Ministers
called from
Blue River:

Glen Shively

Steven Van Houten

Melvin Zumbrun

Mark A. Ray

Blue River has four ministers within our fellowship.

Craig Alan Myers

Our Pastor since 1990 is Bro. Craig Alan Myers. He and his wife Laura have four children, whom they educate at home. He is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and Ashland Theological Seminary. He also received ministry training through the training program of the Western Pennsylvania District. Bro. Myers is chairman of the Brethren Revival Fellowship and president of the Whitley County Ministerial Association. He has served on the Northern Indiana District Board, and was chairman of the District Ministry Commission.

Bro. Travis Hartman began service as our Associate Pastor for Youth on January 16, 2008. Licensed to the ministry by Blue River in 2007, he is a graduate of Huntington University with a degree in Bible and religion. He is married to Brittany.


Mark & Brenda Ray

Bro. Mark A. Ray is concluding service as a missionary in Ireland as of February 2008. He has been there since 2000. He is married to Brenda. Mark served as part-time Youth Director at Blue River from 1995-1997, and as full-time Youth Pastor at Blue River from 1998-2000. He is a graduate of Ashland University, and was ordained to the ministry in the Church of the Brethren in 2000.


Irene & Richard Knarr

Bro. Richard Knarr is retired. He served as Interim Pastor at Blue River in 1984-1985, and as Associate Pastor from 1985-1988. He and his wife Irene have seven children. He is a graduate of Manchester College.


Ministers from
1921-2006
(photo page)

Samuel Burger
1921

L.U. Kreider
1925-1948

T.G. Weaver
1949-1950

Charles A. Light
1950-1955

Jesse A. Whitacre
1956-1959

J. Oliver Dearing
1959-1966

W. Hartman Rice
1966-1980

Samuel Norris
Interim 1981

Paul Heisey
1981-1984

Richard Knarr
Interim 1984-1985
Associate 1985-1988

Donald R. Carroll
1985-1990

Larry A. Rice, Jr.
Associate 2002-2006