Staff
Leadership
Brian Fike
Chief Financial Officer
Former Banker. Grateful husband. Loves his grandchildren.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 249
Craig Hanson
Executive Pastor of Operations
Invests in people. Keeps our focus on the main thing. Leadership resource and reader. From the Land of Lincoln.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 298
Greg Moore
Executive Pastor of Operations
Husband. Grandfather. Discipler. Systematic Thinker. Runner. Traveller. Can't live without caffeine. Worked in a candy plant. Played on a HS state championship football team.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 271
Laura Basso
Lead Pastor’s Executive Assistant
Compassionate. Loving. Organizer. Has a heart for Swaziland. Has seven grandchildren. Can’t live without her family and coffee.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 322
Jen Hazel
Executive Assistant
Truth Teller. Strategist. Always has jelly beans around. World traveler. Started as a Connection Pointe volunteer. Former French teacher.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 321
Adults and Community
Denise McCleese
Director of Strategy and Engagement
Loyal. Dedicated. Loves people. Wanted to be in the CIA or FBI in college. Her kids are in college, in middle school and in diapers.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 307
Matt Curts
Adult Groups Director
Father of Four. Analytical. Visionary. Married his high school sweet heart. Brownsburg native. Loves sweater vests.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 240
Monica Shelton
Adult Ministry Coordinator
Friendly. Organized. Wife to Matt. Mom to Mark & Mariah. Loves the details. Born in Hawaii. Has a degree in Recreation & Sports Management, but has never played a sport.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 326
Drew Hildenbrand
Care Pastor
Hilary's lesser half. Jacob, Ella, Caroline & Anna's daddy. Converted from book hater to book worm. Outdoors is his best place. Former Great Lakes Region lifeguard champion. Jesus changes everything... daily.
Email852.2255 ext. 254
Care
Beth Hopkins
Care Ministry Director
Cheerleader of life. Loves inspiring people. Couldn’t live without her lipstick. Once survived a hot air balloon crash in New Zealand.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 332
Jim Littlejohn
Care Minister
Curious. Addicted to hope. Marianne's husband. Loves rye toast. Has been midnight fishing on the Amazon River.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 242
Katie Scott
Care Ministry Coordinator
Compassionate. Stubborn. Energetic. Loves black coffee. Hard worker. Cat lover. Neat freak. Hair designer in her spare time.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 263
Nate Reeves
Care Pastor
Laid Back. Sees potential in every person. Loves a cup of black coffee and the University of Michigan football. Used to pop his collar.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 303
Children's
Dave Wohlenhaus
Children's Team Leader
Organized. Avid disc golfer. Tuba player. Has 7 siblings. Loves Dr. Pepper. Father of 3 daughters.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 315
Wendy Wittl
Director of Parent Partnerships
Invested. Innovative. Passionate about families. Avid pinner on Pinterest. Mom. Chorizo-Maker. Loves to entertain.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 314
Melissa Melendez
Children's Coordinator
Quiet. Details, details, details. Mom of 2 boys. Diet soda is her thing. Has an architectural drafting degree. Former drummer.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 228
Emily Day
Early Childhood Small Group Director
Passionate. Bubbly. Sarcastic. Has served in children's ministry for 14 years. Kentucky native. Cincinnati University Homecoming Queen.
Email852.2255 ext. 236
Tyler Lemmel
Children’s Programming Director
Design-lover. Loud. Creative. Team-player. Native Floridian. Identical Twin. Can't live without coffee, Sunshine and his wife, Julie.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 318
Kennedy Krauss
Elementary (K-5) Small Group Director
Fun loving. Energetic. People person. Child at heart. Loves adventuring and shopping. Can’t live without tacos, coffee and HGTV.
Email
Brenda Richardson
Academy Director
Loves kids and families. Silly. Relational. Helen Keller's 4th cousin. Used to be very shy.
Email317.852.8687 ext. 403
Amy Terhune
Academy Assistant Director
Loyal. Reserved. Organized. Family oriented. Golfs in her spare time. Softball and football mom of 2 teenagers. Purdue University Grad.
