Our Mission

We're Taking Jesus to the World

Who We Are

We're a church where real people are finding real answers to life's biggest questions. You don't need to have it all figured out to walk through our doors — honestly, none of us do. We believe there is a God who loves you deeply, who has been quietly pursuing your heart long before you ever thought about pursuing His, and who meets you right where you are with grace that forgives, heals, and makes all things new. 

Following Jesus here isn't about religion or rules — it's about discovering a relationship that changes everything, and doing it alongside others who are on the same journey. We open the Bible together because we believe it speaks to the stuff you're actually dealing with. We gather to worship because something powerful happens when people come together with open hearts. We do life in community because we were never meant to figure it out alone. Whether you're curious, skeptical, hopeful, or just looking for something more — you belong here, and we'd love to walk alongside you.

Our Vision

A church where every person — from the long-time believer to the one who just walked in for the first time — is being transformed by the grace of God and equipped to live as an everyday disciple of Jesus. 

We dream of a community so rooted in Scripture, so Christ-centered, and so full of the Holy Spirit that it overflows into our neighborhoods, our workplaces, and our homes. 

We envision disciples who make disciples — not because it's a program, but because the love of God in us simply can't be contained. We see a church where no one sits on the sidelines, where everyone is growing, and where real life is shared around real tables. 

We are becoming the kind of church that changes a community — one transformed life at a time.

Meet Our Pastor

Meet Our Pastor

Pastor Callie Best


Pastor Callie has one calling that fuels everything she does — helping people discover that Jesus changes everything, and that nobody has to figure it out alone. She has served as the pastor of Pleasant Ridge Church since September 2025, bringing with her a deep love for Scripture, a passion for discipleship, and a genuine heart for people who are just beginning to explore Jesus. 

Pastor Callie answered her call to ministry and went on to study at Asbury Theological Seminary, where she was shaped by the rich tradition of Wesleyan theology and the belief that every Christ-follower is made for growth, community, and mission. 

She graduated and was ordained in May 2019. After seminary, she and her husband felt called to plant their roots in Southern Indiana, and she has loved calling this community home ever since. When she's not preaching, teaching, or sitting across the table from someone over coffee, you can probably find her chasing after her two kids — who she says are her greatest joy and her best reminder that God's grace is new every single morning. Whether you've been in church your whole life or you're walking through the doors for the very first time, Pastor Callie would love to meet you and hear your story.

Our Church Council

Chair - David Coburn
Treasurer & Lay Leader - Carolyn Wallace
Trustee - Annette Albin 
Lay Member to Annual Conference - Jill Combs
Missions/Outreach - Yvonne Beanblossom
Member at Large - Naomi Saulman
Member at Large - Joyce Kintner

Our Beliefs

Pleasant Ridge Church is a congregation of the Global Methodist Church, a worldwide denomination rooted in the Wesleyan tradition and committed to the authority of Scripture, the Christ-centered life, and the mission of making disciples of Jesus who make disciples.

We believe in God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen (Gen. 1:1-31; 17:1; Josh. 2:11; Ps. 8:3-8; Isa. 42:5; 1 Cor. 8:6; Eph. 4:6; Heb. 1:5; Rev 4:11).

God is the one true, holy and living God, the Eternal Spirit, the Holy Trinity (Deut. 6:4; Lev. 19:2; Jer. 10:10; Matt. 28:19; John 17:3; Heb. 9:14).

God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, distinct but inseparable, eternally one in essence and power (Luke 3:21-22; John 15:26; Acts 2:33; Rom. 8:9-11; 2 Cor. 13:13; Gal. 4:4-6; Eph. 2:18; Titus 3:4-6; Heb. 9:14; 1 Pet. 1:2).

God is infinite in power, wisdom, justice, goodness, and love (Job 12:13; 42:2; Ps. 89:14; 107:1; Isa. 55:9; Jer. 32:17; Matt. 19:26; Luke 1:37, 18:7; Rom. 5:8, 11:33-36, 16:27; 1 John 4:7-16).
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God (Mark 9:7; Matt. 3:17; John 3:16; Acts 2:36; Rom. 10:9; 1 Cor. 8:6; Phil. 2:11; Jude 1:4).

The Son is eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father (Luke 10:22; John 1:1, 14, 18; 8:12; 10:30; Phil. 2:6; Col. 1:15, 19; 2:9; Heb. 1:1-5).

Through Him all things were made (John 1:3; 1 Cor. 8:6; Col. 1:16-17; Heb. 1:2).

For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human (Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:30-35; John 1:1-2, 14; Rom. 1:3-4; Gal. 4:4; Phil. 2:6-8; 1 John 1:1-3, 4:2).

