Pastor Dave serves as the Senior Pastor at Pleasant Heights Baptist Church. A native of Arizona, Pastor Dave ministered in his home state for four years as Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Youth Minister before being commissioned as an Army officer. During his military service, Pastor Dave was an active Bible teacher and preacher at his various postings and local churches.

Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army, Pastor Dave was called as pastor of Beacon Baptist Church, Shelbyville, IN, where he served for six years. He was called as Senior Pastor of Pleasant Heights Baptist Church in September 2003. Pastor Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts (Religion) from Grand Canyon College (now University), Phoenix, AZ, and a Master of Arts in Christian Education from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY. In addition, he has completed the course work minus the dissertation towards an Education Doctorate (EdD) at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has received a Doctor of Divinity (honorary) from Pastors Seminary.

Pastor Dave has also served as an adjunct professor of Systematic Theology at Crossroads Bible College and Pastors Seminary. Pastor Dave and his wife Debra are the parents of two adult children and are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren."

Brandon Adkisson serves as the Youth/Assistant Pastor at Pleasant Heights Baptist Church. Pastor Brandon came to know the Lord Jesus Christ in 2009 while attending Hoosier Harvest Church in Martinsville, Indiana. He spent time there growing in God’s word until he moved from Martinsville to Camby, where he united with Grace Church in Mooresville.

Pastor Brandon served in many ministries there including: Sunday school teacher for 1st and 2nd grade, Doer’s ministry, Prayer Action Team, Men’s Leadership ministry and Mowing Crew. Pastor Brandon felt the Lord calling him into Pastoral ministry, but was prayerfully seeking out God’s direction in the matter. After meeting a wonderful, godly woman at Grace Church in 2012, they courted, then shortly after, were married in 2013. Later, they united with Pleasant Heights Baptist Church on March 2014. On August 14, 2016, he was ordained as a deacon in the church and had the blessing of serving the Body of Christ there.

Pastor Brandon surrendered to the calling of the Lord to Pastoral Ministry in 2016 and was called as the Youth/Assistant Pastor at Pleasant Heights Baptist Church on October 16, 2016; He was ordained to the Gospel Ministry November 27, 2016. Pastor Brandon and his bride, both have a zealous heart for reaching out to the lost world for the Glory of God and the advancement of His kingdom. He and his bride, Bri are parents of one daughter and Lord willing, plan on adding more arrows to the quiver.

Jim Langley serves as an Elder on the Pastoral Leadership Team. Elder Jim came to know the Lord Jesus Christ in 1977 while attending Bridgeport Central Baptist Church, pastored by Bill Westbrook. Jim joined Pleasant Heights Baptist Church in 1981. On February 28, 2008, he was ordained as a deacon, serving in that position until being called to serve as an Elder.

Jim is a native of Mulhenburg County, Kentucky. He was raised in Gary, Indiana, and graduated from Portage Central High School in 1962. He served in the United States Air Force from 1964-1968 as an Air Force Policeman, stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, and Cam Rahn Air Base in Viet Nam. In June of 1969, he was accepted to the Indianapolis Police Academy, where he served for 30 years, retiring in 1999. Jim and his wife, Doris, are the parents of three daughters, and grandparents of six grandchildren.

Elder Martin enjoys seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was saved in 1982, at Pilgram Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Stacy Shields where he served as a deacon and a young adult Sunday School teacher until 1989. At that time under the Lord's guidance, he united with Bethesda Baptist Church in Brownsburg, Indiana. There he served as a high school Sunday School teacher until 2002.

Due to relocation in 2002, Elder Martin united with Pleasant Heights Baptist Church (PHBC), along with his wife Chris and two of his four children. His older two children attended Pastor Jeffrey Johnson's church, Eastern Star. Martin has served as a Sunday School teacher, a deacon, and now serves as an elder at PHBC.

Elder Terry was saved in 1987. He was ordained as deacon in 2008, serving in that position until being called as an elder. He has served as Worship leader since 2011. He is actively involved in PHBC's nursing home ministry. He and his wife, Teri are the parents of one son.