Who We Are

Gary comes to FCC after 25 years of pastoral leadership. Originally from Western Pennsylvania, Gary received a BS in Counseling and BA in Biblical Studies from Geneva College and finished his Master’s at Bethel University. Through the years, he and his wife Robin found themselves following God’s call first to Fort Wayne, and now to our town of Bluffton. He and Robin have 4 adult children and 10 grandkids, who have added a whole new sense of ‘wonderfulness’ to life. Gary’s heart’s desire is that both his love for Jesus and Scripture comes out in everything that he tries to teach us at FCC.

Mike joined FCC in June of 2019. As the Worship and Connections Pastor, his primary responsibilities are leading corporate worship on Sundays, providing pastoral care, leading the worship ministry and the connections ministry, coordinating community groups, and ensuring that everyone, from all backgrounds, feels welcome and gets connected. Mike and his wife, Holly grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. After playing some minor league baseball, Mike felt the call to ministry and has been pursuing that ever since which eventually led him and his family to join the team at FCC. Mike and Holly have been blessed with 4 children: Penelope, Calvin, Lainey, and Malcolm.

Taylor joined the FCC family in April of 2020. As the student pastor, he leads our ministry to middle school and high school students. He has been involved in student ministry in Wells County for 5 years. He is a big sports fan and loves to help coach cross country and track. Taylor loves being involved in any activity going on in students’ lives, and is always excited to have meaningful conversations with any student!

Aaron was born in Bluffton and has called FCC his home for many years. After spending several years in Florida and Arizona doing ministry work, Aaron moved back to Indiana. He has 4 kids: a son, Rhine (2009), daughter, Harper (2011), son, Aldan (2012), and daughter, Cooper (2014). Aaron has been on staff at FCC since the beginning of 2010. Aaron loves God, family, the church, and of course: Macs.

Kaylee joined the FCC family in 2022. As the Children’s Ministry Coordinator, her primary responsibilities are oversight of all ministry activities, strategies, goals, and environments for children ages birth-5th grade and building up and equipping volunteers within the Children’s Ministry. Kaylee and her husband, Jeffrey grew up in the Wells County area. Kaylee attended and graduated from Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne with a degree in Elementary Education. Kaylee and Jeffrey have been blessed with four kids: Sy’Annha (2007), Harper (2010), Sawyer (2016), and Elias (2019).

I grew up in Kalamazoo, MI and moved to Bluffton in the summer of 2023 and started attending FCC in October of that year. I graduated from Grace College in the spring of 2023 with my Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and currently teach 4th grade at Bluffton-Harrison Elementary School. As the FCC Kids Teaching Lead, my role includes preparing the curriculum for Sunday School classrooms, training volunteers to serve FCC Kids, and engaging with students each week in the Sunday School classroom setting.