Indiana Ministries of the Church of God
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T (317) 773-6477, F (317) 773-6570
Email: info@indianaministries.org
Indiana Ministries
13300 Olio Rd Suite 303 Fishers, IN 46037
Rev. Terry Blackford was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio and grew up in Midland, Michigan. He attended Anderson University for his undergrad and completed his Masters in Counseling at Spring Arbor University. At 24 years old he helped start a church plant in Battle Creek, MI as the youth and family pastor. He continued to feel called to ministry and to serve Anderson University on staff of the Student Life Department and worked for two years in their counseling services. Pastor Terry has since served at Crossroads Community Church in New Albany, Indiana as the Lead Pastor for the last five years! He is married to Karissa Blackford, and they have three amazing boys, Parker (11), Hunter (8), and Tucker (4).
Rev. Stuart Kruse has served at County Line Church in Auburn, IN since 2001. Stuart served 8 years as the Associate Pastor and the last 12 as the Senior Pastor. He has been married to his wife, Tisha, for 29 years and they have four children.
Reverend Amanda Daniel is the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Foundry: A Network of Missional Communities. The church launched in January of 2019 with the goal of raising up leaders to lead their own missional house church. Amanda is a 2011 graduate of Anderson University with a Masters of Divinity. She is married to Ryan, who edited all of her papers in seminary so they claim it as a joint degree. Ryan is the mayor of their community, which brings interesting ways to make disciples. They have a six year old daughter who is the spitting image of her dad, one cat and one fish. Amanda and her family love everything Disney and hope to be called to plant a church within Disney World in their retirement years.
Dr. Kerry B. Robinson is the Senior Pastor of East Side Church of God, Anderson, IN., a congregation he has served since December 1996. East Side Church is located near the campus of Anderson University and is widely recognized for it missional desire to “Lift up Jesus Christ so that people may Discover Hope for Living.” Because of its location and its passion East Side Church serves the wider church as a “preparation place”. Over the last twenty years East Side has commissioned over one hundred women and men into vocational ministry. Thousands of others are serving Christ in their homes and marketplaces around the world.
He is a graduate of Anderson University, Anderson School of Theology, and Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham, AL., with a Doctor of Ministry Degree. Dr. Robinson has served in leadership for the Church of God at the state, regional, and national levels.
Kerry is married to the former Becky Meyer and they have two adult sons, Kyle and
Kameron who is married to their daughter in love, Hannah. He is also blessed by Kameron and Hannah with one granddaughter, Vera May.
Rev. Dawn Walker received her call to the minstry in 2002 and was ordained by the Church of God in 2012. She became the co-pastor of Great Commission Church of God in December, 2012. Pastor Dawn is a 2004 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and holds a Masters degree with a double major – Mental Health Counseling and Addictions Counseling. She is founder of Nell’s Heart Ministry, which is named in memory of the Walker’s daughter, Chanelle “Nell” Walker-Wells who was murdered in 2008.
Rev. Terry Blackford was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio and grew up in Midland, Michigan. He attended Anderson University for his undergrad and completed his Masters in Counseling at Spring Arbor University. At 24 years old he helped start a church plant in Battle Creek, MI as the youth and family pastor. He continued to feel called to ministry and to serve Anderson University on staff of the Student Life Department and worked for two years in their counseling services. Pastor Terry has since served at Crossroads Community Church in New Albany, Indiana as the Lead Pastor for the last five years! He is married to Karissa Blackford, and they have three amazing boys, Parker (11), Hunter (8), and Tucker (4).
Rev. Stuart Kruse has served at County Line Church in Auburn, IN since 2001. Stuart served 8 years as the Associate Pastor and the last 12 as the Senior Pastor. He has been married to his wife, Tisha, for 29 years and they have four children.
Reverend Amanda Daniel is the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Foundry: A Network of Missional Communities. The church launched in January of 2019 with the goal of raising up leaders to lead their own missional house church. Amanda is a 2011 graduate of Anderson University with a Masters of Divinity. She is married to Ryan, who edited all of her papers in seminary so they claim it as a joint degree. Ryan is the mayor of their community, which brings interesting ways to make disciples. They have a six year old daughter who is the spitting image of her dad, one cat and one fish. Amanda and her family love everything Disney and hope to be called to plant a church within Disney World in their retirement years.
Dr. Kerry B. Robinson is the Senior Pastor of East Side Church of God, Anderson, IN., a congregation he has served since December 1996. East Side Church is located near the campus of Anderson University and is widely recognized for it missional desire to “Lift up Jesus Christ so that people may Discover Hope for Living.” Because of its location and its passion East Side Church serves the wider church as a “preparation place”. Over the last twenty years East Side has commissioned over one hundred women and men into vocational ministry. Thousands of others are serving Christ in their homes and marketplaces around the world.
