Pastor Rob Seewald serves as pastor of Leesburg Methodist, and lead servant of Front Porch Ministries. His passion for small town and rural churches lead him to create Front Porch Ministries, a ministry linking churches helping them to not just survive, but to thrive and seek new ways to become the church the community needs. For five years, he served as an Associate District Superintendent with the United Methodist Church where he was a voice for the rural and small-town churches. For the past twenty-two years, he has held leadership positions in the Kosciusko County 4-H program, where he continues to devote a great deal of time and energy.

Pastor Seewald resides in Etna Green with his wife Amy and is a father to Beth, Brittany and Anna and grandfather to Braxton, Bailey, and Harper. He holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Evansville, and MDIV from Christian Theological Seminary and doctoral work at Portland Seminary. Rob was ordained as an Elder in in the United Methodist Church and served there for 28 years. On July 1, 2023 his ordination was recognized by the Global Methodist Church.