​Benjamin Hitzfeld
​Senior Pastor

​Grace & Peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

My name is Ben Hitzfeld. I am married to my college sweetheart,
Rebekah, and a proud father of our daughter Eliana Marie.
I have had a passion to be a Pastor ever since I was a young kid preaching
to my stuffed animals. I graduated from Manhattan Christian College
(Manhattan, Kansas) in 2009 with a B.S. in Bible/Pastoral Ministry, and
completed my Masters of Divinity through Wesley Seminary at Indiana
Wesleyan University in May 2015. I am a 14 year veteran of the Army
Reserves and currently serving as a Chaplain in the Army Reserves.
I have served in full-time ministry for over 10 years, ministering at
congregations in Indiana and Texas. I'm excited to have made my way
back to Manhappiness, where I can combine two of his greatest joys:
Pastoring and cheering the Wildcats!
I'm a mediocre fantasy football competitor, coffee connoisseur, a bit
OCD, avoid unprotected left-hand turns in traffic, love to wear plaid
shirts, have perfected the art of procrastination, should not be trusted to be
alone with a hammer or any power tools and HATE mushrooms.
Seriously. I. HATE. MUSHROOMS.
My favorite part about ministry is the relationships. I would love to hear
from you. If I can pray for you or encourage you in any way, don’t
hesitate to contact me. ben@fccmanhattan.org

Grace & Peace,

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Ashley VanGilder
​Christian Education Director