He is a graduate of Anderson University, Anderson School of Theology, and Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham, AL., with a Doctor of Ministry Degree. Dr. Robinson has served in leadership for the Church of God at the state, regional, and national levels.
Kerry is married to the former Becky Meyer and they have two adult sons, Kyle and
Kameron who is married to their daughter in love, Hannah. He is also blessed by Kameron and Hannah with one granddaughter, Vera May.
Rev. Dawn Walker received her call to the minstry in 2002 and was ordained by the Church of God in 2012. She became the co-pastor of Great Commission Church of God in December, 2012. Pastor Dawn is a 2004 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and holds a Masters degree with a double major – Mental Health Counseling and Addictions Counseling. She is founder of Nell’s Heart Ministry, which is named in memory of the Walker’s daughter, Chanelle “Nell” Walker-Wells who was murdered in 2008.
CHIEF CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CENTER
Michigan City, IN
Reverend Lendell Hood is the Lead Pastor of Chief Cornerstone Christian Center which is affectionately known as C4. The church was launched in Michigan City, Indiana in 2019 where its mission is to build a church that is multicultural, diverse and judgement free. Pastor Lendell is a native of Gary, Indiana and an ordained minister of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). He is a bi-vocational pastor, serving as a police detective for the Michigan City Police Department. He is married to Stephanie and they have two children, Kameron and Quentin.
Holli Wilson currently attends Church at the Crossing. Over the last 20 years she has served on the Board of Elders, Finance Committee, and volunteered in children’s ministry. Holli received her BS in Accounting from Indiana University and has worked for Arthur Andersen, Butler University, and currently assists small business clients and churches with outsourced bookkeeping services. Holli is married to Kevin and they have 2 grown sons, Cameron and Blake. In her spare time, she enjoys walking, reading, vacations, and spending time with family and friends.
Rev. Nabil Safi was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, where he was first involved with the Church of God. Nabil has been married to Myrna since 2008, and they both enjoy parenting Amanda, their 7-year-old daughter. Nabil and Myrna moved to the USA in 2011 for him to enroll at the Anderson University School of Theology. He serves as the Executive Pastor at Church at the Crossing in Indianapolis, IN. Nabil holds an MBA in Marketing and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies. Nabil and Myrna have also served as the Arabic language hosts for Christian Broadcasting Hope (CBH) since 2012. In the last couple of years, Nabil has also served as the Congregational Compensation Coach for the CARE program at Church of God Ministries. For over twenty years, Nabil has served in either a marketplace or a local church ministry, and both taught him that a healthy relationship is key to any Gospel initiative.
CHIEF CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CENTER
Michigan City, IN
Reverend Lendell Hood is the Lead Pastor of Chief Cornerstone Christian Center which is affectionately known as C4. The church was launched in Michigan City, Indiana in 2019 where its mission is to build a church that is multicultural, diverse and judgement free. Pastor Lendell is a native of Gary, Indiana and an ordained minister of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). He is a bi-vocational pastor, serving as a police detective for the Michigan City Police Department. He is married to Stephanie and they have two children, Kameron and Quentin.
Rev. Nabil Safi was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, where he was first involved with the Church of God. Nabil has been married to Myrna since 2008, and they both enjoy parenting Amanda, their 7-year-old daughter. Nabil and Myrna moved to the USA in 2011 for him to enroll at the Anderson University School of Theology. He serves as the Executive Pastor at Church at the Crossing in Indianapolis, IN. Nabil holds an MBA in Marketing and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies. Nabil and Myrna have also served as the Arabic language hosts for Christian Broadcasting Hope (CBH) since 2012. In the last couple of years, Nabil has also served as the Congregational Compensation Coach for the CARE program at Church of God Ministries. For over twenty years, Nabil has served in either a marketplace or a local church ministry, and both taught him that a healthy relationship is key to any Gospel initiative.
Holli Wilson currently attends Church at the Crossing. Over the last 20 years she has served on the Board of Elders, Finance Committee, and volunteered in children’s ministry. Holli received her BS in Accounting from Indiana University and has worked for Arthur Andersen, Butler University, and currently assists small business clients and churches with outsourced bookkeeping services. Holli is married to Kevin and they have 2 grown sons, Cameron and Blake. In her spare time, she enjoys walking, reading, vacations, and spending time with family and friends.