Our Staff

Pastor--Rev. Dave Matsumura -                                             

I grew up in Hawaii as part of a family of  
seven children and two parents. My mother was the religious force in my early years and we faithfully attended the Baptist church all through my youth. I was fortunate enough to attend a private Episcopal High School, then a Presbyterian related college in Spokane, Washington. The guiding key for me throughout my faith journey has been my mother’s advice that we are Christians before we are Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Catholics or whatever. Our allegiance is first to Christ, then to the denomination that we prefer.

That is what we are trying to do at Hope Church. Our allegiance is first to Christ. Once we have that firmly in our hearts and minds we can live courageously and learn from each other how best to serve God. All of us bring strengths and weaknesses from the traditions of our past. Together we can examine, discover,
and implement all of the best strengths for our spiritual journeys. This is why we emphasize education as a life long habit of the heart and music and worship as a vital part of our spirituality. This is also why we serve a diversity of people while serving God in mission activities.

My hope is that you will find a place of comfort and support among us and that you will discover what God is calling you to be and do while we are together at Hope Church. Welcome to Hope’s growing family!

Administrative Assistant--Kellie Bacani -                             

Choir Director - Mary Jane Claassen