Leadership Team at Hope Christian Church
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.
Family and Community Life Pastor, Elder
Steve Brown
Steve has been on staff at the church since July 2017. He serves as the Family 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.
Elder
David Gonzales
David Gonzales has served as an Elder since February 2015 and has been a member since 2009. David is actively involved in Men’s Ministry and small group leadership. He is currently working as an engineer for GE.
Elder
Iain Whitfield
Iain served as Community Life Pastor from 2008 to 2020 and also serves as an elder. He and his wife, Liz, a professional violinist, live in Lexington. They have two grown daughters, both married, and two grandchildren. Iain enjoys road trips, biking and DIY projects.
Youth Pastor, Deacon
Anthony Colarusso
Anthony is a deacon at Hope and in June of 2020 joined the staff as Youth Pastor. He has been attending Hope since 2015 and is a lifelong resident of Stoneham. He formerly was an accountant and in his spare time enjoys playing sports.
Young Adult Intern
Tim Graybill
Tim is the Young Adult Ministry Intern. He began attending Hope in 2018 after moving to the area to attend Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, where he currently is a student. He was recently married to his wife, Sarah, and when he is not studying he enjoys playing sports and being outside.
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 children.
Deacon
David Yi
David has been attending Hope since 2013. He and his wife, Sharlene and their three children live in Winchester. He works as an ophthalmologist in Chelmsford, and he enjoys going on medical mission trips.
Deacon
Bob O’Brien
Bob and his wife Debbie live in Winchester and have been attending Hope since 2016. He has two adult children and twin granddaughters. Bob is a fundraiser for Mass General Hospital and enjoys traveling, tennis, and photography.
Deacon
Debbie O’Brien
Debbie and her husband Bob live in Winchester and have been attending Hope since 2016. They have two adult children and twin granddaughters. Debbie works for an architectural firm in Boston and loves to paint with acrylics and watercolors and write children’s books.
Deacon
Jonas Cummings
Jonas, his wife, Heather, and their four daughters have been attending HCC since 2016. Jonas joined the Deacon team in June of 2017. He currently works in sales for HVAC controls.
Deacon
Stephen Lacorazza
Stephen is a deacon at Hope and also serves as the treasurer. He and his wife, Bianca, and their two sons live in Melrose. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, listening to blues music, and fishing whenever the opportunity presents itself. He currently works at Gordon College as an accountant.