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
 
KEVAN SMITH
Visitation 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
KATIE VAN DAME
Youth Director
KATHY BRAUNSCHWEIG
Youth Ministry
Administrative Assistant
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
CAMPUS COORDINATORS

Dara Eschbach
Rebecca Lill

HOPETOTS LEAD TEACHERS
Ashlyn Jones
Bailey Kolesar
HOPEKIDS LEAD TEACHERS
Jo Baker
Ruth Bergstrom
Ashley Bonn
Annika Carlson
Missy Eastlund
Jeremiah Fischer
Cheryl Glasner
Autumn Gossett
Kelsey Gravalin
Ashley Hogness
Jill Holten
Christi Huether
HOPEKIDS LEAD TEACHERS
Christi Huether
Katy Johnson
Molly Johnson
Peyton Klein
Caitlyn Pithey
Alena Rinas
Netta Schroeder
Kristi Steidl
Grace Surprenant
Susan Vitalis
Sophie Weisz
Claire Peterson

MSM COORDINATORS
Erin Allguire
Kristi Heupel
Gregg Johnson
Cody Portlock
Jessica Lovell-Opdahl
Lori Wetch

HSM COORDINATORS
Jake Himle
Char Kovash
Rachel Pulling

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
SHERI STEIDL-WEIG
Director of Hospitality
KIM KLATT
NC Hospitality Coordinator
BRIDGETTE OHRMUNDT
SC Hospitality Coordinator 
 
 

WORSHIP ARTS

JOHN BEDORE
Executive Minister of Worship
 PAUL NORELL
Associate Director of Worship Arts
 LYDIA HOLDEN
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
VICKI MELCHIOR
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 

ELIZABETH VOUGHT

Graphic Designer and Production

MICKENZE McLEAN
Accounting Assistant
CHRIS SCHLEPP
Building Engineer
KELLY TOPP

Custodian

HOWARD SCHOENHEIT

Custodian

JIM ANDERSON

Custodian

BARRY MORGAN

Custodian

DAVE PETERSON
Director of Food Services

CHILDCARE


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

Eric Carlson – Chair

Jobey Lichtblau – Vice Chair

Steve Scheel

Kara Jorvig

Bill Scoville

Matt Gruchalla

Nicki Johnson

Jessica Kallenbach

Del Kessler

Kevin Christianson

Susan Mjelstad

Mary Rohleder

Aubrey Zuger