Staff
New Hope is blessed to have a staff that is willing to lead and serve the church using the gifts God has given them. If there is a need that you have as a member or someone new to our church please don't hesitate to reach out
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1 Timothy 3:1-7 "The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer[a] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil."
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Rick was born in North Carolina, and has been in pastoral work since 1993, serving churches in the foothills of NC as well as south central Virginia. He graduated with an M.Div degree from Gardner-Webb's School of Divinity in 2007, and lives in Rustburg, Va. with his wife, Donna.
Rick has a variety of interests, including music, history, collecting pocket knives, working in firewood, target shooting, and gardening. He also enjoys playing "Papa" to his grandchildren and spoiling them completely.
Rick focuses on the spiritual formation aspect of ministry, and works to help believers grow in their faith.
Leigh Ann is a transplant to Virginia by way of Alabama. She often gets accused of having an accent but argues that it is everyone else who has the accent. She has two mostly adult children who are both married and recently celebrated 25 years with her husband Joe. They are building a house in Spout Spring and have big dreams of eventually having grass in their front lawn instead of red clay dirt. Leigh Ann has a love of travel and can often be found googling airline tickets in her free time. Her hobbies include reading cookbooks, photography, studying interior design and watching British television shows. She completed her associate’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at Liberty University in 2020 and is currently working on a bachelor’s degree in History.