Meet Our Team

Jim Szakacs

Jim has been Pastor at Hope Ridge UMC since July 2021. He is a graduate of Capital University of Columbus, Ohio. He previously served for 13 years as Executive Director and Pastor of The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland. During that time he also served as the Associate Pastor of New Vision at Garfield Heights United Methodist Church.

Jim and his wife Robin met as teens at Annual Conference at Lakeside, Ohio. Together they have three adult children and six grandchildren.

Pastor

jim@hoperidge.com

Lori Toth

Lori has been a part of Hope Ridge UMC since 1996, when she moved to Concord Township from Wisconsin. She has been the Office Administrator since 2013, and loves helping people get connected and involved in the Hope Ridge ministries.

She and her husband John have two adult children.

Office Administrator

hopeoffice@hoperidge.com

Jonathan Gordon

Jonathan joined the Hope Ridge UMC staff as the Accompanist in October 2013. Following that, he has served in the role of Worship Director since 2015.

Jonathan is married to Sarah, an active member of the Praise Team and Financial Committee. They welcomed Olivia Grace, their first child, in September 2020.

Worship Director

jonathan@hoperidge.com

Greg Pribulsky

Greg joined Hope Ridge UMC in 2020 as part of the Media Team, serving as the Media Director. Greg has more than fifteen years in technical theater production experience.

Greg is married to his wife Donna.

Worship Media Director

greg@hoperidge.com

Christian Brooks

Christian joined the Hope Ridge UMC staff in July 2021 as the early service pianist. He moved to the Cleveland area from Uniontown, PA, and is excited to meet the congregation and get involved in the ministries here at Hope Ridge.

Accompanist

christian@hoperidge.com