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Tadd Grandstaff

Lead pastor

Pastor Tadd Grandstaff is the founding and Lead Pastor of Hope Church and a graduate of Liberty University. In 2006, Tadd and his wife, Becki, moved to Alamance County, North Carolina, with a God-given vision to build a church that would do whatever it takes to help ALL people Follow Jesus, Grow in Jesus, Live for Jesus, and Go with Jesus.

What began as a step of faith has grown into a life-changing movement of hope. For 20 years, Pastor Tadd has passionately led Hope Church with an unwavering belief that God can use the local church to transform lives locally, nationally, and internationally as the church advances the mission of making disciples.

At the heart of Pastor Tadd's ministry is a passion for helping people discover who Jesus is, and experience the hope, freedom, and abundant life found only in Him. He believes the local church should be a place where everyone is welcome, lives are changed, and people are equipped to make a difference in the world around them.

Tadd and Becki have been married since 2005 and are proud parents to their four children—Brogan, Keaton, Maisy, and Lula. Together, they love calling Alamance County home and consider it one of their greatest privileges to be part of the Hope Church family.
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ELDERS

Mauricio antunes

Michael bryant

johnny campbell

jim cook

doug duggins

tadd grandstaff

Bryant hodges

dave jaeckels

alex miles

dana summers

staff

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LEAD PASTOR MINISTRIES

Tadd Grandstaff

Lead Pastor

Sandie Parker

executive assistant

OPERATIONS & FINANCE

Doug Duggins

Executive Pastor
of Operations

Mike Saylor

Facilities
Cooridinator

Sandie Parker

Executive
Assistant

Megan Bachemin

Connect
Director

WORSHIP & GUEST EXPERIENCES

Bryant Hodges

Executive Pastor
of Experiences

Leanne meads

Guest Services
Coordinator

Joe Carter

service programming
Director

Amy Bowles

executive
assistant

Dallon Moorefield

Worship
Director

AGED-BASED MINISTRIES

Jeanni Miles

Executive Director
of Ministries

Scott Shields

student hope coordinator

NOAH RAWLINGS

COLLEGE & YOUNG ADULT DIRECTOR

kate rorer

hope families administrative assistant

Alden Galvanek

Discipleship
Coordinator 

chazz may

hope kids experience assistant

Dustin Saul

Hope Families Director

leadership structure

SPIRITUAL OVERSEERS

Overseers (Acts 20:17-36; 1 Peter 5:1-5) are (2-3) non-staff-ordained pastors of respected congregations outside Hope Church who know and love Hope Church and the Senior Pastor. These men offer personal wisdom, counsel, and accountability to the Senior Pastor and provide spiritual protection to the church through prayer, helping to counsel the Senior Pastor's spiritual life and ensuring healthy relationships with his wife and family. 

ELDERS

Elders are a minimum but not limited to (7) lay Hope Church Partners and select ordained Hope Church Pastors who are determined by the Senior Pastor and confirmed by the other Hope Church Pastors. They are responsible for working alongside the Senior Pastor to offer general wisdom, encouragement, and counsel to the Senior Pastor and to ensure Hope Church’s teaching and practices remain theologically sound. The Senior Pastor, Hope Church Pastors, and Elders are to be above reproach (Titus 1:6-10) and must have a deep commitment to pray for and serve the needs and ministry of the church (1 Peter 5:1-5). We believe that those responsible for overseeing doctrine in the church (the Senior Pastor, Hope Church Pastors, and Elders) must meet several rigorous qualifications (1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9), one of which being that they must be male. This is because we believe God ordained the family unit, with the father (male) as the head of the home, to serve as a model for the entire church. (1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:6).

SENIOR PASTOR

The Senior Pastor is spiritually responsible for providing biblical vision and direction for Hope Church (Hebrews 13:17), defining and communicating the vision and values, providing spiritual leadership and prayer, and overseeing the day-to-day ministry alongside the Hope Church Pastors and Directors. 

LEAD TEAM

Hope Church is a staff-led church; strategic, spiritual, financial, and ministry decisions are to be made by a team of Hope Church Executive Directors. Our Hope Church Lead Team is determined by our Senior Pastor and consists of select staff who have served with Hope Church for a minimum of 3 years.

FINANCE TEAM

This non-staff team provides financial oversight and leadership for Hope Church. This team consists of mature spiritual lay leaders from the Church with proven experience making important financial decisions. The Finance Team works with the Operations Pastor to ensure compliance with church corporation management policies by approving the major non-budgeted financial commitments for the Church and by approving the annual budget. 

MINISTRY LEADERS

This is a non-staff team comprised of men and women who are fully participating Hope Church Partners, living out Hope Church’s Core Values as demonstrated by their leadership. Those serving on this team know and love Hope Church and are known and respected by the entire staff. While this team does not have any formal authority, they can offer general wisdom, encouragement, and counsel to Hope Church Pastors, Ministry Directors, and Elder Team regarding the overall spiritual health of Hope Church.  But their primary role is to provide the Body with prayer and leadership (e.g., counsel, teach, lead groups, etc.) (Acts 18:24-28, Acts 18:2-3 & 2 Timothy 4:19).

MINISTRY DIRECTORS

The Ministry Directors provide practical ministry oversight and leadership to their specific teams and associated part-time staff. They are responsible for maintaining their ministry areas within the vision and mission of Hope Church. The Ministry Directors are also responsible for implementing policies and managing their ministry budgets.