Meet The Staff

Pastor, Mike Mashburn
Mike Mashburn, Affectionately called Pastor Mike by the family at Immanuel, is the founding pastor. "I saw the need for a new contemporary style church in our area." says Pastor Mike. "Not a contemporary style church for the sake of starting a new church, but in looking at who lives in Allen County, particularly the West side, our style of worship is very important to those without a church family."

In 1994 while serving on the staff of a church in the area, Mike began sensing a call from God to begin a new congregation. "As I was out talking to folks who had no desire to be in church, I started hearing complaints of churches not being relevant or meeting their needs. The word "boring" came up alot too." says Pastor Mike. "God began putting on my heart at that point to design a church that would meet the needs of those that either have never been in church, or haven't been in years."
So far Immanuel is right on target.
Pastor Mike and His wife Connie have been married since 1990. Connie is the director of Immanuel's MATs, which stands for Ministry Action Teams. They have two children, Jonathan age 7, and Hannah age 4.

Assistant Pastor, Bob Chapman
Bob Chapman is Immanuel's Assistant Pastor in charge of Christain Education. Bob is also an employee at the General Motors Truck plant in Fort Wayne. In addition to all that Bob does, he is the chaplain for the UAW local 2209. "The position as chaplain at the plant and my role as Assistant Pastor at Immanuel work well together" says Pastor Bob.
Twice a year Pastor Bob leads a 13 week study to help people understand how God speaks, and discover His plan for their lives. It is called Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, written by Henry Blackaby and Claude King. Pastor Bob's wife's name is Shanna. They have two daughters Amanda and Jessica.

Worship Leader, Eric Dunaway
"I love leading worship. It's a call on my life" says Eric Dunaway, Immanuel's worship leader. Eric has been leading worship since Immanuel met in a home. He has been a real asset to the young congregation. "Eric brings a great enthusiasm and contemporary flair that we need to reach our community" says pastor Mike. Enthusiasm is a great way to describe not only Eric but the worship at Immanuel. From upbeat praise songs to slower tempo "Love Songs for God" The worship at Immanuel is best described as genuine. That is an overflow of Eric's personal relationship with God. Eric is a student at Taylor Univerity, Fort Wayne. His wife's name is Amanda. They have been married since August 7, 1999.