About Us

Our Mission, Beliefs, and Team

Our Mission

Helping people know Jesus as Lord by being a worshiping, praying, learning, caring, and outreaching community.

Jay Manguba

Lead

Pastor

Pastor Jay Manguba comes to us with over 25 years of formal leadership experience. He served fifteen years as a corporate executive but then left to obey a call into full-time vocational ministry in which he served as a pastor for eleven years. He is a graduate of Moody Theological Seminary and holds a Masters in Ministry Leadership. He is passionate about disciple-making and developing leaders who make an impact for the cause of Christ. Most proudly, he is married to his wife, Faith and they have two children, Christian and Chloe.

Andrea Yang

Worship

Director

Andrea grew up in Allegan, MI and moved to Chicago to attend Moody Bible Institute. She graduated with a BA in Intercultural Studies with a minor in music. Andrea loves all genres of music and grew up playing classical piano. She has a passion for biblical theology and Gospel-centered worship. Though she has a lot of hobbies and interests, on almost any evening you can find Andrea and her husband, Anthony, cooking and watching their favorite TV shows together.

Nanette Scoville

Hope Center Director & Int'l Worker Liaison

Nanette grew up in Chicago and graduated with a BS in Business/Marketing from the University of Illinois. She experienced a radical conversion to Christianity in 2003 while living in Cape Coral, Florida. In 2016, she returned to the Chicago area and became a widow in 2021. She began attending Bloomingdale Alliance Church in 2022 and joined the staff in 2025, where she has found great meaning and purpose.

As Director of The Hope Center, her responsibilities include community outreach, fundraising, volunteer recruitment and management, governance, marketing, and event planning. Her involvement with our international workers provides an important link to those on the front lines sharing the Gospel, both near and far.

In addition to her staff role, she facilitates Women’s Bible studies, Widows Care, and Legacy Ministry. She is also a member of the prayer team and helps with the Youth Group. Nanette is a worshiper and loves people.

Nita Widjaja

Communications & Operations Manager

Nita grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia, and moved to the Chicago area to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned her BFA in Media Design. She and her husband, Adrian, began attending Bloomingdale Alliance Church in February 2009, married in December 2010, and became proud pawrents of Pepper in June 2022. Nita began serving at Bloomingdale Alliance in August 2016 as Office Administrator, later became Office Manager, and now serves as Communications & Operations Manager. In her role, she creates church communications and supports the day-to-day operations of the church. Nita loves finding typos, exploring new restaurants, and belting out karaoke tunes.

Donna Freeman

Office

Manager

Donna began working in the church office since 2008 as Administrative Assistant and has attended Bloomingdale Alliance Church since 1998. She and her husband Rick have four children and two grandchildren. In addition to her current title, she is also the Women's Ministry Director and Nursery Coordinator. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, camping, traveling, bike riding, reading, fixing jigsaw puzzles, singing in the choir, and being with her grandchildren.

Sharon Saddler

Administrative

Assistant

Sharon was born and raised in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines, and grew up in the church (Cabagan Bible Community Church), where she was first exposed to ministry and local mission work. Throughout her high school and college years, she actively participated in campus ministry alongside church mates her age. She served in children’s ministry and began leading youth groups at the age of 18. From a young age, she was also involved in evangelism, church planting, and local mission work throughout the Philippines. In November 2025, Sharon relocated to the United States to marry her husband, with whom she had been in a relationship for over a decade. He began attending Bloomingdale Alliance Church in 2017, and Sharon joined the congregation and began serving in 2025.

Lay

Leadership

Shepherds

Governing Board

Deacons

Our church lay leaders are accountable to have a personal life consistent with the standards of Biblical leadership (1 Timothy 3). They are elected to these offices by the congregation. Our church is governed and guided by three different teams of lay leaders:

Our Shepherds Team (Elders) gives spiritual focus and direction to the congregation.

Our Governing Board is the administrative team that handles the operational and policy matters to the church.

Our Deacon/Deaconess Team seeks to meet the needs of those who are sick or facing special physical issues.

Our Beliefs

Bloomingdale Church has a rich heritage as a member of the Christian & Missionary Alliance, a denomination committed to the authority of the Scriptures and to taking the Gospel to the whole world.

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A Worshiping Community

“Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.”

— Psalm 100:2

A Praying Community

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."

— Colossians 4:2

A Learning Community

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.”

— 2 Timothy 3:16

A Caring

Community

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

— Galatians 6:2

An Outreaching Community

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

— Matthew 28:19-20

Our Story

Bloomingdale Church has been a part of the Bloomingdale-area community for over 40 years. We started in 1978 with the mission to help people know Jesus as Lord by being a worshiping, praying, learning, caring, and outreaching community.

264 Glen Ellyn Rd. Bloomingdale, IL 60108

630.894.0090