The Son of God and our Lord Jesus Christ are one person in whom the divine and human natures are perfectly and inseparably united (Isa. 9:6; Matt. 1:20-23; John 1:14, 14:9-11; Rom. 1:3-4; Col. 1:15-20; 1 Tim. 3:16; Heb 1:1-3).
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life (Isa 11:2; 61:1; 2 Cor. 3:17-18.; John 6:63; Rom. 8:11; Gal 6:8).

The Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified (Matt. 28:19-20; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 2:9-11; 3:16; Gal 4:6). He has spoken through the prophets (2 Sam. 23:2; Isa. 61:1-3; Zech 7:12; Matt. 1:22-23; Heb. 1:1-2; 1 Pet. 1:10-12; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).

He convinces the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment (Mic 3:8; John 16:7-11).

The Spirit leads us through faithful response to the gospel into the fellowship of the Church (John 3:3-6; Rom. 8:9-17; Eph. 2:17-22; Titus 3:4-7).

He comforts, sustains and empowers the faithful and guides us into all truth (John 14:25-26; 16:12-15; Rom. 8:2-6, 12-17, 26-27; 1 Cor. 12:4-11; Gal. 5:16-25).
We believe the Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments, reveals the Word of God so far as it is necessary for our salvation (Ps. 119:105, 130; Matt. 4:1-4; 2 Thess. 2:15; 2 Tim. 3:16-17).

The Holy Bible is to be received through the Holy Spirit as the true rule and guide for faith and practice (Prov. 30:5-6; Jas. 1:21-25; 1 Pet. 1:23-25; Jude 3).

Whatever is not revealed in or established by the Holy Scriptures is not to be made a requirement of faith nor is it to be taught as essential to salvation (Isa. 40:8; 2 Kgs. 17:15; Rom. 1:21; Eph. 4:17-18; Col. 2:8; 2 Tim. 3:16).
We believe humanity is fallen from righteousness and, apart from the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, is without holiness and inclined to evil (Gen. 6:5; Ps. 51:5; Eccl. 9:3; Jer. 17:9-10; Rom. 3:23; 5:12-14; Eph. 2:1-3; 1 John 1:8).

In our own strength, without divine grace, we cannot do good works pleasing and acceptable to God (Ps. 51:5; John 6:63; Rom. 7:14-24; Gal. 5:17; Eph. 2:1).

Influenced and empowered by the Holy Spirit, humans are responsible in freedom to exercise their wills for good (Gen. 2:16-17; Deut. 30:15-20; Josh. 24:14-15; 2 Chron. 7:14; Isa. 55:6-7; Matt. 16:24; Mark 1:17; John 1:12-13; 7:17; Rom. 10:8-9; 1 Cor. 10:13; 2 Pet. 3:9; Rev. 3:20).

We believe that all persons irrespective of their station or circumstances in life have been made in the image of God and must be treated with dignity, justice, and respect. We denounce as sin racism, sexism, and other expressions that unjustly discriminate against any person (Genesis 1-2, Deuteronomy 16:19-20, Luke 11:42, 19:9, Colossians 3:11).
God reconciles us to himself through the death of Christ upon the cross (Matt. 27:26, 50, 59-60; Mark 15:15, 37, 45-46; Luke 23:23-25, 46, 53; John 19:16, 30, 33-34, 38-42; Rom 3:21-26; 5:6-11; 1 Cor. 15:3-4).

God justifies, or accounts righteous, penitent sinners who confess faith in our Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:36; Rom 3:21-30; 4:6-8; 5:6-11; Eph. 1:7-14; 2:3-7; 5:5-10; Col. 3:5-17; 1 Thess. 5:8-10).

By salvation, we mean, more than the promise of eternal life, but a present deliverance from sin, a restoration of the soul to its original purity; a recovery of the divine nature; in righteousness and true holiness, in justice, mercy and truth (Rom. 5:10; 2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 5:22-25; Titus 2:11-12, 3:5; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:9, 2:2).

We are never made righteous inwardly nor accounted righteous before God through our works or merit (Luke 5:32; Rom. 3:21-30; 4:2-5; 11:6; Gal. 2:15-16; Eph. 2:8-10; Titus 2:14; 3:4-7; 1 John 1:9).
God's preventing (or prevenient) grace lightens the effects of original sin even before we are aware of our need for God (Deut. 4:37; 7:6-8; 14:2; Matt 5:45; Luke 15:20; John 6:44; 15:5; 2 Pet. 3:9; Titus 2:11-12).

Prevenient grace prevents the full consequences of our alienation from God and awakens conscience, giving an initial sense of God and the first inclinations toward life (Luke 24:45; John 6:37; 12:32; Acts 16:14; Rom. 8:7-8; 1 Cor. 2:14).

