Pastor Jon is the founding pastor of Hope Community Church. He and his wife Beth were married in 1980, and they have 2 wonderful daughters (Krista & Kathleen), a wonderful son-in-law (Tim), and an awesome grandson (Jackson). Jon graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1979 and received his Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in 1998.
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Pastor Diego came to Hope Community Church in January 2008 to serve as an intern while completing his D-Min degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfield, IL. While living in Santa Cruz, Bolivia he met a missionary named Rebecca Pierce, who just happened to one of the original members (and first missionary) of Hope Community Church! He and Rebecca were married in 2005 and are now the proud parents of their son John! Pastor Diego received his BA from Barclay College in 1992 and his Master of Divinity from Azusa Pacific University in 1995 .
Hope Community Church is a congregationally ruled church which annually elects Elders who serve overseeing the church and appoint ministry leaders to serve the congregation.
Our Elders
Harold Templeton – Church Chairman
Tim Reder
Dennis Zimmer
Our Leadership Team
Susan Zimmer – Community Life
Doug Fetterman – Discipleship
Joe Higgins – Public Relations
Julie Schnepper – Outreach