee has such a great Christian community that if it's not the right church for you, I know you will find a great fit somewhere else!