His house

At Freedom House, we’re committed to following the Lord’s leading, wherever and however He directs. We believe God is inviting us to lean in and trust Him completely as He brings us clarity on who He wants to lead this house in the next chapter. God is continuously moving in and through Freedom House and will continue to live out God’s mission as we prayerfully look for our next leader. Join us in prayer and living out the Kingdom right here, right now.

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Sunday, Oct 11th, Pastor Heather shared what God has been doing in her life over the last several months. She highlighted the challenges her family is facing and how God is walking with them.  
The Elders have also been walking with Heather to discern what’s best for her and for Freedom House in this season. After much conversation and prayer, we landed on two things. 1. What’s best for Heather is to prioritize her family. And 2. What’s best for the church is a Lead Pastor who is able to fully engage that role.
It has been a collaborative journey filled with many emotions and difficult decisions. With God in the center of it all we (Heather and the Elders) accepted the reality that what’s best for Heather and Freedom House are two different things. 
We love and support Heather and her family as she steps away from her position at Freedom House. Heather loves and supports Freedom House as we step into the process of searching for our next Lead Pastor.
We are using the His House tab on our website to provide communications (including an FAQ) regarding this news and the ongoing process of searching for the Lead Pastor God has for us in this next chapter.
We hold fast to the knowledge that God’s done. He’s not done with Heather, her family or her ministry. Just like He is not done with Freedom House.
What’s not changed is our Mission: To show people who Jesus is.  As we continue to pursue our mission, start the search process, and move forward in faith, we look forward to doing this together.  
In His Service,
Tom Wilson & Elder Board

Last Updated on October 11th, 2026

FAQs

Heather has shared her family's story regarding years of battling mental health and addiction. After Heather began her sabbatical, those battles have surfaced in a way that requires extra effort and focus. Working together with the Board of Elders in this season, it was mutually agreed that her family needs to take top priority. In that, the love and vision for Freedom House resulted in her stepping away from her Lead Pastor role. We continue to love and support Heather and her entire family during this transition.

Neither. This decision was very difficult and only made after a collaborative journey together with Heather, the Elders and tremendous support from the Church Staff. And in all of it, God’s will for his church has been the focus.

Throughout October, we are making cards available for people to share their thanks, favorite stories, lasting memories and more. Feel free to fill out a card and drop it off any Sunday in October, or show up a few minutes early to service to fill out a provided card. We will deliver these cards to her after October 25th.

Elders will lead the creation of a Search Team to find the next Lead Pastor. In the time, between now and finding the next Lead Pastor, with all our support the Staff will continue facilitating Freedom House’s Mission: To show people who Jesus is.  
In addition to the great leadership provided by the Staff the past several months, we will be looking into additional support including things like guest speakers and Interim resource.

We continue to be a church that is Staff Led, Elder Supported. The Elders and Staff are working closely together to identify and address any gaps that the absence of a Lead Pastor creates in the effective operations of the church.

Yes. The Elders will lead the creation of a Search Team to find the next Lead Pastor.

We believe God already has our next Lead Pastor identified. We also believe our job is to honor Him in the search process until He is ready to travel that person to us. Ultimately, God is in control of the timeline and we submit to His timing. 

When it comes to a next location or building, Freedom House is in the same place we’ve been over the last ten months. We are keeping eyes and ears open for locations that are available within our current budget. If God opens a door, the church will step in. Until then, we have loved our time at Anderson University and are aware of the huge blessing it has been to partner with our local college. We have incredible gratitude and see our location as an opportunity more than a stand still towards our mission.

We believe that God has some big and exciting plans for Freedom House ahead of us. We plan to continue to pour into the next generation. We plan to continue to show up to serve around the corner and around the globe. We plan to continue to build a community that grows deep roots together. If you want to be part of all of it this season here’s three things you can do:

Pray. Pray for the church. Pray for the staff. Pray for the Lead Pastor search. Pray for the Elders. Pray for the city. 

Give. Be part of what God is doing through generosity, not forgoing the discipline of giving. Not giving currently? Click here and set up rhythms today. This is an investment in Kingdom impact not the temporary. 

Participate. Join a group. Serve. Show up. Worship. Invite someone to church. Reach out when you need support. Choose unity. Let’s do this together!

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