Meet the Staff
Ministry Staff
Robert Whitaker, Senior Pastor, email: rowhitak@indiana.edu
John Mangrum, Senior Associate Pastor, e-mail: jdmangrum@hotmail.com
John is the “old guy” on staff and has been at ECC since 1991. He served for nine years as Youth Pastor before moving into his current role as Sr. Associate Pastor. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Lori, and they have two married children, Kara (and her husband, Brian) and Caleb (and his wife, Jessica). John’s primary role at ECC is pastoral counseling and he has Masters degrees in counseling from both Grace Theological Seminary and Western Seminary. He loves good movies, international food, Ohio State football and any excuse to hang out with family and friends.
Dan Waugh, Pastor of Adult Ministries, e-mail: dlwaugh@indiana.edu
Dan and his wife of 12 yrs. Lynn have three boys, Caleb, Jacob and Luke. They have been a part of ECC since moving here from PA in 2005. Dan and Lynn graduated from Houghton College and Dan completed his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is currently working towards a ThM from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Dan's love for the church survived growing up as a pastor's kid and has only grown through the years. He enjoys baseball (go Tribe!), Ultimate Fighting, movies, hard rock music, and dead theologians (the living ones are acceptable from time to time).
Joel Niese , Director of Campus Ministries, e-mail: joelniese@gmail.com
Hello, my name is Joel Niese, I became a Christian my freshman year at the Ohio State University. I've been working with college students ever since. I joined staff with Campus Crusade for Christ International for about 5 years. I completed an MDIV from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the Spring of 2009. I've been interning with adult ministry and Connexion during my time in seminary. Currently I am the Director of Campus Ministries. I'm married to the most amazing woman in the world, Meagan. We've been married for almost 7 years, we do not have children yet but have one dog, named Lulu. i like to workout, hangout with friends, read, go to sporting events (IU, Colts, and most of all OSU), and mostly enjoy the Bloomington community.
Doug Varella, Director of Youth Ministries, e-mail: dougv@eccbloomington.org
Doug is in his 12th year of youth ministry and his 7th year at ECC. He originally hails from Florida where he took water activities, such as surfing and fishing, seriously. He is married to an exceptionally bright woman named Kristin who is an IU graduate. They have been married for 2 and a half years and he says, "it seems like forever...in a good way". They both love students and enjoy seeing them mature into bright and talented adults that love Jesus. Doug enjoys learning and is currently in the process of obtaining his masters from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. If you asked him what he did in his spare time he would say, "i like to golf, fish, read, hike, build things, volunteer at different non for profits in Bloomington, mow lawns, garden, hang out with people, drink coffee in moderation, watch movies and it doesn't matter which genre, collect music of all types, spend 'quality time' with my wife, and sleep."
Matt Wooden, Director of Children's Ministries, e-mail: mwooden@indiana.edu
Matt has been on staff at ECC since 2001. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in English and Classical Civilization, and has nearly completed his master's degree in religion from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Matt has been married for eight years to Leah and they have three children, Ellie (6), Ben (3), and Rowan (1). Matt enjoys spending free time outside and reading/writing.
Cynthia Huggins , Business Manager, e-mail: cynthiah@eccbloomington.org
Patty Rogers, Office Administrator, e-mail: pattyr@eccbloomington.org
Lynne Snyder, Secretary, e-mail: lynnes@eccbloomington.org
Becky Porter , Connexion Ministry Team Coordinator, e-mail: rebeccarporter@gmail.com
Brian Horne, Director of Traditional Music, e-mail: blhorne@indiana.edu
Robert Dubinski, Director of Contemporary Music, e-mail: dubie6@gmail.com
Elders
Elders exercise government and discipline, and assume the spiritual oversight of the church.
Rob Kunzman
Jack Henderson
Morris Robertson
Terry McGuire
Sam Ardery
Jon Holden
Dan Groff
David MacKay (Chair)
Mark Notess
Bill Morton
Rick Thatcher
ECC Contact:
503 South High Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (directions)
phone: (812) 332-0502
email: ecc@eccbloomington.org