Pastor Todd A. Falk

Pastor Todd A. Falk grew up in a small town surrounded by the cornfields of Indiana, where he attended Roll United Methodist Church as part of a small congregation. At sixteen, he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at the Indiana State Fair—a decision that would shape the course of his life.

After graduating from Ball State University, he received a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. While serving as a platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, he began a closer walk with God and immersed himself in the ministry of a local Bible-believing church. He served as a bus captain, Sunday school teacher, and camp counselor, embracing every opportunity to help others and share his faith.

During those years in North Carolina, he met Carlene, a Christian schoolteacher who shared his love for the Lord. They married and began a life together rooted in faith and service. A later assignment took them to Germany, where their involvement in vibrant local churches deepened their faith and stirred a growing desire to devote their lives to ministry.

After nine years of active military service, Captain Falk left active duty to prepare for full-time ministry at Ambassador Baptist College in Lattimore, North Carolina, while continuing to serve in the Army Reserve. Following his graduate studies, he and Carlene moved their family to upstate New York, where he became pastor of a small, struggling Baptist church in Wilton.

Over the next nine years, God blessed Wilton Baptist Church with significant growth. The congregation built a new, million-dollar church facility completely debt-free, established Wilton Baptist Academy, and expanded its ministries to serve more families and reach the surrounding community.

With a pioneering spirit and a burden for his home state, Pastor Falk returned to Indiana to plant a church in Fishers. In 2010, he and Carlene, with the help of Jason and Stacey Rigsbee, started Fishers Baptist Church in their living room. The following year, they launched Fishers Christian Academy and, together with co-founder Roger Olson, established Fishers of Men, International (FOMI), a marketplace evangelism ministry.

Alongside his pastoral ministry, Pastor Falk continued his military service before retiring as a lieutenant colonel after nearly three decades in the United States Army and Army Reserve. His service included three deployments to war-torn regions of the world and assignments in command, logistics, and military education. He served as an instructor with the Command and General Staff College and as a professor of military science in ROTC programs at colleges in New York and Indiana. He received twenty-one military awards and decorations, including the Bronze Star Medal. These experiences strengthened his commitment to leading with courage, serving with compassion, and bringing hope to people facing difficult circumstances.

Pastor Falk’s ministry and military service have taken him to more than forty-five countries across the globe, where he has sought to make a difference in times of war, deprivation, and peace by sharing the hope found in the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ.

Today, Pastor Falk continues to lead and serve through the ministries that began in his family’s home. His devotion to Jesus Christ, his beloved wife of nearly four decades, Carlene, their eight children and six grandchildren, and his country inspires those who know him to live and lead with courage, conviction, and compassion. From Indiana’s cornfields to communities around the world, his desire remains the same—to follow God’s leading, strengthen families, and help people know and follow Jesus Christ.