Our Staff:

Pastor John Van Meerbeke

Pastor Van Meerbeke has been the Pastor at Living Hope since 1999.  He has a degree in English from the University of Delaware and is also a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  Before coming to Living Hope he was the Pastor of Merrimack Valley Community Church in North Andover, Massachusetts.  John and his wife Barb have three grown sons and a growing number of grandchildren.

PASTOR SHANE m. BENNETT

Pastor Bennett was born and raised in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and has been a Pastor at Living Hope since 2022.  He graduated from Baptist Bible College in 2008 and graduated from Westminster Seminary California in 2013.  Before coming to Living Hope, he was pastor at Faith OPC in Fawn Grove, Pa. and was later the church planting pastor for Reformation OPC in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Shane enjoys the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing and will eat almost any wild game meat.  Shane and his wife Rachelle have 4 children at home.

Our Elders:

Rev. John Van Meerbeke, Pastor

Rev. Shane M. Bennett, Assoc. Pastor & Moderator

Rev. John W. Mallin

Mr. Johnny Johnsson, Ruling Elder, Clerk of Session

Mr. Timothy Shatzer, Ruling Elder

Dr. Chris Wetzel, Ruling Elder

Mr. Robert McKeen, Ruling Elder

Our Deacons:

Mr. David Craine, Treasurer

Mr. Thomas Johnston

Mr. Douglas Forbeck