St. Joseph Church of Christ
Staff & Leaders

Vincent Santanelli

I grew up in a small, colonial sea-port town in Southern Connecticut, spent the last 10 years in Dallas, TX (where I attended seminary and, more importantly, met my wife) and am a recent resident of St. Joseph IL. Before becoming a pastor I worked in sales and then worked in education for 7 years, where I chaired the History Dept. and directed the European Tours program. In addition to pastoring a church, my wife and I started a local community building initiative called Love Your Neighbor, which is encouraging local residents to move from a consumer mindset to a citizen mindset. I am a member of the Chamber of Commerce and very active with other faith communities in the area. I love playing blues guitar and harmonica, eating Italian and reading.