{"id":71,"date":"2018-06-12T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newlifechicago.wpengine.com\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:59:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/es\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tConnecting\n\t\t\t\tPeople\n\t\t\t\t\tto Christ &#038; Community\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tour\n\t\t\t\tstory\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<iframe allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zhFfPlAAdfk?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0\"><\/iframe>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tWhere It All Started\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>In 1986, twenty-one year old Mark Jobe met with eighteen people of a small congregation on the Southwest side of Chicago. 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With new vision and fresh energy, they reorganized and called themselves, &#8220;New Life Community Church.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tLEAD PASTOR\t<\/h1>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JosiahandCarolina.png\" alt=\"JosiahandCarolina\" height=\"1250\" width=\"1250\" title=\"JosiahandCarolina\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h1  data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\">\n\t\t\tSENIOR PASTOR\t<\/h1>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MarkandDee.png\" alt=\"MarkandDee\" height=\"1250\" width=\"1250\" title=\"MarkandDee\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/es\/pastors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Pastors(opens in new tab)<\/a>\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\tOur Purpose\n\t\t\t\t\tis to be a family of love that cooperates with God in making fully devoted fruitful followers of Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tOur\n\t\t\t\tBeliefs\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newlifecommunity.church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/statementoffaith.pdf\" target=\"_self\">View our statement of faith<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connecting People to Christ &#038; Community our story Play Video Where It All Started In 1986, twenty-one year old Mark Jobe met with eighteen people of a small congregation on the Southwest side of Chicago. 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