Meet Our Team
Jim Szakacs
Jim has been Pastor at Hope Ridge UMC since July 2021. He is a graduate of Capitol 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
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
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
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
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
Our Church Council
Harry Fisheligh
Administrative Council Chair
Mark Seyfried
Lay Leader
Laura Moll
Representative to Annual Conference
Patrick Newby
Board of Trustees Chair
Steve Monthey
Finance Committee Chair
Jamie Chamberlain and Lola Meek
Staff-Parish Relations Committee
Co-Chairs
Yvonne Oyler
Nurture Team
Sue Nahumck
Adult Nurture Team Rep.
Sharyce Newby
Welcome Team
Joe King
Send Team
Gail Lowe
At-Large Member of Ad. Council
Gretchen Seyfried
At-Large Member of Ad. Council
Joe King
At-Large Member of Ad. Council