Staff
Justin Fuhrmann
Lead Pastor
Rev. Justin Fuhrmann is the Lead Pastor at Oak Hills United Methodist Church. He is an Ordained Elder in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Studies, Archaeology, and Classical Studies from the University of Evansville; a M.Div. from Emory University; and a Th.M. in New Testament from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Before coming to Oak Hills he pastored at Hartzell, Miami Whitewater, Spencerville Trinity, and Montezuma United Methodist Churches, and taught Old and New Testament at Olivet Nazarene University. His passions for ministry are in the areas of teaching, preaching, discipleship, and worship. He and his wife Melissa have been married for 22 years. They have one teenage daughter, Ashlyn, and a 12 year old son, Jeffrey. Justin’s hobbies include IndyCar Racing and playing board games with his friends and family.
Ali Scully
Youth Coordinator
Ali is a lifelong Westsider who has always been led by God to help others and serve those in need. Her interests include spending time with her daughter, teaching youth, volunteering, rescuing animals, nature, photography, crafts and reading books. Her favorite book is: “Everybody Always”.
Karen Freudemann
Director, Contemporary Worship Music
Karen and her husband David were married and started attending Oak Hills United Methodist Church in 1988. Shortly thereafter their children Kellie and Matthew were born. Karen gave her life to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in 1996. The Lord then lead Karen to use her love of music to start Resurrection, the Praise and Worship Band at Oak Hills in 2002 with her 2 sisters, Kris Smith and Kathy Walker, and her brother-n-law, Ray Walker. Karen loves worshiping her Lord through music, gardening, and spending time with her family and their Puppalove Tucker!
Debbie McCane
Administrative Assistant, Church Office
Debbie has spent most of her life in church. She is currently serving at First Presbyterian of Harrison as a Deacon and serves in the Missions ministry. She also volunteers her time with English Springer Rescue of America (ESRA) and has fostered a few seniors and has three current springers in residence. Debbie also serves on the Tree Board for the city of Harrison. Her favorite pastimes include bread baking, gardening, quilting, sewing, basket weaving, card making, and spending time with her two adult children and their spouses.
Donna Patrick
Custodian
Donna Patrick is our church custodian and has been with the church since 2024. She is a Westside gal. She loves being a mom and a caregiver. God has blessed her with two special needs young adults, her daughter Jennifer and her son Bobby. She loves to volunteer and has been blessed with many talents. She loves crafts, painting, sewing, woodworking, power tools, gardening, landscaping and baking. She has a background in dance, cheerleading, and baton. she loves to coach and has done life with her Bible study group for the last fourteen years. She gets joy out of cleaning God’s house. Her favorite song is Amazing Grace.