Welcome to Hope!

Hope Lutheran is one congregation serving three locations unified in mission. This unity multiplies Hope Lutheran’s efforts to reach out to our community and our world with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Culture can be defined as a set of shared values and practices of a group. As followers of Jesus Christ, who we are and why we exist is defined by the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our relationship with Jesus calls us to look different than this world (Romans 12:2.) The Culture of Hope (below) examines 13 core shared values that define us as people of hope. Here, hope refers to both a theological reality and to our ministry together as a congregation. We are people of hope! We belong to a church named Hope, and more importantly we are defined by the hope we have in Jesus Christ. These are values that inspire and inform how we live out our faith. 

OUR PASTORS

PAUL NYNAS
Senior Pastor
MIKE TOOMEY
Executive Pastor
STEVEN DUNKEL
Executive Pastor
SARAH SEIBOLD
Pastor
BEN JACOBSON
Pastor
BEN SULLIVAN
Pastor
STEFANIE JORDHEIM
Pastor
 
BILL AHLFELDT
Visitation Pastor
ANDRIA MESSELT
Pastoral Intern

Youth Ministry

NICOLE WEISZ
Director of Children’s Ministry
KIM BEDORE
Associate Director of Children’s Ministry
REBECCA LILL
Associate Director of Children’s Ministry
KATIE VAN DAME
Youth Director
KATHY BRAUNSCHWEIG
Youth Ministry
Administrative Assistant
TRISHA MOSHER
Youth Ministry
Administrative Assistant
HOPETOTS LEAD TEACHERS

Grace Surprenant, SC

Melanie McGraw, WC

Alora Rude, WC
HOPEKIDS LEAD TEACHERSD
Cheryl Glasner, SC 2
Jeremiah Fischer, SC PK
Jo Baker, SC PK
Katy Johnson, SC 4
Peyton Klein, SC 5
Ruth Bergstrom, SC 3
Susan Vitalis, SC 3-5
Sophie Weisz, SC PK
Zach Jackson, SC PK-1
Missy Eastlund, SC 2-3
Caitlyn Pithey, NC PK
Alena Rinas, NC PK-1
Kristi Steidl, NC 2-5
Jake Himle, NC 4-5
Molly Johnson, NC K-1
Ashley Hogness, WC 4-5
Autumn Gossett, WC 1-3
Dara Eschbach, WC PK-5

Bailey Nieman, WC PK-1

HOPEKIDS CAMPUS COORDINATORS

Missy Eastlund, SC

Dara Esbach, WC

 

MSM COORDINATORS

Catie Baker-Willprecht, SC 6
Cody Portlock, SC 7
Kristi Heupel, SC 8
Jessica Lovell-Opdahl, NC 6
Erin Allguire, NC 7 & 8
 

HSM COORDINATORS

Jake Himle, NC

Katy Johnson, SC

Katie Oster, SC

ADULT MINISTRY

JUDY SIEGLE AAMODT
Director of Women’s Ministry
CASEY CARLSON
Adult Ministry Admin Assistant
KIM YOUNGQUIST
Stephen Ministry Coordinator
BARBARA VAN DAME
HopeCare Administrative Assistant
ABBY KILAND
Director of Hospitality
KIM KLATT
NC Hospitality Coordinator
BRIDGETTE SCHLENNER
SC Hospitality Coordinator 
JODI HINTON
SC Hospitality Coordinator
MELISSA SCHWENGLER
WC Hospitality Coordinator
 
 

WORSHIP ARTS

JOHN BEDORE
Executive Minister of Worship
 PAUL NORELL
Associate Director of Worship Arts
 ALI DOUGLAS
Worship Arts Administrative Assistant
JUSTIN MORKEN
Director of Technical Arts
PRESTON OWEN
Director of Video Arts
JOE WEATHERLY
Technical Arts Coordinator
HEIDI IVESDAL

Worship Leader

ANDRIA MESSELT

Worship Leader

ANNA MITCHELL
Worship Leader
PAUL LUTHI

Worship Leader

RACHEL PULLING
Worship Leader
HOPE BROWN JOHNSON

Worship Leader

 

SARA LICHTBLAU
Worship Leader &
Praise Choir Director
AMBER SAZAMA
Sanctuary Choir Director &
Hosanna Kids Choir Director

DONNA ATHERTON
Organist & Bell Choir Director

ADMINISTRATION

JUDY AAFEDT

Executive Director of Ministry Operations

ASHLEY LIVDAHL
Assistant to the Senior Pastor
TRISHA MOSHER

Administrative Assistant

JEREMIAH FISCHER
Director of Information Technology
SARAH DEVRIES
Accountant
JULIE BAUER 
Administrative Assistant
KELLY BISCHOF

Director of Marketing
and Communication 

OLIVIA KOSKELA

Graphic Designer
and Production Coordinator

MICKENZE McLEAN
Accounting Assistant
CHRIS SCHLEPP
Building Engineer
KELLY TOPP

Custodian

HOWARD SCHOENHEIT

Custodian

TIFFANY HEILLE

Custodian

ZACHARY STERNBERGER

Custodian

DAVE PETERSON
Director of Food Services

CHILDCARE


JACKIE BERNDT
Hope Center for Learning Director
Ashley Isgrig
Childcare Coordinator
North Campus
NIKKI DARLING
Childcare Coordinator
South Campus
CHURCH COUNCIL BOARD MEMBERS

Jobey Lichtblau – Chair

Nicki Johnson – Vice Chair

Eric Carlson – Past President 

Kara Jorvig

Bill Scoville

Steve Scheel

Kasey McNary

Jessica Kallenbach

Del Kessler

Kevin Christianson

Susan Mjelstad

Jason Loney

Aubrey Zuger