Our Dedicated Staff
Congregational Care Pastor
David Pletincks
Pastor David has served at Hope since 2001, retiring as Pastor in 2017. He continues on staff serving in visitation and care ministries. He and his wife, Alice, served at Nyack College for 18 years and in pastorates in New York, Ohio, Maryland and Pennsylvania. They have two children and three grandchildren.
Senior Pastor
Dean Lancaster
Pastor Dean is originally from Augusta, GA and has served churches in Connecticut, South Carolina, and Ohio before coming to Hope in 2018. He and his wife, Faith, married in 1994 and have three children.
Ministry Intern
Willem Antonio Duiker
Willem Antonio was raised in State College, PA where his father serves on the faculty at Penn State University. After spending his last two years of High School in Spain, Willem Antonio attends on-line at Crown College while serving as the ministry intern here at Hope.
Spiritual Life Coordinator
Jamie Rodriguez
Jamie began his duties as Spiritual Life Coordinator in 2023 having spent many years as a professional in the automotive industry. He has a passion to encourage others to follow Jesus in their daily lives. Jamie is married to Jan and is the father of one daughter, Macie.
Office Manager
Saralyn Duarte
Saralyn began her duties as secretary in 2005 while also helping her husband Leo in the Youth Ministry of Hope Church. She now serves as the Children’s Ministry Director in addition to her job as Office Manager. She and her husband Leo, have been married since 1986 and have two married children.
Church Secretary
Helen Ostrander
Helen began her duties as secretary in 2022 and has been at Hope since 2002, following her retirement. She and her husband Gene raised their family in Michigan before retiring to Florida in 1995. They have two married sons, five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.