Meet our Elders
Andy Diestelkamp
Andy Diestelkamp was born in 1962 and is a native of the Chicago suburbs. He was born again when baptized into Christ in 1978. He has a degree in graphic arts. He married Karen Ellsworth of Washington (state) in 1982. They moved to Pontiac in 1986 when Andy began to work with this church as a preacher. They have been blessed with five children and seventeen grandchildren (thus far). Andy and Karen worked in Prague, Czechoslovakia for six months in 1991/1992. Andy has also made eight three-week evangelistic trips to Bo, Sierra Leone, (West Africa) from 2011-2013 and in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022. He has served as a shepherd of this flock since December of 2006.
Allen Roth
Allen Roth was born in 1945 and is a native of Ohio. He was born again when baptized into Christ in 1968. He taught elementary school for five years in Ohio. He graduated with a master’s degree from Kent State University in 1970. He married Pam Odell (also of Ohio) in that same year and they moved to Streator, Illinois, where he taught as an elementary school teacher for another 33 years. They have been blessed with four children, seventeen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild (thus far). They began working with this church in 1970 and became residents of Pontiac in 1976. Allen has also been working for Big R/Stock & Field/R.P. Home & Harvest/Runnings since 2003. Allen loves to garden and share the fruits of his labors. He has served as a shepherd of this flock since December of 2006.