About NorthBranch

Yes! NorthBranch is a worshipping community of Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines and is under Hope’s mission, vision, values, and structure. However, in addition to the alternate location, the vision for NorthBranch is to reach out particularly to the Ankeny community by discerning God’s vision for His church there.

NorthBranch Ministries and Leaders

Administration/Communication:
Kay Hanson– kay.hanson@hopewdm.org
Weekly bulletins; Weekly email; NorthBranch database

Adult Ministry:
Betty Fleming- Adult_ministries@hopenorthbranch.org
Alpha Host Coordination; Spiritual Formation Classes

Children’s Ministry:
Amy Drefke- Amy.drefke@hopenorthbranch.org  
ROOTS Children’s Ministry; Children’s Messages during worship; Vacation Bible School

Design:
Candice Smock- Design@hopenorthbranch.org
Altar set up and design; Worship Space aesthetics

Facility:
Greg Mulder- Facility@hopenorthbranch.org
Recruit and Organize Set-up and Tear-down teams for Sundays

Finance:
Rick Rush- Finance@hopenorthbranch.org
Budget Oversight; Counting the Offering

Hospitality:
Connie Richard- Hospitality@hopenorthbranch.org
Assign Greeters; Schedule Communion Servers; Oversee Café NorthBranch Set up food for worship, adult ministry; Organize volunteers; Communicate Food needs to congregation

Ushers:
Paul Carew- carewpaul@msn.com
Meal Ministry: Deanna Faubus- deannafaubus@yahoo.com
Preparing and delivery meals to NorthBranch people due to illness, births, etc…

Media:
Nathan Smock- North.Media@hopenorthbranch.org
Set up and tear down of media equipment; Running the sound board; Computer operator; Worship, Adult Ministry, Children’s Ministry

Missions:
Larry Welder- Missions@hopenorthbranch.org
Mission of the Month; Local Mission; Global Mission

Music:
Erik Carlson- Music@hopenorthbranch.org
Vocalists; Instrumentalists; Worship and Alpha

Nursery:
Kathy Pilch- Nursery@hopenorthbranch.org
Set up and tear down of nursery for worship; Nursery volunteers

Prayer:
Joy DeJong - Prayer@hopenorthbranch.org
Before and During Worship; Lighthouse Groups

Student Ministry:
Kendra Wendt- Student@hopenorthbranch.org
Ignition – for High School Students; Worship and Small Groups; Special Events

Welcome Center:
DeeDee Godfrey- ldebra.godfrey@wellsfargo.com
Set up and tear down of Welcome Center; Enthusiastic communicator of ministries of NorthBranch and Hope

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Questions? Please email Pastor Scott Rains or call him at 222-1520.