Email317.852.8687
Heather Frazier
Children’s Curriculum Director
Extrovert trapped in introvert body. Football crazed, chapstick addict who loves shopping. My husband thinks he is batman. Blessed with 2 awesome teenagers.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 243
Connections
Brad Ogden
Campus Pastor
Strategic. Relational. Canadian. Triathlete. Loves Tim Horton's coffee and ketchup chips. Hates sticky floors.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 333
Carolyn Hanson
Library Director
Researcher. Librarian. Social. Wife of Craig. Grandmother. Has a dog named Stuart Little.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 283
Miranda Kinter
Volunteer Specialist
Type A to the extreme. Passionate. Loves to volunteer. Encourager. Home project DIYer. Loves 80s music. Applied math major in college. Favorite food is shrimp, grits and sushi - but not together.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 256
Curtis Dean
Safety Director
Retired Fire Chief. Met his wife in youth group. Grandpa to 6. Once played cards with AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 248
Valerie Sipe
Receptionist
Wife to Preston. Homemade ice cream maker. Painter. Has a Masters in Museum Studies. Once performed in NYC
Email852.2255 ext. 200
Denise Funkhouser
Students Team Coordinator & Executive Assistant, Campus Pastor
Thoughtful. Funny. Cheerleader at her daughter's sporting events. Can't live without Iced Chai Tea Lattes and live music.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 301
Communications
Brooke Reeves
Communications Director
Innovative. Loves the big picture. Works to connect our staff. Drinks coffee at any hour. Wife to Nate. Former college golfer. Google addict.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 239
Ashley Smith
Web Specialist
Dreamer. Creative. Team player. Home Improver. Chocolate chip cookie connoisseur. Recreational Snowboarder.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 302
Ann Abbott
Project Coordinator
Loves the details. In her spare time you can find her reading or playing with her two girls. Can't live without dove dark chocolate & peanut butter. Former accountant and registered nurse. Her and her husband were the first ones married in our current building.
Email852.2255 ext. 255
Valerie Enders
Graphic Designer
Creative. Detail Oriented. Animal Lover. Chocolate Milk Enthusiast. Member of the Save the Manatee Club.
Email317.852.5522 ext. 241
Lisa Smith
Software Management Project Leader
Loves organization. Remains calm under pressure. Frequently watches reality TV. Enjoys serving in the mission field.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 258
Community Impact
Denise McCleese
Director of Strategy and Engagement
Loyal. Dedicated. Loves people. Wanted to be in the CIA or FBI in college. Her kids are in college, in middle school and in diapers.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 307
Julie Kirtley
Project Manager/Food Services Director
Heart for elderly. Stage manager. Connection Pointe born and bred. Former choir director.
Email317.852.2255 ext.339
Michelle Woodruff
Community Impact Director
Wears her heart on her sleeve. Kind. Sincere. Loves people. Can't live without Jesus and popcorn. Country music lover. Afraid of heights. In her spare time you can find her shopping or spending time with her grandloves, family and friends.
Email852.2255 ext. 264
Corinne Gregory
Community Impact Assistant
Creative. Passionate. Brunch enthusiast. Social media guru. Loves to sing and bake. Cannot live without books, liquid eyeliner or dogs. Terrified of sloths and moths. Will try and outdo you on any craft project.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 275
Elders
Facilities
Tim Holt
Facilities Director
Enthusiastic. Caring. Loves motor sports & camping. Worked in the library world for 11 years. Frequently says "make it look pretty".
Email317.852.2255 ext. 296
Greg Calhoon
Facilities Engineer
Happy, Happy, Happy. Dad to 4 little ones. Can fix just about anything. Youth Soccer Coach.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 252
Tyler Lee
Facilities Engineer
Husband to Sarah. Father of twins - Jack and Jordan. Hardworking. Family oriented. Jack of all trades. Avid motorsports and basketball fan. Played college basketball at Tri-State University.
