OUR STAFF

We are grateful to have a staff that loves God, loves people, and serves our church and community in response to God's call on their lives. 



  • Rob Daniels

    lead pastor

    Rob began serving as lead pastor of Ferndale in July 2023. Rob and his wife

    Ruthie (McCarty) have four phenomenal children, Josiah (married to our

    daughter-in-law Rediet), Jonah, Hannah and Levi. Their desire continues to be

    that our unique experience as a multi-ethnic family might help further the

    kingdom of God. As a family, they have served churches in Calgary, Alberta,

    Canada; the Chicagoland metro area in Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana and Seattle,

    WA. Rob is a member of the board for the Justice Network for the Free Methodist

    Church USA. Rob is also a founder of “Dismantling Our Ism’s” a Facebook

    community, focusing on topics of interest around the gospel, justice, mercy,

    compassion, and those who have been marginalized by the Church, our culture

    and nation.

  • Bryce karafa

    youth pastor

    We're so excited to have Bryce as our youth pastor here at FFMC. Bryce grew up in the area, but he comes to us from Maryland. He graduated from Spring Arbor University with a degree in Youth Ministry, and his calling and passion to minister to teens comes through in everything he does. Your teen will love being part our youth group and will thrive under his leadership.

  • laura riddle

    children's pastor

    We are so glad to have Laura on our staff giving leadership to our children's ministry.  She's comes to us from southern Illinois and is a graduate of Spring Arbor University.  She's a great addition to our team and will be a wonderful asset to kids and parents in our church and community.

  • kaye willis

    office manager

    Kaye Willis is your go-to person at FFMC. She runs our office and takes care of a million other things around the church. If you need information about a ministry event, using our buildings, help locating someone in the church or just about anything else contact Kaye. Oh, and if you just want to be greeted by one of the nicest people you'll ever meet ... just give her a call or drop by her office. You won't be disappointed!

  • craig satterfield

    facilities manager

    Craig oversees all of the physical operations of our campus.  He is married to Kelly, another key person on our ministry team.  Craig has a servant's heart, is passionate about the Bible, and is a great guy to have as a friend.  He is a tremendous asset to our ministry team.


  • Click here to see the complete list of our current ministry leaders.



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