At New Hope we believe in ministry as a conduit to live our Christian faith. You can find the emails for our teams below or at this link . Please don't hesitate to email if you have any questions or are interested in joining a team. 

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Congregational Care 

Encourages everyone to be involved in caring for other members of our congregation and for ourselves

• In-Home Communion
• Stephen Ministry
• Prayer Chain

Faith Formation 

 Nourishing and renewing faith by study and reflection of scripture.

• Small Group Leader
• Sunday School Teacher/Substitute
  
• Confirmation Guest Teacher

Fellowship 

Provides an atmosphere of hospitality in between worship services on Sunday mornings and for special congregational events.

• Special Event Help
• Sunday Morning Hospitality Help

Finance 

 Records and reports income and expenses and oversees church financial accounts. In addition, the team prepares financial policy and procedural statements and the annual budget for Council approval -no accounting or budgeting experience is required.  

• Sunday Morning Offering Counter
• “Simply Giving” Online Giving Tool
• Budget Preparation

Music 

Plans, enlists, trains, and empowers people of all ages (with all sorts of gifts) to contribute in different ways as we discover, enrich, and celebrate our relationship with God during worship.

• Joyful Noise (8:30 am Band) and Choir (10 am)
• Special Music: Handbells, Soloists, and ensembles
• Sound Techs (8:30 am & 10 am)

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Outreach 

 Doing God's Work with Our Hands out in the world.

• Meals for Men’s Shelter and Rt 1 DayCenter
• Prison Ministry
• Disaster Relief

Property 

Tends the operation and maintenance of the house that we worship in, keeping the building itself in a good state of repair, and all of the normal jobs that are associated with keeping the house in order.

• Building Repairs and Maintenance
• Grass Cutting / Lawn Care
• Interior Furniture and Furnishings

Stewardship 

Caring for and sharing of our God-given gifts.

• Stewardship Campaign
• Spiritual Gifts Survey

Technology 

Spreading the gospel by continuing to evaluate, dream, and implement how to enhance worship, teaching, evangelism and communication through the use of technology.

• Sunday Morning Audio/Visual Assistant
• Computer - Networking
• Computer Program Guru

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Witness 

Inviting neighbors and engaging the community to spread the love of Jesus.

• Publicity
• Cookie Baking for Visitors
• Neighborhood Visits

Worship 

 Enhances the church seasons and lessons, as we interpret, plan, and implement ways to best present our church to others and ourselves through the worship services we offer.

• Sunday Altar Preparation
• Bulletins
• Worship Volunteer Organizer

Youth 

Nurtures relationships with God and one another in a supportive, encouraging environment

• Participant
• Mentor
• Adult Adviser

congregationalcare@newhopelutheran.org.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................Peggy Johnson
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council@newhopelutheran.org.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Mary Thomas

education@newhopelutheran.org..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Jim Rossi

fellowship@newhopelutheran.org.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Deanna Lentz
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finance@newhopelutheran.org.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Charlie Bailey

music@newhopelutheran.org............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dr. David A. Fanning

outreach@newhopelutheran.org...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Kathy Piet

property@newhopelutheran.org....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Chris Winslow

stewardship@newhopelutheran.org............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Karen Phelps 

witness@newhopelutheran.org..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Rona Green

worship@newhopelutheran.org.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Sue Moyer