Rev. Jim Hovorka, Pastoral Chaplain

Jim is originally from the Chicago area and is a graduate of Roosevelt University and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to serving at CrossWay Church, Jim pastored the Millard Avenue Baptist church in Chicago, and Summit Baptist Church and Trinity Christian Church in the metro Milwaukee area.

Jim oversees the Senior's Ministry and hospital visitation at CrossWay. He also does some regular and pre-marital counseling. Jim and his wife, Jan, live in Milwaukee and raised four children. They presently have 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Jim has been serving at Crossway for 17 years. He enjoys the people and the work and delights in seeing others come to Christ and grow in their faith. For a man who did not know how to love when he first became a Christian, Jim now communicates the love of God with words of encouragement, smiles and lots of hugs!

One of Jim's favorite songs is "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind, but now I see." He says, "I see myself as a work of God in progress."