Pastors
Inés Velásquez-McBryde
Inés Velásquez-McBryde is a pastor, preacher, reconciler and mujerista theologian. She is a co-lead pastor and founder of The Church We Hope For. She is originally from Nicaragua, third generation...
Bobby Harrison
Bobby Harrison is a pastor and preacher, writer, and reconciler. He holds an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Journalism degree from Northwestern University. He’s been married to his...
Worship
Elizabeth Hogsten
Elizabeth is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, went to college in Houston, Texas, and lived in South Korea for 7 years prior to moving to Pasadena to attend Fuller Seminary. She...
Hannah Christine Shetler
Hannah Shetler moved to California in 2019 from a small town in Indiana where she led worship for 10 years. She currently attends The Church We Hope For, where she...
Jason Cheung
Jason Cheung is a volunteer worship leader at The Church We Hope For, where he attends with his partner Tammy and son Jonathan. He is a native of Los Angeles...
Nicola Patton
Nicola Patton is a South African-born writer, poet, and ThM graduate from Fuller Seminary. She is working on her PhD with an emphasis on ethics in the book of Ezekiel...
Children & Youth
Amy Harrison
Amy leads our elementary-aged kids ministry called Younger People’s Church. She is a storyteller and adventurer, a curator of wonder, and cultivator of imagination. In her ministry with kids, she...
Mindy Melgar
Mindy Melgar is an educator who holds a Special Education credential and currently coaches high school math teachers at four schools in South Los Angeles. She graduated from Wheaton College...
Operations
Rob McBryde
Rob McBryde provides leadership to several operational areas of the church such as managing databases, finances, organizational structure, and all things web related. Rob earned a Master of Arts in...
Sara Marsh
Sara is Midwest born and raised, but a Californian at heart. She set out west about 15 years ago and never looked back. She currently spends her time as a...