My name is Michael Shetler. I’m an MDiv student at Fuller Theological Seminary in my final year of education. I’m also a pastor’s kid originally from Northern Indiana who has grown up primarily in an Anabaptist mega-church tradition. What excites me about an internship at the Church We Hope For...

Mondo Scott is an artist, photographer, longtime pastor, and faithful innovator aspiring to lead others toward peace, healing, and wholeness centered in Jesus. He is married to his BFF Salena and is a proud #girldad of his super dope daughter Selah.

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 has a Master’s in Piano Performance from the University of Maryland as well as a Master’s of Divinity from Fuller....

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 feels blessed to be a part of the worship team and church familia.

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 at Radboud University in the Netherlands. When she’s not buried in books, she’s out with her husband, Alex, hiking, camping,...

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 and has spent nearly 20 years leading worship.

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 and got her Education Masters and clear credential at Loyola Marymount University and CSU Dominguez Hills, respectively. She and Elias...

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 Youth Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary and a Bachelor of Science in Technology from Arkansas State University. After several...

Inés Velásquez-McBryde is a pastor, preacher, reconciler and mujerista theologian. She is the lead pastor and co-founder of The Church We Hope For. She is originally from Nicaragua, third generation pastor, and the first pastora in her family. Inés earned her MDiv at Fuller Theological Seminary where she served as...