About Tammy

Tammy Melchien is a writer and Teaching Pastor who is passionate about helping people take next steps with Jesus. She has served on the staff at Community Christian Church (communitychristian.org) for over 20 years, most recently as the leader of the Teaching Team. Community is a church with multiple online and in-person expressions based in the Chicago area, and Tammy regularly teaches at both Community’s online expression (communityonline.tv) and at its various campus locations. She also serves as editor and primary writer for Community’s Bible reading devotional known as the Community Daily.

Jesus captured Tammy’s heart at a young age, and she is on a never-ending quest to know him more deeply and follow him more faithfully. She holds a Masters degree from Lincoln Christian Seminary and will be publishing her first book, Choosing the Opposite, with NavPress in Fall 2025.