Kingdom Happenings

Braden Nafziger serves as the Soul Ministry Manager of The Share Closet in Tremont, Illinois, where he is passionate about sharing the hope of Christ by caring for people in practical and meaningful ways. Through relationships built in the community, Braden helps connect individuals and families with resources, encouragement, and the love of Jesus.  The Share Closet exists to demonstrate the love...

Katrina Forseth is the State Director of Child Evangelism Fellowship of Illinois. She has a heart for reaching children with the Gospel and equipping others to do the same. Katrina has served in various ministry roles focused on evangelism, discipleship, and leadership training. She lives in Central Illinois and is passionate about partnering with local churches and volunteers to impact the next g...

Mike Hanson is the National Executive Director of Biblical Counseling Ministries. Mike founded BCM in 2015. Prior to this, he was the CEO and financial planner of The Hanson Financial Group for 27 years. Mike lives in Central Illinois with his wife Cara, and together they have 5 children. Biblical Counseling Ministries (BCM) exists to strengthen the discipleship ministry of the church through bibl...

John Cirilli is the Executive Director of the Morton Division of the Midwest Food Bank. A Morton native and Syracuse University graduate, he transitioned from a career in banking to lead the Midwest Food Bank's Morton Division in June 2025, answering a personal calling to serve. John lives in Morton with his wife, Kelsey, and their daughters, Hazel and Ivy. Midwest Food Bank's mission is...

Phil Witzig has conducted the Morton Community Chorus in its annual performance of Handel’s Messiah since 2012. Phil has had a lifelong passion for music, serving in music ministry in his church, along with singing in and leading various choral groups around Central Illinois, all while working in the business world. Handel’s Messiah will be performed by the Morton Community Chorus & Orchestra...

Jonathan Welch is the Executive Director of Camp of Champions, a Christian summer day camp in Central Illinois that provides children a safe, fun, and faith-centered experience. Partnering with local churches, the camp serves kids from kindergarten through middle school with a mix of recreation, Bible teaching, and character development. Families can register for as many weeks as they choose, incl...

Todd Smith is a founding member and lead vocalist of the award-winning Christian trio Selah, known for their powerful harmonies and heartfelt songs of faith. Originally from Michigan, Todd has been sharing the hope of Christ through music for over two decades, helping Selah earn multiple Dove Awards and a devoted following worldwide. Beyond the stage, he is passionate about family, adoption advoca...

Doug Rumbold is an author, Biblical counselor and founder of the non-profit ministry, Presence Over Pain. The vision of this new ministry is to make Biblical counseling accessible by walking with the hurting, coaching church leaders, and developing heart-centered disciple-making strategies and resources. Doug's book, Presence Over Pain, was released in 2023 and seeks to help readers discover...

David Getz is the composer of Ruth: The Musical. It originally debuted in 2018, and will return to Central IL in 2025 with performances on July 12 and 13 at Five Points Washington. This concert-style retelling of the story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz blends classical and Broadway styles and explores timeless themes of love, loss, belonging, and redemption. Get tickets and more information at: theruth...

Larry Holt is the Development Director at Pathway Ministries in Peoria, IL. Formerly known as Peoria Rescue Ministries, this gospel-centered organization has been serving the community since 1955. Pathway Ministries seeks to create pathways out of poverty through Jesus with our neighbors in need through their Residential Ministries and Community Services. Get more information by visiting pathwaype...

Adam Kipp serves as the Executive Director at RHMA, the Rural Home Missionary Association in Morton, IL. RHMA's purpose is two-fold: to plant and to strengthen town and country churches and pastors in small-town America (usually towns of 5,000 or less). They seek to accomplish this through their staff of church planters and missionary pastors, hosting small-town pastors’ conferences and semin...

Kevin King serves as the Director of Worship at Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, IL. He is also a part of writing and recording songs for the church with Grace Worship and you can find their music and resources at GraceWorship.com Kingdom Happenings is a podcast from WBNH Radio highlighting how God is at work and the people He is using in our world today. To learn more about WBNH Radio visit w...

Duncan Phillips is an Australian pop/rock drummer, percussionist, keyboardist, and composer. He has been a member of the band Newsboys since 1993. Learn more about the band at Newsboys.com and follow Duncan on Instagram and Twitter/X . Kingdom Happenings is a podcast from WBNH Radio highlighting how God is at work and the people He is using in our world today. To learn more about WBNH Radio visit...

Chuck E. Tate is an award-winning author, the founder and senior pastor of RockChurch in East Peoria, IL, and a host of the acclaimed Revival Town Podcast . A popular media guest and contributor, he hosts a weekly LIVE Bible study on TikTok. His latest book is " Nine Words from Jesus " from Baker Publishing Group. Learn more about him at ChuckETate.com Kingdom Happenings is a podcast fro...

Brad Mattes is widely known in the United States and worldwide for his decades of passion for the sanctity of life, from preborn to end of life. He currently serves as president of Life Issues Institute and Brad was co-founder of the organization in 1991. He is heard on the daily Life Issues radio commentary program on WBNH and hosts an annual radio special for Sanctity of Life Sunday. Brad and hi...

Andy King is the Executive Director of Dream Center Peoria (DCP). Andy has had a substantial impact on the city of Peoria since 2003, breaking barriers and building up the broken. The team at DCP work tirelessly to impact the biggest homeless demographic in Peoria, which is women, single moms with children, and fathering dads. The homeless shelter at DCP sees thousands come through its door each y...

Maria Kramer Wolfe has been in full-time music ministry with her family group, The Kramers, since 2014. Maria’s heart and mission in life is to spread the Gospel to as many people as possible and share the hope and love of Jesus. Maria and her husband, Ben Wolfe, were married in 2016 and currently reside in Washington, Illinois. They have three children, Elizabeth, Bennet and Joanna. To learn more...

Welcome to the first episode of Kingdom Happenings! Today we are featuring a conversation with Josh Horning, Principal at Christian Life Academy in Hopedale, IL. He shares about his growing up years, his family, what brought him to Central Illinois, and all about this Pre-K through 12 grade Christian school in the rural community of Hopedale. Kingdom Happenings is a new podcast from WBNH Radio hig...