Pastor Justin Fuhrmann hails from Crawfordsville, Indiana. He received his B.A. in Archaeology, Biblical Studies, and Classical Studies from the University of Evansville, his M.Div. from Emory University, and his Th.M. in New Testament from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. Before coming to Hartzell, he pastored at Miami Whitewater (2017-2021), Spencerville Trinity (2013-2017) and Montezuma (2010-2013) and taught both Old and New Testament classes at Olivet Nazarene University (2007-2010). His passions for ministry are in the areas of teaching, preaching, mentoring, discipleship, and worship. He and his wife Melissa have been married for 19 years and have two children, a 15-year-old daughter, Ashlyn, and a 10-year-old son, Jeffrey. Justin’s hobbies include IndyCar racing and board games.