While in our bound and helpless state, preventing grace breaks through and enables genuine response to God's further grace (2 Kings 6:17, 20; John 16:8-11; Acts 2:37; 8:31; 15:8; 16:30).

God's convincing grace awakens in us a desire to flee the wrath to come and enables us to begin to fear God and work righteousness (Hos. 6:1; Mic. 4:1-2; Hab. 2:4; Zech. 8:20-23; John 16:8; Eph. 2:4-5; 2 Cor. 7:9-10; Heb. 13:18).

God's justifying grace works by faith to bring reconciliation to God through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Isa. 53:4-6, 12; John 3:16; Rom. 5:10-11; 2 Cor. 5:18-19; Eph. 2:13-16; Col. 1:19-20; Heb. 2:17).

God's sanctifying grace cleanses us from sin in our thoughts, words and acts, and enables us to live in accordance with God's will (Ps. 51:2, 7-12; Jer. 31:31-34; Ezek. 36:25-27; Gal. 5:16-25; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:7, 9).
On the third day Jesus rose again in accordance with the Scriptures (Matt. 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-11, 36-43; John 20:1-17, 27; Acts 2:22-36; 1 Cor. 15:3-8, 1 Pet. 1:3).

We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come (John 6:39-40; 11:25-26; Rom. 6:5-8; 8:22-23; 1 Cor. 15:20-23, 50-55; Phil. 3:10-12, 20-21; 1 Thess. 4:13-18).

The righteous rise to eternal life and the wicked to eternal condemnation (Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43; 25:31-46; John 5:25-29; Rev. 20:11-15; 21:1-8; 22:1-5).
We believe in one, holy, Christian, and apostolic church (John 10:16; 1 Cor. 12:12-13; Eph. 4:4-6; 5:25-27; 1 Pet. 2:9-10; Rev. 5:9-10).

The Christian Church is the community of all true believers under the Lordship of Christ (Matt. 28:19-20; 1 Cor. 1:2-3; Eph. 2:11-22; Rev. 7:9-10).

It is the redemptive fellowship in which the Word of God is preached by those divinely called, and the sacraments are duly administered according to Christ's own appointment (Jer. 1:5; Acts 2:41-47; 1 Cor. 11:23-27).

Under the discipline of the Holy Spirit the Church exists for the purpose of worship, the edification of believers, and the redemption of the world (1 Cor. 12:27-28; 14:12; Gal. 6:1-2, 6-10; Eph. 4:11-16; Heb. 3:12-14; 10:23-25).
The Sacraments are symbols and pledges of the Christian's profession and of God's love toward us (Mark 14:22-24; Matt 26:26-28; Luke 22:19-20; John 6:53-59; Acts 2:38; Gal. 3:27; 1 Cor. 10:15-17, 11:23-25).

They are means of grace by which God works invisibly in us, quickening, strengthening and confirming our faith in him (John 6:53-58; Rom. 6:3-4; 1 Cor. 10:15-17; Col. 2:12; 1 Pet. 3:20-21).

Two Sacraments are ordained by Christ our Lord, namely Baptism and the Lord's Supper (2 Kgs. 5:14; Isa. 44:3; Ezek. 36:25-27; Mark 14:22-24; Matt. 26:26-28; 28:19; Luke 22:19-20; John 3:5; 6:53-58; Acts 22:16).

Baptism signifies entrance into the household of faith and is a symbol of repentance and inner cleansing from sin, a representation of the new birth in Christ Jesus, and a mark of Christian discipleship (Acts 2:37-39; Rom. 6:1-5; 1 Cor. 12:12-13; Gal. 3:27-28; Col. 2:11-14; Heb. 10:19-22).

We believe children are under the atonement of Christ and as heirs of the Kingdom of God are acceptable subjects for Christian Baptism (Luke 18:15-17; Acts 10:44-48; 16:15, 30-34; 18:8; 1 Cor. 1:16).

The Lord's Supper is a means of grace, a representation of our redemption, a remembrance of the sufferings and death of Christ, and a token of love and union which Christians have with Christ and with one another (Mark 14:22-24; Matt. 26:26-28; Luke 22:19-20; John 6:53-59; 1 Cor. 10:16-17; 11:23-25; Gal. 3:27).
We believe that human sexuality is a gift of God that is to be affirmed as it is exercised within the legal and spiritual covenant of a loving and monogamous marriage between one man and one woman (Exodus 20:14, Matthew 19:3-9, Ephesians 5:22-33).

We are saddened by all expressions of sexual behavior, including pornography, polygamy, and promiscuity, that do not recognize the sacred worth of each individual or that seek to exploit, abuse, objectify, or degrade others, or that represent less than God's intentional design for his children (Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:24, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20).