Our Team

Our staff is dedicated to nurturing spiritual growth through emotional health, fostering deeper discipleship, and empowering authentic, Christ-centered leadership.

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Drew Hyun

Lead Pastor

info@hopechurchnyc.org

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Walt Quick

Midtown Location Pastor

walt@hopechurchnyc.org

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Jeff Truong

West Side Location Pastor

jeff.truong@hopechurchnyc.org

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Emily Yung

East Village Location Pastor

emily@hopechurchnyc.org

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Jordan Varghese

East Village Teaching Pastor

jordan@hopechurchnyc.org

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Yen-Yen Chiu

West Side Family Pastor

yen-yen@hopechurchnyc.org

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Taylor Fagins

West Side Community Life Director

taylor@hopechurchnyc.org

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Alex Hong

The Hub NYC Building Manager

meetings@hopechurchnyc.org

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Dave Jennings

Church Administrator

dave@hopechurchnyc.org

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Eliana Laessig

Hope Collective Worship Director

eliana@hopechurchnyc.org

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Nico Laessig

Alpha Director

nico@hopechurchnyc.org

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Ronalda Nicholas

Midtown Pastoral Resident

ronalda@hopechurchnyc.org

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David Shim

Assistant Pastor

david@hopechurchnyc.org

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Jimmy Quan

West Side Worship Director

jimmy.quan@hopechurchnyc.org

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Amanda Florian

East Village Worship Director

amanda@hopechurchnyc.org

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Devin Wharwood

East Village Community Life Pastor

devin@hopechurchnyc.org

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Jaclyn Childress

NextGen Director

jaclyn@hopechurchnyc.org

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Christina Jackson

Executive Assistant

christina.jackson@hopechurchnyc.org

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Winnie Lee

Admin Assistant + Midtown Prayer Director

winnie@hopechurchnyc.org

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Ethan Chow

Midtown Connections Team

ethangchow@gmail.com

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Rachelle Ng

Ministry Facilitator for Lead Pastor

rachelle@hopechurchnyc.org

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Peter Cho

East Village Pastoral Resident

peter@hopechurchnyc.org

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Chris Lin

Midtown Worship Director

chris.lin@hopechurchnyc.org

Dorcas Antwi

Pastoral Intern

dorcas@hopechurchnyc.org

Locations

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East Village

East Village
East Village
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Midtown
Midtown
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Midtown

West Side
West Side