About Me

Meet Christian Whitmer

I'm Christian Whitmer, and I've been blessed to serve at Blackhawk for nearly nine years. I'm not married and don't have children in the traditional sense — but I do have a small dog named Ollie who has firmly established himself as the child of the household!

Professional Role

Most of my ministry happens behind the scenes. I'm responsible for:

Managing the church website
Creating printed materials and publications
Designing graphics and videos for services and events
Providing technical support and troubleshooting

With my background in technology, I often serve as the Sunday morning technical troubleshooter. If you spot me rushing around on a Sunday — even if everything appears normal — there's likely something that needs attention!

Personal Interests

When I'm not serving at Blackhawk, you'll likely find me:

Flying my drone
Creating with my 3D printer
Listening to audiobooks and podcasts

Faith Journey & Background

Though born in South Georgia, I spent most of my childhood in upstate New York after my family relocated when I was 18 months old. Ministry runs deep in my family — my grandfather, father, and great-grandfather were all pastors. At one point we had approximately 14 family members serving in full-time ministry.

I was saved and baptized at a young age in a small rural church in Elmira, NY — a special moment, as my father baptized me in the same church where my grandfather served as pastor.

After graduating from high school and college in Kentucky, I began my ministry career there over 20 years ago. Following a brief period in Georgia, I moved to Fort Wayne on February 14, 2017 — my birthday and first day on staff at Blackhawk. I've fallen in love with both this city and our church community, and I look forward to many more years of service here.