Benjamin Crook

Youth Pastor

Benjamin serves as an Associate Pastor at River City Community and as a Mentor at R City Community Development Center. He relocated to West Humboldt Park and River City in 2021 after living in Durham, North Carolina for 3 years. He is originally from Northern California, and has also lived in Seattle, WA and Tijuana, MX.

Benjamin has been deeply shaped by his time working in diverse ministerial contexts, including serving as a hospital chaplain in a trauma ICU, as a social worker with migrants in Tijuana, and with boys in a Residential home. He has also served in various pastoral roles in churches in Durham, NC. Benjamin holds undergraduate degrees in theology and sociology, and an M.Div from Duke University.