Evangelical Community Church: Bloomington, IN

Meet the Staff

Ministry Staff

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Robert Whitaker, Senior Pastor, email: rowhitak@indiana.edu

Bob has been the Senior Pastor of ECC since 1998. He has been married to Brenda since 1981 and together they have two adult children, David and Tricia. He holds an M.Div. and S.T.M. from Yale Divinity School and is completing a D.Min. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He loves his family, maintains an irrational commitment to the Chicago Cubs, and enjoys riding his motorcycle on the rural roads of southern Indiana.

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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.

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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).

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Doug Varella, Middle School Ministries, e-mail: dougv@eccbloomington.org

Doug has been on staff since 2004 and originally hails from Florida, where he took water activities, such as surfing and fishing, very seriously. In 2007 he married an exceptionally bright woman named Kristin who is an IU graduate. 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."

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Rob Girvin, High School & University Ministries, email: robgirvin87@gmail.com

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Megan Kingsolver, University Ministries, email: mkingsol@indiana.edu

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Matt Wooden, Director of Children's Worship, 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 married Leah in 2002 and they have three children: Ellie, Ben, and Rowan. Matt enjoys spending free time outside and reading/writing.

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Lizzie Plant, Director of Early Childhood Programs, email: elizabeth.w.plant@gmail.com

Lizzie has been attending ECC since 2005, when she came to IU for college, and joined the staff in 2010. Throughout undergrad, she was involved as a C-group leader for Connexion, and she was a children's minstry volunteer. She has completed an MA in Arts Administration from IU. Lizzie married David in 2009 and they have lots of fun together with their goofy dog, Miss Bingo. Lizzie enjoys learning about different cultures through music and the arts, watching movies and hilarious TV shows, exploring outside, and spending time with friends and family.

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Abra Clampitt, Director of Elementary Programs, email: aaclampitt@gmail.com

Abra is born and raised in Bloomington, attended Indiana University and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Elementary Education. She taught Kindergarten at Edgewood Primary until she became a mom, and resigned from her position to stay home with her children. She and her husband, Andrew, have two little girls, Audrey and Naomi. Abra enjoys being creative by sewing fun things for her girls or revamping her house with another paint project. She enjoys family time with their traditional trip to the Farmer's Market on Saturday and a day out on the lake. She dreams of owning chickens and have a clothesline.

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