Staff

Chuck Circle
Senior Pastor

Circle Family Profile Pastor Chuck Circle has been in full time pastoral ministry since 1986. Pastor Chuck grew up in Warsaw, Indiana and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College of Owatonna, Minnesota in 1982. In 1986 he received a Master of Divinity degree from Central Baptist Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota and in 2008 he completed a Doctor of Ministry degree from Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana. Pastor Circle and his wife, Sherry, were married on June 5, 1982. Sherry is a native of Muncie, Indiana and a graduate of Pillsbury Baptist Bible College with a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education. The Circles have two children, Paul is who is twenty-five and Lynette who is 23.

Andy Johnston
Assistant Pastor / Minister of Youth

 Johnston Family Profile Pastor Andy has been a Pastor at Franklin Road Baptist Church since February 2010. He graduated from Baptist Bible College in 2003 with a degree in Bible and Youth. Then in 2008, he earned his Masters of Divinity Degree from  Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, PA. Pastor Andy is married to Liz, his beautiful and loving bride of 4 years. She is from Elizabethtown, PA and graduated from Baptist Bible College in 2008 with a degree in Bible and Counseling. They have a curious boy named Jack Patrick and a rambunctious dog named Jade. They love ministry, baseball, and a good pizza (pie). They desire to spread the gospel to those who Christ died for, but above all, they desire to “love the LORD their God with all their heart, mind, and soul."

Sara McDaniel
Minister of Music

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Sara McDaniel grew up in Indianapolis. She attended Olivet Nazarene College and received her Bachelor's degree and then she enrolled at Butler University and earned her Master's degree.  Sara taught music  in IPS and Warren Township for many years!  Ministry has always been an important part of her life, having served in 4 churches in Indianapolis. Her parents were song evangelists for 50 years.  Sara has served in this position at Franklin Road Baptist Church since 1995.