meet our staff

  • Pastor & Evangelist John Dessart

    Pastor John Dessart is an ordained minister with over 30 years in the ministry to further the gospel of Jesus Christ. He has served the Lord as a teacher, youth pastor, associate pastor, pastor and evangelist since his powerful conversion to Christ in 1986. He also worked with a well-known international healing ministry and often travels over seas to hold Gospel crusades and meetings.


    He is a powerful preacher and teacher of the word, and flows strongly in the prophetic anointing, healing, and deliverance, He has  seen mighty waves of healing taking place just as he preaches the word of God under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. In his travels throughout the world to reach the lost, he has seen the Lord reveal himself time and time again in displays of awesome power through incredible healings and miracles. His goal is to build up the body of Christ to be John 14:12 believers that do the works of Jesus!

  • Pastor Lori Dessart

    Lori Dessart is an anointed music minister and leads the praise and worship for Rivers of Life Christian Center. She also has lead praise and worship for various other conferences and women's meetings around the midwest. She is part of the prayer team, a  teacher of the word, and has served over 30 years in ministry helping people to experience the presence of God in worship. She is also our church secretary.

  • Luke Dessart

    Luke serves as  part of the worship team and head sound and video engineer.  He helps nurture the vision of the ministry by using his marketing skills and finding new ways to share our story, 

  • Christie Nimmer

    Chris is Pastor Lori's sister and has been with Rivers of Life from the beginning. She is a music teacher and also one of our singers on the worship team and the one who blows the Shofar when needed. She is also part of the prayer team.

  • Beverly Slye

    Beverly is one of our warm smiling greeters that will meet you as you walk in the doors and also one of the members of the prayer team.  She is also involved in youth jail ministry with her husband Bert.