Staff

Lead Pastor: Rev. Bill Hounshell (click to e-mail)

Pastor Bill graduated from Boyce Bible School and has been in the ministry since 1976. He has pastored throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. The founding pastor of New Hope, Pastor Bill has been serving the church since 1994. He married Linda in 1970 and has been blessed with two children and five grandchildren. He serves as Police Chaplain for four departments in Loveland, Ohio, and enjoys spending time with his family. Pastor Bill loves to shepherd his congregation and considers them to be the greatest group of people that he has ever pastored.

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Director of Music & Technology: Rev. Chris Sammond (click to e-mail)

Chris joined the New Hope staff in October 2011. A graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, TN, he began leading worship toward the end of 1996. Prior to accepting the call into full time Christian service, Chris taught music and drama for several years in public and private schools and entertained a short career in radio. Chris is married to Erika, and together they are the proud parents of Tony, Noah and Chloe. He has served churches in Tennessee, Georgia and Ohio. Chris is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Orange Park, Florida. When not leading worship, Chris can be found listening to his extensive collection of records from the 80's on his Apple products.

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Director of Discipleship & Education: Rev. Curtis Payne (click to e-mail)

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