Real Living is a community of worshipers with a passion to see the world respond to the love of Jesus and step into the freedom that He died and rose again for. We are equipping and empowering believers to be launched into their destinies and see the Kingdom of God advanced through their lives. We desire to see hearts, communities, cities and nations transformed by the power of our God working through an irrepressible Church.
We are a passion-filled family who seeks His presence together. At the center of everything we do is a heart to create a place where God would come and inhabit. We can’t and wont do it without Him.
Our Leaders
Perry and Joy Chickonoski are the Founding and Senior Leaders of Real Living Ministries in Youngstown, Ohio.
Perry and Joy lead together as a team, building a culture of family, unity, and honor. They have a shared passion to empower and equip the Church to walk in their identities as the children of God and step into the fullness of their destinies here on earth.
Joy has been preaching the gospel on the streets since she was 14 years old. She graduated from Southeastern University in 1989 with a BA degree in theology and pastoral counseling.
Perry functioned as a Marketplace Apostle, serving our business community for 40 years, until he stepped into full-time ministry in 2019. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from YSU, with a bachelors in accounting.