Meet Our Team
HOPE RIDGE STAFF
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Peter J. Wolfgang
Pete Wolfgang was appointed Pastor of Hope Ridge UMC and began in July 2024. He previously served as Pastor of two rural UMC churches in the Coshocton area. He has a BA from NYU, an MBA from Columbia, and continues to pursue his Master of Divinity.
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His interest in travel and creative arts has led him to be part of choirs around the world and he has artwork on display in Norway and Italy.​​
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Pastor Pete and his wife Dyan Neary are excited to get to know the Cleveland area and be the hands and feet of Christ, serving Concord and Lake County.
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Lori Toth
Lori has been a part of Hope Ridge UMC since 1996, when she moved to Concord Township from Wisconsin. Lori has a B.S. in Marketing from Indiana University Bloomington. 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
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Christian Brooks
Christian joined the Hope Ridge UMC staff in July 2021 as the early service pianist and in September 2022 became director of the choir. As of January 2023, he also shares his gifts on keyboard at the 10:30AM service with the Praise Team.
Christian loves to bring glory to God and bring others closer to God through his music.
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Accompanist
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Contemporary Worship Coordinator
Jared and his wife Allie joined the Hope Ridge Praise Team in February 2023, playing guitar and singing. In May, Jared was hired as Contemporary Worship Coordinator! The Delaney family moved to the Concord/Painesville area last year, from Nashville, TN, where they were both active and successful in the music industry. Jared has expertise with sound engineering and mixing.
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Jared and Allie have three beautiful children, Luke, Daisy, and baby Lincoln.
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Sydney Mina
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Julia Barrow
Sunday Morning Nursery Caregivers
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Accountant, Controller
Jared Delaney
Marty Kohler
2024 HOPE RIDGE LEADERSHIP
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Judy White
Administrative Council Chair
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Jim Moll
Lay Leader
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Laura Moll
Representative to Annual Conference
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Gary Oyler
Board of Trustees
Chair
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Wynne Bogert
Finance Committee
Chair
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Jerry Tindall
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Chair
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Yvonne Oyler
Nurture Team
Chair
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Sue Nahumck
Adult Nurture Team Rep.
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Carol Benroth
Welcome Team
Chair
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Harry Fishleigh
Send Team
Chair
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Karoline Ferencak
At-Large Member of Ad. Council
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Don Sotka
At-Large Member of Ad. Council
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Gary Baptie
Youth Representative