Make Your Calling a Reality

The Baptist Foundation of Indiana is expanding our partnership with WatersEdge Ministry Services. For over 75 years, WatersEdge has financially empowered donors and ministries to transform lives with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and we’re proud to stand with them. As the foundation’s primary service provider, WatersEdge offers a suite of services to Indiana Baptists, from estate planning, scholarships and charitable giving for families and individuals, to loans, investments and accounting services for churches and ministries.

Through it all, the Foundation’s mission is unchanged — to strengthen Southern Baptist ministries that change lives with the Gospel. To learn more about how the Baptist Foundation of Indiana can serve you or your church through our partnership with WatersEdge, please call 317-481-2400 or email info@inbaptistfoundation.org.

Accounts for churches and like-minded ministries.

Church Loans

Supporting growing ministries through building and expansion loans.

Charitable Giving

Preparing an estate plan and managing trusts to impact God’s Kingdom.

Scholarships

Funds available for higher learning to prepare men and women for ministry.

Use Your Resources to Build the Kingdom

Deuteronomy 10:14

To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.

Indiana Baptist Foundation President

Brian Boone first began preaching the Good News of Jesus at age 16, going on to pastor churches for over 25 years in Indiana and California. Boone earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wabash College, a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and studied at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.  He served for six years as the president/CEO of the largest network of pregnancy resource centers in Indiana and carries experience in development and fundraising with non-profits and mission agencies. In addition to his new role as president of the Baptist Foundation of Indiana, he also serves with Indiana Right to Life and as the lead pastor at Geist Chapel in Indianapolis. Boone and his wife, Diann, are blessed with three girls, two sons-in-law, and reside in Carmel, Indiana.

WatersEdge Representatives

Bobby Hart

President, Ministry Services

Chad Lancaster

Chief Lending Officer,

VP Church Extension Fund

Parker Denton

Senior Lending Officer

Cindy Kralik

Director of Loan Administration

Foundation Board Members

Curtis Crum

Board Chairman

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Hobart

Ricky Persons

Board Vice Chairman

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North Vernon

Mike Hardy

Board Secretary

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South Bend

Nick Kessler

Board Member

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Evansville

Marsha Hearn-Lindsey

Board Member

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Indianapolis