5 /5 Ami Wickiser: My husband and I had been members of The church in Dekalb for about year when he passed away unexpectedly. He was only 30. Jon and I loved TcD from the start and were surprised how quickly it became home! We were so thankful for Pastor Jamie and others who invested in us right away. People didnt just want to meet us, but they wanted to truly be our friends and our community. We blossomed under Christ-centered worship and Gospel teaching every week. When Jon died,The church in Dekalb became even more my family. They have carried the grief with me. I was blown away by how the church body cared for me in real practical ways in those immediate days. They still abundantly care for me. The death of a spouse is a crazy deep thing, and my family at The church in Dekalb have been Gods instruments of astonishing grace to me. Without Christ, I would have legitimately gone crazy and probably harmed myself. Im so thankful for a church that has one mission- Exalt Jesus Christ and make His gospel known. Im so thankful that in the deepest place Ive ever been, my church let me be authentic and transparent, but they also consistently pointed me to my true hope- Jesus.