Pastor Lillie has been married to his wife, Nadine, for over 30 years. Nadine currently serves as secretary at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bartonville. They have two grown sons, Paul and David.
Pastor Jim received his Masters of Divinity from Concordia in St. Louis, was an L.W.F. Scholar at the University of Bonn, Germany, and received his Doctorate in Preaching from Seminex in St. Louis.
He also served as pastor at Redeemer Lutheran in DeSoto, MO, Holy Cross Lutheran in Decatur, IL, and Peace Lutheran in Steelville, IL before joining us here in Peoria.