Pastor Doug Barger
Elder / Pastor and founding minister of Christ Reformed Baptist Church.
Pastor Doug is the founding minister of Christ Reformed Baptist Church. He has served the churches of Jesus Christ within Indiana in various capacities over the last 21 years following his conversion in 2001 at his home church, the Bible Study Chapel in Indianapolis. Practical ministry experience has included Associate Pastor/Bible Teacher, Church Treasurer, and Director of Men’s Ministry.
By God’s providence, Pastor Doug was saved under the ministry of the Bible Study Chapel. He was brought to repentance and salvation solely by the saving grace of God through his Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Doug was ordained as a Baptist minister in 2006 under the authority of his home church, Bible Study Chapel of Indianapolis, where he was blessed to serve as Associate Pastor alongside Pastor Cleve Morton. Doug ministered by teaching and preaching with regular involvement in church leadership.
In 2010, Doug and his family moved to Knightstown, in Henry County, Indiana. In 2015, with the endorsement and oversight of the Bible Study Chapel, Doug aided in the organizing and constituting of Christ Reformed Baptist Church of New Castle, where he currently serves.
Training & work
Pastor Doug is a bi-vocational pastor who witnesses for Jesus in the local commercial construction industry. He holds an A.S. in Design Technology (Ivy Tech University), a B.A. in Design Marketing (International Business College) and a Certificate in Business Administration (Ivy Tech University).
He has received training through London Reformed Baptist Seminary, in addition to various online courses from Reformed Baptist seminaries and institutes, in his pursuit to be as useful as possible to the church of Jesus Christ.
He is the founder of Particular Baptist Heritage Books, where he serves as General Editor alongside an advisory board of other pastors.
Family
Doug is happily married to his wife Jessica. Married since 2001, they are blessed with three children who profess Christ as Lord, and one grandchild. The Barger family live in Henry County, where they serve. They pray that the glory of God through Jesus Christ will be made known throughout this region where the Lord has placed them.