John Martin
Lead Pastor

Pastor John has been

involved in ministry work

for over twenty-five years.

After graduating from

Jackson College of Ministries (Jackson, MS), he evangelized for six years, preaching all over the United States and the world, before returning home to Indiana.  In addition to being the Lead Pastor at River of Life in the Fishers, he is also the Lead Pastor of River of Life in Muncie, Indiana – where he has served since 1994.  During the time of Pastor John’s leadership at both locations, the church has experienced notable growth and enjoyed tremendous success in many areas. His personal passion and vision for the church is characterized by an unrelenting emphasis on prayer, personal evangelism, and revival.

Pastor John has previously served the Indiana District, UPCI in various capacities including Sectional Presbyter. He also serves on the steering committees of various influential revival, leadership, and missions conferences. Pastor John is very active in world missions work and has personally preached at many venues abroad during trips to seventeen different countries. River of Life shares Pastor John’s burden for missions and is laboring together with him in the Fishers work and the future founding of a new church in Capetown, South Africa.

                                                      Pastor John has a beautiful family. His wife Kendra                                                            (formerly Dyer) is a former Christian Life College                                                                (Stockton, CA) student and is very active in the                                                                  ministries of the church. They are blessed with three                                                          children: a son, Riley, and two daughters,                                                                          Reagan and Rhen.