Pastor

Originally from Mexico City, Rocio moved to Marion, IL in 2008 after she married her husband Russ. Rocio felt the call to ministry in 2002, quit her job in marketing, and entered seminary as a full-time student. She has been serving as a local pastor in the United States since 2010 with a passion to make the Gospel accessible to all Spanish speakers in the area and create a space for multicultural families to share and celebrate their cultures.

Teaching Pastor

Russ serves as teaching pastor of Churros & Chocolate Faith Community alongside his wife, Pastor Rocio Reyes Williams. Together, they lead a vibrant bilingual and multicultural church that brings people from over twelve Spanish-speaking nations together in worship and community. Recently ordained as elders in the Global Methodist Church, Russ and Rocio love sharing the Gospel of Jesus and encouraging others to pursue God in their daily lives.

Youth Pastor & Worship Leader

Abraham serves as the youth pastor of Churros & Chocolate Faith Community and also helps with leading worship. Outside of Churros & Chocolate, Abraham is a husband to Beatrice and a father to Asher. Abraham also serves as the pastor of the Cedar Grove Methodist Church. He enjoys being outdoors, either playing disc golf or hiking with his family. Abraham loves being a part of Churros & Chocolate, and is excited to see where the Lord will lead!

Children’s Ministry Volunteer

Beatrice has been a part of Churros & Chocolate for 3 years, serving with the children and youth ministry. Beatrice has a great passion for bringing the love of Jesus to kids and relating the Bible to them in a way they can better understand. She is a stay at home mom and pastor's wife who loves taking care of others and reflecting the love of God, the best that she can, in all that she does.

Hospitality Volunteer

Guadalupe Maze has been a part of Churros & Chocolate since October 2019. It has been a great blessing in her life, and she believes God has called her to serve in the church—to clean, cook, be with the children, and be there when her sisters in Christ need a word of encouragement, prayer, or biblical study. Everything she does is for the work of God, and He has blessed her with a beautiful spiritual family. She has two wonderful children, Moses and Aaron, and she thanks God for the gift of being a mother.