Our Team

Our leadership team is committed to serving the Freshwater community with love, grace and humility, understanding that a church can succeed only if its Pastors, Elders and other staff members submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the authority of Jesus Christ. See below to learn more about our Ministry Staff, our Elders and our Support Staff.

Our Ministry Staff

At Freshwater, we are blessed with pastors and ministry leaders who use their unique giftings and passions to lead our church. In addition to providing sound Biblical teachings, they seek to glorify God as they reach the people within our walls and beyond.

Scott Brooks

Senior Pastor

Scott and his wife Jo-Lynn have one daughter and two boys. He was a worship pastor in Missoula, Montana, prior to moving to Ohio. He attended...

Len Maher

Youth Pastor

Len and his wife Kim (high school sweetheart) have two daughters, Leah and Natalie. His interesting journey into student ministry came after...

Sean Homan

Discipleship Pastor

Sean and his wife Charleen have two daughters and a son in the middle. Sean has been doing ministry since graduating high school, first as a...

Beth Falkenberg

Children's Director

Beth and her husband, Bob, have three grown children and five grandchildren. She comes to us with a wealth of experience in working with children...

Jerry & Miriam Morris

Minister of Visitation

While attending Nyack College, Jerry and Miriam served in two student pastorates. For the next 40 years, they pastored Alliance Churches in...

Bob Falkenberg

Director of Administration

Bob has been in education for more than 30 years, most recently as principal of Cloverleaf Elementary School. He previously served as the youth...

Our Elders

Our elder board is comprised of men who are leaders in our church and who are committed to the work God is doing at Freshwater. This group provides encouragement, support, counsel and spiritual oversight to our pastoral staff.

Gregg McCauley

Elder

Gregg grew up in Wellsville, Ohio and has been married to Lana for 32 years. They live in Wadsworth and have three daughters. He graduated from...

Jerry Hartzler

Elder

Jerry and his wife Ellie have been married since 1975. They have three daughters and seven grandchildren. He is one of the owners of Hartzler...

Mike Stark

Elder

Mike and his wife Erika met while attending Cedarville University where Mike received his degree in Mechanical Engineering. They have a son and...

Norm Pond

Elder

Norm and his wife Rachael have one daughter. He works at The Babcock and Wilcox Company and earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering...

Bill Jariga

Elder

Bill and his wife Amy have 3 sons. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Cedarville University along with a Bible Minor...

Brian Hogan

Elder

Brian and his wife Nettie have been married since 1999 and have two children, Ramie and Connor. He is a graduate of the University of Akron and...

Todd Gilbreath

Elder

Todd grew up in Enid, OK and is blessed to be married to Beckie for twenty-two years. They have a wonderful son, Ben (18) and their dog, Gyro. The...

Our Support Staff

God continues to build our support staff team, adding people with just the right talents at just the right time. Whether they’re performing office duties, providing maintenance, directing ministry or beautifying our building, their service is invaluable to the daily operations at Freshwater.

Mary Miller

Administrative Assistant

Mary and her husband Harvey have been married since 1982. They have two grown daughters and two granddaughters. Mary began working at Freshwater...

Diane Smith

Administrative Assistant

Diane grew up in Orrville and has lived in Wadsworth for 31 years. She met her husband Eric at BGSU, and they married in 1981…

Monique Hurrle

Children's Ministry Assistant

Monique was born and raised in Wadsworth, Ohio and grew up at Freshwater church. She earned her degree in Elementary Education from Mount Vernon...

Kristy Kish

Communications Assistant

Kristy grew up in Bellaire, Ohio, a teeny, tiny town on the Ohio River. She married her high school sweetheart Alex and together they have two...

Kendra Sovine

Youth Ministry Assistant

Kendra moved to Ohio about two years ago. She was born in a state up north that can remain nameless…but since then has lived in seven different...

Our Vision & Values
Our Statement of Faith
Our Ministries
Our Messages

Convinced that every person matters and needs to be transformed by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we exist to be a Spirit-led body of believers in which the presence of God is fresh and alive, restores life, brings healing and produces growth to those in the church and around the world.

> EXPLORE OUR CORE VALUES

There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

> READ WHAT WE BELIEVE

No matter your situation or your season in life, Freshwater has a ministry that will build you up and strengthen your faith.

> CONNECT WITH A MINISTRY

You'll find our most recent messages from Sunday mornings at the link below. We would love to have you join us for one of our services.

> HEAR OUR MESSAGES

WHY FRESHWATER COMMUNITY CHURCH? >

Service Times & Location

We would love to have you join us on Sunday mornings! Find our service times and contact details below.

Get in touch with us

590 Hartman Rd, Wadsworth, OH 44281 (church)
560 Hartman Rd, Wadsworth, OH 44281 (offices)
330.336.3561
office@thefreshwater.church
theFreshwater.church

Service Times

We meet every Sunday morning at 8:45 and 10:30. We hope to see you there!