Pastor Rodney Chappell is a graduate of Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., and has been ministering here for over 34 years. His wife, Colleen, is also a graduate of Bob Jones, and teaches third grade at Ridgewood Baptist Academy in Joliet, Illinois.
His daughter, Beth, is also a graduate of Bob Jones and is the church organist. She teaches Special Ed at Taft in Lockport, Illinois. His son, Jonathan, is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois. He has started his own Christian sports radio station on the internet: Christian Internet Sports Network®. Jonathan’s wife, Crystal, is a graduate of Pensacola Christian College and is the fourth grade teacher at Ridgewood Baptist Academy in Joliet, Illinois.
Tim Bragg came to Phelan Acres Bible Church five years ago. He has three years of training at Fairhaven Baptist College. He teaches children’s church and enjoys filling the pulpit on a monthly basis. Tim is married to Nikki, a lifelong member of PABC. They have a daughter Jenna and a son Jeremiah.
