Darryn ScheskeSenior Pastor
Darryn Scheske is the founding Senior Pastor of Heartland Church, an interdenominational, multiethnic church in Indianapolis. Darryn is a fifth-generation pastor who inherited his love for people in the islands of the Caribbean where he was raised. Heartland Church began in the Scheske's living room in 2001 with 17 people. Today, Heartland Church is attended by thousands of people in greater Indianapolis.
Pastor Scheske also serves as the Chairman of Converge, a network of over 1,300 churches with the mission of “starting and strengthening churches together worldwide.” He is a passionate advocate for people to live purposeful, fulfilled lives of compassion and generosity. He is an activator for sustainable transformation in developing countries like Haiti, India and Sierra Leone. A member of the Fishers Rotary Club, Darryn is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, and the 2010 Rotarian of the Year.
Pastor Scheske holds a Master’s degree in Leadership from Southeastern University. In 2018, he received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Darryn and his wife, Loree have been married for 29 years and are blessed with one married son, two daughters and a long-haired dachshund. Darryn is a certified Rescue Diver, and also enjoys hiking and climbing mountains in national parks all across America.
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