Jeremy DeWeerdt
Executive Director of Focus One
& Lead Pastor of Rockford First
Jeremy DeWeerdt serves as the Lead Pastor of Rockford First, a church that is focused on three simple priorities: Loving God, Loving People, and Loving Life! Jeremy, along with his wife, Jen, accepted the Lead Pastor position in April of 2007, after having been on staff at Rockford First for more than 16 years in the role of Student Ministries Pastor and Director/Founder of the post-high school ministry, Rockford Master‘s Commission.
Jeremy also founded “Earthbeat” in 1993, a non-profit organization that partners with government organizations, park districts, youth initiative groups, and corporations to encourage youth and young adults to give back to their communities through volunteerism.
Jeremy and Jen have been married since 1995 and have three sons, Caden, Connor & Paxton.
Taka Iguchi
Director of Focus One
Taka Iguchi is director of Focus One, a program devoted to helping young leaders focus their lives on God. He also serves as the Spiritual Development Pastor for Rockford First.
Both Taka and his wife Natalie have a deep desire to see young adults live out their faith and calling passionately in a culture that is void of Jesus’ love.
Taka is also committed to training future leaders of both culture and ministry, and serves on several different teams including: Rockford First Directional Team, Master’s Commission Europe, Love You More Foundation and Earthbeat Inc. boards.
He and his wife Natalie have been married since 2004, and have two daughters, Brooklyn and Kaia.