Email
Dave Newton
Facilities Engineer
Can fix or build just about anything. Has seven siblings and two brothers named Jerry. Can't live without his wife, Linda, his eleven grandkids and Mountain Dew.
Email317.852.2255 x385
Film
Finance & HR
Brian Fike
Chief Financial Officer
Former Banker. Grateful husband. Loves his grandchildren.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 249
Sandy Gallatin
Finance Director
Dependable. Keeps everything in order. Loves people and the details. Animal Lover. Mountain Biker.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 292
Cindy Krauss
Human Resources Director
Grateful. Proud Mom. Happy Wife. Loves supporting the team. There’s a lecture hall at IU’s Business School named for her dad.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 262
Kathy Davis
Finance Assistant
Always has a smile. Extraordinary multi-tasker. Buy her chocolate to get on her good side. Loves bike rides and her amazing family.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 221
Global Impact
Dan Crum
Global Impact Director
Family based. Missionary in East Africa for 26 years. Masters in Global Leadership. Loves his kids and grandkids.
Email317.852.2221 ext. 344
Production & Technology
Mike Temm
Director of Technology
Coffee and cookie addict. Loves combining technology and art each weekend. Recreational photographer.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 222
Matt Smelser
Production Manager - Adult Services
Adventurous. Problem Solver. Dislikes the status quo. Loves snow. Lived in the Philippines as a missionary kid.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 245
Scott Boers
Production Specialist
Climber. Record collector. Princess wrangler. Can't live without his wife Kristen and two daughters. Once had dreadlocks. Has the lego movie entirely memorized. Homeschooled until college.
Email852.2255 ext. 381
Blake Peterman
Production Specialist- Family Ministries
Outgoing. Humorous. Dedicated. People Minded. Coffee Lover. Can’t live without haze and Ohio State Football. Tone Deaf.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 323
Brandon Rees
Production Specialist
Spontaneous. Visionary. Picky Eater. Model train builder. Can't live without dogs and black clothes.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 342
Paul Hand
IT Help Desk Attendant
Humorous. PC gamer and guitar player. Loves Italian food. Once fainted at a K-LOVE Christmas concert
Email852.2255 ext.233
Sports & Fitness
Denise McCleese
Director of Strategy and Engagement
Loyal. Dedicated. Loves people. Wanted to be in the CIA or FBI in college. Her kids are in college, in middle school and in diapers.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 307
Jenny Young
Sports Administrator and Interim Team Leader
Adventurous. Antique shopper. Loves strawberries and good conversation. Has heart for Uganda.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 309
Christie Wickline
Director of Fitness Programming
Caring. Analytical. Can't live without a plan…and some chocolate. Loves combining Christ and fitness.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 334
Students
Denise Funkhouser
Students Team Coordinator & Executive Assistant, Campus Pastor
Thoughtful. Funny. Cheerleader at her daughter's sporting events. Can't live without Iced Chai Tea Lattes and live music.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 301
Caitlyn Smelser
Student Team Leader
Perfectionist. Dog lover. Go-getter. Introverted. Loves Mac & Cheese. 3-time national champ in college basketball.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 311
Tony Rogatto
Middle School Small Groups Director
Adaptable. Can't live without The Office, a vacuum and a good book. Owns a classic car.Email852.2255 ext. 259
Tony Hart
Student Programming Director
Caring. Hardworking. The Golden Girls is one of his all-time favorite shows. Likes to build things. On a quest to visit all 50 states.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 238
Worship
Greg Frazee
Worship Leader
Processor. Contemplator. Empowers people. Introverted. Golfer. Espresso drinker. Farm boy.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 316
Rachel Hammersley
Vocalist & Vocal Coach
Worshiper. Learner. Thinker. Night owl. Loves sushi date nights.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 396
Neil Hinders
Worship Team Leader
Husband. Father. Leader. Developer. Creative. Visionary. Adventurer.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 312
Bree Groh
Student Worship Specialist
Squirrel-lover. Has a deep passion for teaching and equipping musicians. Loves a good story. Music Theory is her love language.
Email317.852.2255 ext. 365