Welcome!
We are Mike and Ashley Hadinger.
We have led Sunbury Assembly since February 2024, after ten years in various pastoral around Ohio. We're passionate about following Jesus and living out the story of Scripture. We want to be people that are being changed with Jesus and making the world around us better, and that's who we want our church to be too. Mike was raised in both the Cleveland area and Mexico (as a missionary kid), while Ashley grew up across various parts of Northeast Ohio. We love Cleveland sports and are grateful to put down roots in this part of our Buckeye state. We'd be honored for you to join us!
Meet the Team
​Delta
The kind of church we want to be...
A delta is what happens when a river meets the ocean. The river branches out and fresh water mixes with salt water to create something different, something new. We want to be people where every area and time of our lives is changed because Jesus is there.
Jesus (as our friend, John 15:15) embraces and (as our king, Philippians 2:9-10; John 18:36) rearranges our relationships, finances, careers, friendships, romantic pursuits, callings, politics, worldviews, passions, dreams, enjoyments, hurts, traumas, and brokenness. In every season (highs, lows, and routine middles) Jesus calls us to follow, trust, and worship Him.
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Just as fresh water and salt water meet in this ecological phenomenon, we believe our church can be a place where people that often "don't mix" (because of background, race, gender, education, or economic status) can gather and help each other grow as whole-hearted disciples of Jesus (Joel 2:28-29; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Revelation 9:10-11).
Our Values
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Open-Handed.
As a church, we are generous, and resist living in a scarcity mentality because our God provides all of our needs (Matthew 6-7; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Philippians 4:19).
We give and serve our church and world, following the example of Jesus who first gave us everything (Acts 4:33-35; 2 Corinthians 9:6-12; Galatians 6:2 Ephesians 4:11-18; Philippians 2:1-11).
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Whole-Hearted.
We embrace the idea that discipleship is about inviting health into every part of our lives. While we give sacrificially, we also invest in and care for our health as people and as a church. Importantly, we put people over ministry because people are the ministry.
We are transparent and allow Jesus to have access to every part of us, hiding nothing from him (Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Psalm 119:10-15; Psalm 139:23-24; Luke 10:26-28; Romans 12:1-12).
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Spirit-Sourced
We rely on the Holy Spirit to lead and empower us though our increasingly complex world, and clarify our mission (Acts 1:8; Romans 8:2-6:26).
The Holy Spirit points us to Jesus and illuminates Scripture (Luke 3:22; John 14:15-17, 26).
We pray and seek God first, and we live and serve from this place; and not doing this by our own strength, but with the help of the Holy Spirt and the gifts given to us (1 Corinthians 12).
