OUR TEAM

David Dwight

Senior Pastor

Pete Bowell

Senior Associate Pastor

Dr. Wes Peterson

Executive Pastor

Becky Workman

Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor

Julie Lane

Administrative Assistant

Kara Lero

Executive Assistant to the Executive Pastor

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dr. Wes Peterson

Executive Pastor

Pete Bowell

Senior Associate Pastor

Kyle Freedman

Worship + Family Ministries Pastor

Catherine Turner

Discipleship Pastor

Matt Hartman

Missional Pastor

Kelly Pious

Managing Director

MINISTRY OPERATIONS

Rachel Winheim

Ministry Operations Lead

Laura Pruitt

Volunteer Coordinator

Maddy Banholzer

Production + Sunday Serve Coordinator

Ashley Evans

Ministry Experience Coordinator

Stephen Wagner

Ministry Experience Lead

FAMILY MINISTRIES

Amanda Danson

Special Needs Lead

Natalie Wright

Special Needs Coordinator

Aidan Fleming

Hope College + Young Adults Lead

HOPE STUDENTS

Katie Nielsen

Hope Students Lead Pastor

Evan Campbell

High School Lead

Tracey Kelly

Students Small Group Coordinator

Jennifer Kotze

Hope Students Administrator

Ansley Tyre

Ministry Resident

CariJoy Johnson

Hope Kids Lead Pastor

Bernadette Nunn

Preschool Lead

Traci Frazer

Hope Kids Administrator

Aimee Phillips

Hope Kids Volunteer + Small Group Coordinator

Alexa Cates

Hope Kids Evening Service Coordinator

Charis Napier

Worship Lead Pastor

Jake Joseph

Worship Leader

Isaac Nunn

Generations Worship Leader

Thomas Kelly

Music Director

Zack Klosko

Hope Students + Lodge Producer

Jatthan Foster

Digital Media Manager

Kenneth Clouser

Audio Engineer + Livestream Producer

Maddy Banholzer

Production + Sunday Serve Coordinator

Reed Rose

Production Systems Engineer + Special Events Producer

Tera Fleming

Groups Lead

Carly Funkhouser

Discipleship Coordinator

Susan Harrison

Care Coordinator

Tuck Knupp

Ministry Associate

Heather McKinney

Groups Coordinator

Kerri Nagle

Groups Coordinator

Brittany Burns

Wedding Liaison

Madeline Lemelin

Childcare Coordinator

Drew Paulette

Outreach Director + Lodge Pastor

Heather Beckmann

Lodge Ministry Coordinator

Jill Baker

Outreach Coordinator

Jenna Moss

Ministry Resident

Emily Finley

Communications Senior Manager

Karis Keeley

Creative Specialist

Mary Smith

Finance + Human Resources Manager

Steve Burr

Facilities + Operations Manager

Judy Miller

Human Resources + Finance Associate

Erin Bohannon

Generosity + Financial Discipleship Director

Jennifer Love

Capital Campaign + Project Director

Ben Bell

Systems Administrator + Facilities Associate

Holly Brauch

Front Office Coordinator

RETAIL MINISTRIES: HOPE CAFÉ + HOPE THRIFT

Renée Norton

Director of Retail Ministries

Jennifer Glotz

Hope Café Manager

ELDERS

Waverly Henderson

SESSION CLERK

John Arendale

ELDER | SINCE 2025

AJ Karidis

ELDER | SINCE 2025

Shawn Sweeney

ELDER | SINCE 2025

Nan Cook

ELDER | SINCE 2024

Jack DeKorne

ELDER | SINCE 2024

Brad Hypes

ELDER | SINCE 2024

Peggy Krieger

ELDER | SINCE 2023

Holly Clifton

ELDER | SINCE 2022

DEACONS

Whitney Raible

DEACON | SINCE 2025

Barry Schmitt

DEACON | SINCE 2025

Jeremy Taguding

DEACON | SINCE 2025

Jamie Wigginton

DEACON | SINCE 2025

Corey Boyer

DEACON | SINCE 2024

Jordan Smith

DEACON | SINCE 2024

Hunter Wines

DEACON | SINCE 2024

Kelli Gannon

DEACON | SINCE 2023

Andrew House

DEACON | SINCE 2023

Mike Miller

DEACON | SINCE 2023

Andrew Parham

DEACON | SINCE 2023

Trish Wilkins

DEACON | SINCE 2023

Scott Summers

DEACON CLERK