First Baptist Church of Muncie, Indiana

Wade Allen

Pastor

Wade has served First Baptist since August 2008.

Wade attended Liberty University (BA), Southern Seminary (MDiv), and currently is attending Northern Seminary (DMin).
Wade is married to Christy (1994) and they have three children, Anna (1997), Dawson (1998), and Levi (2004).
Wade enjoys computers, great coffee, reading and all sorts of sports. He particularly enjoys Georgia Bulldog football.

Robert Burton

Minister for Pastoral Care

Robert has served First Baptist since 2008. He and his wife Lydia have been members of First Baptist since 1999.

Robert Burton, retired after forty one years in ministry, thirty two of which was as a hospital chaplain, is Minister for Pastoral Care for First Baptist and Pastor of our sister church, Riverside Avenue Baptist Church. A graduate of Carson-Newman College (B.A.) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (B.D., Th.M., and D.Min.), he is a Board Certified Chaplain (Retired), AAMFT Clinical Member, and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He and his wife, Lydia, sing in the choir at First Baptist. She is a registered nurse. They have three grown daughters, Grace, Mary Jane, and Nannette and five grandchildren, Jacob, Will, Helen, Audrey, and John. His hobbies include collecting books about cars (which is cheaper than collecting cars themselves) and being a rather serious audiophile with an assortment of vintage vacuum tube amplifiers.

Jake Jackson

Administrative Assistant

Jake has served First Baptist since 2008.

FBC recently hired Jake Jackson to be an administrative assistant. Jake is currently a graduate student at Anderson University. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and is now studying to obtain his MBA degree. His future plans are to go on to medical school and become a pediatrician. Jake grew up in Rockville, Indiana, a small town just west of Indianapolis. It is the home of the Covered Bridge Festival.

Jenny Hudson-Roberts

Children's Ministry Director

Jenny has been involved for many years at First Baptist. He has served as Children's Ministry director since January 2008.

Jenny graduated from Ball Stat University in 1999 with a B.S in Elementary Education and a Kindergarten Endorsement. She works full-time as a Reading Recovery teacher at Robinson Elementary school in Anderson, IN. Jenny is married to Keith Roberts. She has three children, Ethan (1995), Avery (2002), and Amelia (2006).

Keith Roberts

Youth Ministry Director

Keith has been involved for many years at First Baptist. He has served as Youth Ministry director since January 2008.

Keith has attended First Baptist since 1973. Oddly enough, that was the same year he was born. He has been part of the youth group, Good News Singers, handbell choir, praise team, and softball team. He was an accompanist at the "early service" from 1996-1998.

Keith is currently Youth Ministry Director. He has served as student ministries associate since 2006. Camping has been a big part of his life. He attended Tippecanoe Baptist Camp from 1986-1991, and served as a counselor on five occasions. He was a "cabin dad" at Camp Barnabas, Purdy, Missouri, in 2006.

Most importantly, Keith feels led to help the members of the First Baptist youth group develop a meaningful relationship with Jesus, one that will help them through the joys and dramas of middle school and high school life.

Fred Shulze

Church Organist

In the Spring of 1970, Fred Shulze received a letter in Seattle, Washington inviting him to become a Professor of Music at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. He held this position from 1970 until 2002 when he retired after 32 years. In 1971, he was asked to become organist at First Baptist Church of Muncie, Indiana, a position he still holds.

Fred received the Bachelor of Music in organ performance from Wheaton College in 1957. After a year of graduate study at the University of Michigan, he returned to Oregon where he became an instructor in music at Cascade College in Portland in 1959. In 1962, he took a leave of absence and earned a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University in 1963. He then returned to Cascade College where he taught until 1968 when he received a teaching assistantship for doctoral studies. In 1970, he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Washington.

It has been a real joy for Fred to serve the Lord as organist at First Baptist Church for 37 years.

Jan McGregor

Wednesday Food Coordinator

Jan was born in Muncie on Feb. 14, 1962. Her parents are Bob and Nina Oisten. She was raised at FBC, but began attending Full Gospel Temple when she met her husband, Mark.
Jan went to Yorktown High School, attended BSU for two years and onto Amber's Beauty School. She graduated from beauty school prior to having her first child, but decided to serve as a stay at home mom. Jan and Mark have two children Lychell (1984) and Nicole (1988-2002) and live in Selma. Jan has worked in the Muncie Community Schools Cafe for the past 15 years; currently at South View Elementary.
She enjoys reading, cooking, gardening and being with my family. Jan is glad to spend time with her FBC family on Wednesday evenings.

Ella Mae Lemen

Financial Clerk

Ella Mae has served First Baptist as financial clerk for several years.

Ella Mae's job is to pay the bills. Over the years she has worked in the Nursery, Junior Department, Youth, served on Stewardship and served as Wedding Hostess. She has also worked in a local physician’s office almost 13 years.

Ella Mae and husband Dan are long time members of First Baptist. They have been married 45 years and have 3 wonderful children and 2 great sons-in-laws and 1 great daughter –in-law ; Shari (husband Scott), Sandi (husband Ed) and Jeff (wife April). They have been blessed with 5 (almost 6 beautiful grandchildren); Josh, David, Jacob, Julia, Chance and soon to be Brady.

They enjoy spending time with family and friends. They also enjoy watching the Indianapolis Colts football team.