Ricky Spindler has been the lead pastor of Stone Creek Church since 2017 and has been employed at the church for 22 years. He has served as youth pastor, children’s pastor, family pastor, men’s pastor, and as the parking director (his favorite role!).

Stone Creek Church, is a diverse church with over 40 nations of the world represented each week. It's a purpose-driven, presence-based church located across the street from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He roots for the Illini as long as they aren’t playing Indiana, his home state. Go Hoosiers!!!

He graduated from North Central University with a Bachelor's Degree in Pastoral Studies, and has a Master's of Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University.

He has five kids: three girls and two boys and a 100-lbs lab named Indy who came from a shelter in Indiana. Needless to say it’s never boring.

Chris Aldajuste has been leading worship for over 15 years, and it remains one of the greatest joys of his life. Born and raised in South Florida, Chris encountered Jesus at the age of 18—and he’s never looked back. From that moment on, Christ has been at the center of everything he does.

Chris is blessed to be married to his amazing wife, Lillian, and together they are raising their son, Elias, with a daughter on the way. Today, he has the incredible privilege of traveling to lead God’s people in worship across cities and nations. Chris’s passion is to lead Spirit-led worship that creates space for authentic encounters with Jesus—where heaven meets earth. Whether in large gatherings or small, intimate spaces, his heart is to see people experience the presence of God in real and transformative ways.