DeKALB – Since the beginning of January, Martin Jones has been the lead pastor of the Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb. Not only did he give up his former profession as a corporate lawyer, he also left his native country to answer the call to preach.

A native of Preston, near Manchester in northwest England, Jones earned his undergraduate degree in law before attending the Lancaster Law School.

“Whenever I say Manchester, people always ask me about soccer, but I’ve never been a soccer fan,” Jones said.