Rev. Dr. Joe Ann Watson
Settled Pastor
The Rev. Dr. Joe Ann Watson serves as the Settled Pastor of Mont Clare United Church of Christ (MCUCC) on the northwest side of Chicago. She is a woman of strong faith with a heart for God’s people. She has a passion for nurturing her Young Adults to become leaders of today and tomorrow.
Rev. Dr. Watson earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Chicago State University, a Certificate in Executive Leadership from McCormick Theological Seminary along with her Master of Divinity and 2021 she completed the work for the Doctor of Ministry Program degree from McCormick in in the midst of the Pandemic. Dr. Watson has served as our Pastor since January 2018
Joseph Luat
Praise Band Leader and Technical Director
Joseph has faithfully served on the Mont Clare UCC staff since 2005, starting in a dual role as the Praise Band Leader and Interim Choir Director. He is currently serving as both our Praise Band Leader and Technical Director. He’s also a technology professional, having worked as a quality assurance engineer since 2010 doing manual and automated software testing.
Let’s go Bulls!
Jocylin Salcedo
Moderator
Jocylin Salcedo, better known as Joy, is widowed to the late Esteban “Steve” Salcedo and is the mother of Geneva. Joy is typically a homebody who love to watch sports like football, hockey, etc. Church work is the highlight of her weekend, and she loves every meal shared with her daughter.