Who We’re Becoming Together

Making room to love people well.

Our vision is simple: care for the people God has placed here—and the ones He is sending. This has always been about people, not buildings.

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Who We’re Becoming Together

Called to Love People Well

Our vision is simple: care for the people God has placed here— and the ones He is sending. To steward this moment, we are focused on three priorities and inviting everyone to take one step.

Three Priorities

Three phases. One shared vision.

The master plan will move forward in three phases. Our current focus is Phase 1: The Next Generation, followed by Care & Formation and, in time, expanded space for our growing community.

Phase 1 · Current Focus

The Next Generation

A place to belong on their best day—and their hardest day.

Spaces designed to gather, mentor, and invest in young people, meeting them where they are and helping them discover who God created them to be.

Explore the vision in daylight or after dark, then take a flyover through Phase 1.
Rendering of the future Care and Formation Center
Phase 2 Focus on

Care & Formation

Places set apart for discipleship, counseling, learning, and spiritual formation, where deeper conversations and meaningful care can happen.

Rendering of future expansion of Heartland's current building
Phase 3 Focus on

The Community

We have run out of room to gather in our growing community. Our master plan includes the expansion of our current building, contingent on the first two properties being developed.

Explore Phase 1

See the Next Generation Center come to life.

Take a flyover through the vision for the first phase of Who We’re Becoming Together.

Project Updates

Follow the progress.

Our focus is Phase 1: The Next Generation. We’ll use this space to share meaningful milestones as design, planning and the work ahead continue to move forward.

August
2026

Phase 1 design continues.

Work continues on the Next Generation priority as our teams refine the design and prepare for the next major project milestones.

August
2026

Planning and city approvals are moving forward.

Our teams continue working through planning and the city approval process while carefully stewarding the scope of Phase 1.

February
2026

Who We’re Becoming Together was shared with Heartland.

Pastor Darryn introduced the vision during Heartland’s 25th anniversary and invited the church to pray about its part in what comes next.

Ryan celebrating baptism at Heartland Church
Next Generation Story
A Next Generation Story

“The relationships that I’ve made at Heartland have completely changed me.”

Ryan Miller · High School Student

Ryan first came to a Heartland Student Night after months of invitations from his brother. What began with one night became friendships, 21 Days of Prayer, baptism and a new direction for his life.

This is why the Next Generation is our first priority: creating a place where young people can belong, be known, build the right relationships and discover who God created them to be.
Open Ryan’s Story on YouTube ↗
People at Heartland Church
Why Now?

A growing community. A growing opportunity to care.

Within a 5–7 minute radius of Heartland, more than 65,000 people will soon call this area home over the next five to ten years.

For the past 25 years, we have had the privilege of partnering with the City of Fishers to care for our community one person at a time. We believe this next season gives us an opportunity to serve even more people.

People gathering at Heartland
Seven Days a Week

A church for everyday of the week.

Care needs do not only happen within the window of Sunday services. Sunday matters—but what about Tuesday? What about the spaces in between?

We believe God is inviting us to imagine our property as a place of connection all week long—a place where bridges are built with people who may not yet feel comfortable stepping into a church setting, but are open to meaningful relationships, care and community.

Baptism celebration at Heartland Church — photo 1
Next Generation

God is moving in the next generation.

We are seeing spiritual hunger, openness and need in young people at a level we have not seen before.

With nearly one-third of our community under the age of 16, we want to create places where kids and students can belong, be known, grow in faith and build relationships that help shape who they are becoming.

Mayor Scott Fadness and Dr. Craig Dunn
Hear the Vision

Setting the Vision

Watch the February 1, 2026 conversation with Dr. Craig Dunn and Mayor Scott Fadness about the heart behind Who We’re Becoming Together.

Leadership & Accountability Who is helping steward this project?

The Heartland Church Board of Overseers and Building Committee provide leadership, wisdom and accountability as Heartland stewards Who We’re Becoming Together.

Heartland Church Board of Overseers

Dr. Stephen Dewey, MD

Dr. Stephen Dewey, MD

Board of Overseers

Dr. Craig Dunn

Dr. Craig Dunn

Board of Overseers

Bob Eldridge

Bob Eldridge

Board of Overseers

Carolene Mays

Carolene Mays

Board of Overseers

Dr. Darryn Scheske

Dr. Darryn Scheske

Board of Overseers

Nakia Tremble, MHA, RCP

Nakia Tremble, MHA, RCP

SVP – Central Region · Board of Overseers

Chris Young

Chris Young

Board of Overseers

Building Committee

Dr. JoAnna Brown

Dr. JoAnna Brown

Executive Director of Leadership Development

Bill Butz

Bill Butz

Senior Vice President · Kimley-Horn

Kelly Camp

Kelly Camp

Chief of Staff/COO · Heartland Church

Aunna Fadness

Aunna Fadness

Senior Project Manager · Kimley-Horn and Associates

Mayor Scott Fadness

Mayor Scott Fadness

Mayor of Fishers, Indiana

Mike Makalusky

Mike Makalusky

Executive Pastor of Operations · Heartland Church

Amanda Welu, MBA

Amanda Welu, MBA

Founder | CEO
a.Line Collective, LLC

Jeremy Welu

Jeremy Welu

Partner · DELV Design

Rodney Williams

Rodney Williams

Chief Financial Officer

Take Your Next Step

Ready to participate—or want to talk first?

Choose the next step that is right for you.

Ready to Participate?

Yes! I’m in.

Prayerfully make a 2-, 3-, or 5-year giving intention toward Who We’re Becoming Together.

Make a Giving Intention
Want to Learn More?

Have questions?

Want to find out more about the project, the plan, or ways to participate? Schedule a conversation with a member of our leadership team.

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