Joey Candillo

Joey Candillo is a husband, father and pastor. Most importantly he is a child of God. He has been married to Megan since 2005. He has five children.

God has allowed him to plant two churches. He planted the Milestone Church, in inner-city Kansas City, in 2002 and he served there for 12 years. In 2014, he planted Grace Church in his hometown of Independence, MO and he currently still serves as lead pastor.

He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1992. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Baptist Bible College in 2002.

He is an avid outdoorsman. He loves to hunt and fish. He also serves as the chaplain for the William Chrisman Football Team. He's a huge fan of the KC Chiefs and Royals.

When he was growing up Independence was known as the “Meth Capital of the World.” He went to prison in 1997 for selling drugs but became a Christian while locked up. His church is just down the street from the apartment where he used to sell drugs. He went from pushing dope to pushing hope in his hometown.

He lives by the motto “THE BEST IS YET TO COME!”