Pastor Stanley Sneeringer was installed as Faith's third senior pastor on May 1, 1982. In 1989, Pastor Sneeringer began work on a Doctor of Ministry program, and received his Doctor of Ministry degree in 1993. His focus was spirituality, especially with regard to those in the congregation between the ages of 26 and 45, the "baby boomer" generation. Pastor Sneeringer resigned in 2000 to become pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana.