Hope Church is in the middle of a transition of its pastoral leadership. We are currently being served by an interim pastor and preparing to search for a new permanent pastor. This page will provide updated information as the transition progresses.

Interim Pastor: Rev. Wendy Miller Olapade

The Rev. Wendy Miller Olapade came to Hope Church as interim pastor in the summer of 2008, and we anticipate that she will be with us well into 2009 until a permanent pastor is secured. Rev. Wendy comes to Hope Church with a variety of chaplaincy, settled pastoral and interim pastor experience. Here is a more detailed biography.

Church profile

As an early step in the transition process, this profile of Hope Church has been developed.

Nominating Committee

Hope Church established a Nominating Committee, charged with identifying the gifts of other covenant partners and inviting them to serve in various ways. Its members are Laura Everett (chair), Bruce Baker, Kate Dare-Winters, Melissa Kreider, Beverly Pacheco, and J Conlon (ex oficio as Moderator of Hope Church). The Nominating Committee has made its nominations, presented in this letter, for positions on the Leadership Circle and the Pastoral Search Committee, positions that will be elected by the congregation Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.

Bylaws

A set of bylaws for Hope Church were adopted at a congregational meeting on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. This Nov. 22 bylaws draft is very close to the version that was adopted. The bylaws as adopted will be posted on this web site soon.

Pastoral Search Committee

A search committee, consisting of 6 to 8 covenant partners, will soon be appointed to conduct a search for a permanent pastor. Here is a description of the committee's responsibilities and charges. A congregational meeting to elect members of this committee has been scheduled for after church on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.