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David McManus – Senior Pastor

David McManus has served as the lead pastor at Freedom Bible Church since June 2022.

He was previously the senior pastor at Plainfield Bible Church from 2017-2022. He was also previously the student pastor and then associate pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, NC from 2011-2017. David holds a BA in English and a BA in History from Emory & Henry College (VA), a M.Ed. in English from UNC Greensboro, a M.A. in Biblical Literature, and a M.Div. from Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC. He was saved out of a life of atheism, idolatry, and dysfunction in 2001, at the age of 23. David answered the call to ministry in 2011 after 11 years in the classroom (grades 7-12) teaching English, History, Psychology, Sociology, Speech, and Bible. He also coached basketball for many years. A former college basketball player, David has had the opportunity to travel and play overseas in several countries using the game of basketball as a platform to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. He enjoys reading and sports, particularly the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also leads study trips to Israel annually. He is married to Kim, his wife, since 2004, and they have three sons.

dmcmanus@freedombible.co

Noah Zobrist – Associate Pastor

Noah Zobrist has served as the associate pastor at Freedom Bible Church since November 2022. He was previously the director of the College Ministry at The Shepherd’s Church in Cary, NC from 2021- 2022. He also previously served as the ministry assistant of the College Ministry at The Shepherd’s Church from 2018-2021. Noah holds a BA in Pastoral Ministry from Calvary University in Kansas City, MO, a M.A. in Theological Studies, and a M.Div. from Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC. He grew up in a pastor’s home in rural Illinois and his life was encompassed by the gospel and the church from a very young age. Noah was graciously rescued by the gospel in early childhood and increased in his understanding as he grew. He received the call to ministry in 2014 and began preparation for ministry after getting married. He is married to Courtney since 2015 and they have two beautiful daughters.

nzobrist@freedombible.co

Church Elders

Dan Egenolf
Justin Hollabaugh
Mike Luce
David McManus
Luke Moraga
Noah Zobrist

Deacons

Addison Alexander
Brad Bynum
Bob Durling
Jeff Elliott
Scott Cunningham
Kevin Pretraits
Dave Ingersoll
Travis McCormick
Reggie Osbourne 
Scott Scheurich
Stan Tartaglia
Tom Paschall

Board of Trustees

Nancy Bynum – At Large Member
Stacy Herald - At Large Member
Tim Mathews – President
Bill McConnell – Treasurer
Lynn Phillips - Assistant Treasurer
Debra Reid - Secretary
Ben Smith – Vice President
Keith Southwood - At Large Member

Contact

We gather on Sundays at 9am for Sunday school and 10am for our main service
1251 N Dan Jones Road
Avon, IN 46123
Phone 317-268-4877
Email nzobrist@freedombible.co

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