Staff
Family, Youth, and Community Life Pastor, Elder
Steve Brown
Steve has been on staff at the church since July 2017. He serves as the Family, Youth, and Community Life Pastor. He has served as an elder since April 2018. He and his wife Merri and their two children live in Stoneham. In his spare time Steve enjoys hiking, trips to the coast, and watching Red Sox baseball.
Teaching Pastor, Elder
Todd Cravens
Todd is the Teaching Pastor and an elder at Hope and has been serving the church since 2008. He and his wife, Alisa, and their three children live in Woburn. In his spare time, Todd enjoys running, reading, and photography.
Children’s Ministry Director and Deacon
Amma Bigbi
Amma has been at Hope since 2019. She has served in the youth ministry and hosts a LIFE group. She works at Lexington Christian Academy and is a student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Amma began serving as a Deacon in June 2021 and in April 2022 has come on staff as the Children’s Ministry Director.
College Ministry Intern
Wesley Sprague
Wesley began attending Hope in the fall of 2019. After graduating from Gordon College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies he began on staff as a College Ministry Intern in the summer of 2021. He helps lead night LIFE, the college-age and older young adult ministry on Sunday nights. He also serves as one of Hope’s worship leaders.
Office Administrator
Alisa Cravens
Alisa has been a member of Hope since 2008 but joined the staff as the Office Administrator in the summer of 2016. She has been blessed by being a part of Hope through the years and thoroughly enjoys serving in this way. She and her husband have three adult children.