Fred Bays - Lead Pastor
Fred is a gifted leader and is passionate about reaching out to people who don’t know God and helping them become all that God made them to be. Fred loves people, but sports and food are right up there also. His primary responsibilities are to build the team of leaders and communicate the vision of where God wants to take us, Fred has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Anderson University and a Master of Divinity from AUSOT. He was a youth pastor for 10 years before starting Northeast. Fred is married to Dyan, who is also a Buckeye. They have 3 children: Chelsea, Seth & Luke.

Kris Bowers - Executive Pastor
Kris is gifted in organizing things, everything from people to systems. She is passionate about about having a strategy and working it, because those are the steps to progress. She’s also a very loyal IU fan. Her primary responsibilities are leading the strategic operations of the church, the office, and finances. Kris has an MBA from Butler University and previous marketplace experience. Kris volunteers full time for Northeast. Kris is married to Brian, who is a loyal Purdue grad. They have two children: Rachel & Aaron. kris@northeastcc.org

Heather Hacker - Children’s Pastor
Heather is passionate about children and encouraging parents. She also loves hanging out with friend and family, but could easily curl up with a good book. Her primary responsibility is leading Heartland Children’s ministry. Heather has a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Marian College. She taught for 9 years and has spent 5 years in administration for Archdiocesan schools. Heather is now on staff part-time. Heather is married to Bruce, who is a loyal IU fan. They have one child, Tyler.

Scott Bontrager - Elder/House Church Director
Scott is a gifted systems guy. He is passionate about seeing people and the church function in healthy ways. His primary responsibilities are helping people connect in House Churches where people can have fun, get to know each other, and talk about faith and life. Scott has a BS from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering. Scott works full time at Roche and volunteers to lead the House Church ministry. Scott is married to Kelly and they have two children: Alyssa & Julia. scott@northeastcc.org

Rolland Daniels – Associate Pastor

Rolland passionate about reaching people who are not living for God and developing them into leaders for Jesus. Rolland infuses hope in everyone he meets, even his wife, who he convinced to run a full marathon as a celebration for turning 50! His primary responsibilities are to develop leaders so we can expand our reach on the Northeast side of Indy and teach. Rolland is pursuing his Doctorate full-time at Ball State University. Rolland pastored churches in Michigan and Dayton before joining the Northeast team. Rolland is married to Ellen, who claims to run faster than Rolland. They have 2 grown sons that are in college: Tyler & Seth.