Meet The Team
Pastoral Staff
Thom Braun
Lead Pastor
A gifted communicator, Pastor Thom has a unique ability to teach the ways and words of God with passion and authenticity. He has dedicated his life to creating a church environment that equips and launches perpetual generations for radical service to Christ.
Nathan Braun
Executive Pastor
Nathan oversees operations at New Hope along with our connect and outreach ministries. He has a passion for connecting with each and every person that walks through the doors and making them feel like family.
Jay Werner
Pastor of Discipleship
Jay oversees our Discipleship ministries here at New Hope. Passionate about discipleship, He's ready to help you get connected with a life group and offer resources as you go deeper in your walk with Christ.
Tovi & Lindi Delport
Worship Pastors
Tovi & Lindi have been leading worship since the age of 16. They have led many worship teams all over their home country, South Africa. Worship is their greatest passion and they work tirelessly to help prepare and lead us in worship.
Sarah Braun
Pastor of Family Ministries
Always on the move, Sarah is passionate about theology and education. She supports the Family Ministry Leaders of New Hope Kids, Jr. and Sr. Youth, along with their parents to equip our children with the truth of God’s word .
Matt Keith
Pastor of Digital, Intellectual and Physical Property
Matt is passionate about finding solutions. As a result you'll find him working with our various ministries, supporting our building and property teams, helping maintain and upgrade our technology and working with our media team to further develop our online digital presence.
Herm and Cheryl Plett
Pastors of Pastoral Care
Pastor Herm and Cheryl come with years of Pastoral Care Experience and have a heart to pray with and for others. Together they bring a heart posture of love, acceptance, encouragement and a willingness to listen and walk alongside the community at New Hope.
Support Staff
Shirley Parent
Administrator
During the week you’ll find Shirley coordinating all things administrative. She oversees all behind the scenes tasks such as baptisms and child dedications. She works hard to keep us connected to each other and our community.
Terra Keith
Bookkeeper
Terra works to make sure that our resources are ready to invest in Kingdom work. You'll find her crunching numbers and keeping us all on track.
Heather Palaniuk
Director of Jr. Youth
Heather supports our fantastic team of Jr. Youth Leaders as they provide Life Groups and ridiculously awesome activities for students grades 5-8.
David Braun
Technical Director
David oversees all technical and media equipment for all related ministries across all current and future Campuses. With a passion for leading teams that operate and care for all the equipment needed to make church happen, David is always on hand to help support our incredible ministries .
Emily Robins
Director of First Impressions
If you are new to our church, Emily is likely one of the first people you’ll meet, as she makes it a personal mission to ensure every person who walks through the door is welcomed and feels at home.
Michele Koch
New Hope Kids Events Coordinator
Michele oversees our Day Camp, Easter Egg Hunt and Breakfast with Santa events and is passionate about children getting to know Jesus for the first time and inviting volunteers to love and serve Jesus through these mission events!
Ethan Braun
Director of Sr. Youth
Ethan gives leadership to our Sr. Youth ministry, supporting and coaching his amazing team of volunteers on Tuesday nights and supporting Life Groups throughout the week. He works to support students directly in their schools throughout the week.
Tean King
Director of New Hope Kids
Tean supports all the awesome leaders of our Nursery, Kids Church and Registration Teams. She has a passion for making New Hope a place where children can build relationship that led them to know, love and serve Jesus!
Ashley Young
Director of Worship
Ashley supports our Worship Pastors at all worship services at our current and future New Hope campuses. One of her main duties is to equip and support kids, youth and Young Adult worship services. She is a talented musician and vocalist and you can tell she has a passion for Jesus where ever she leads.
Peter Sawatzky
Property Manager
Peter offers incredible support to our property and maintenance volunteers. He works to coordinate and lead our amazing property team and keeps everything running here at New Hope. You'll often find him wondering the halls lining up the next projects that can be tackled.