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Our Mission

At Hope, we try to help people do four things... grow in their faith, unite as a family, serve as a follower of Jesus and share Jesus with others.  

Grow in Faith:  We know it is important to grow in faith.  This is a lifelong goal.  There will never come a time in our lives where we say, "thank you God, I have grown enough."  We grow through the study of God's Word in the Bible, through learning how to follow Jesus and through serving our neighbor.

Unite as a Family:  This is true for us as the body of Christ as well as for every family.  We want to grow together in our walk with the Lord.  God never intended for us to go through life alone.

Serve as a Follower of Jesus:   Serving Him means serving our neighbors.  I'm reminded of Jesus' summary of the 10 commandments, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind... You shall love your neighbor as yourself."  Matthew 22:37-39.  The two, love of God and neighbor, simply always go together. 

Share Jesus with Others: We grow, unite, and serve SO THAT we can share Jesus with those around us. Go and make disciples.

Our School

Hope Lutheran School serves early childhood needs from 6 weeks old to Kinder-Prep.  We are a faith-based Christian learning center where children are loved and learn through laughter and play.  To find out more about our school please check our school page on this website.

Our Faith

Hope Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS).  Please visit www.lcms.org for more information. 

As Christians, we respond to the love of the Triune God:  We believe that our Heavenly Father is the Creator of all that exists.  This was God’s first act of love for us, that he gave us life. We believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, whose suffering, death and resurrection from the dead saved us from our own sins, from death itself and from the devil.  This was God’s ultimate act of mercy and love, that He gave His life for ours.  We believe in the Holy Spirit, that He strengthens our faith, encourages us daily as we strive to walk with the Lord and grow in our faith.

Our congregation believes that the Bible reveals Jesus to us as our Savior and Lord.  We believe the Bible to be “God-breathed” as Paul states in 2 Timothy 3:16.  Our teachings and beliefs are all grounded in the Scriptures.

Martin Luther summarizes the basis of the Christian faith in three short phrases:

1) Grace Alone – There is nothing a person can do to earn their salvation.  Salvation is a free gift that relies completely on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus who has mercy on broken people and broken lives.

2) Faith Alone – The forgiveness of sins, life eternal and salvation all come to us through faith.  Faith is a trust in the work of Christ on our behalf.  It is often said that faith is the vessel which holds on to grace.  It is our faith that motivates us to follow Jesus in our thoughts, our words, our actions.

3) Scripture Alone – As stated above, the Bible is the inerrant, error-less Word of God and is the only rule and guide for our lives and our beliefs.

We would love for you to join us for worship! First time visitor? Find out more here!

Our Staff

Pastor Eric Hiner  ehiner@hopelubbock.com

Pastor Hiner is a 2007 graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.  He joined the Hope staff in August of 2014 as the lead pastor.  He is married to Heather and is blessed with three beautiful daughters, Kathryn, Lauryn and Madelyn.   

Pastor Stephen DeMik sdemik@hopelubbock.com

Pastor Stephen is a 2008 graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. After serving 15 years in Cypress, TX on a large church staff and as a church planter, he was called by Hope in 2024. Stephen is also commissioned as a Navy Chaplain and serves in various capacities in the US Navy. He is married to Natalie and they are blessed with four children, Benjamin, Phoebe, Zoe, and Joseph.

Laura Truelock, Congregation Ministry Coordinator ltruelock@hopelubbock.com

Laura is a lifelong member of Hope. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Psychology. She began as our Congregational Ministry Coordinator in 2014.  Laura manages the church records, coordinates ministry events and handles communications.  She is married to Cory and is blessed with a daughter, Caly and son, Cason.

Gabbie Schilling, Music Director   gschilling@hopelubbock.com

Gabbie leads worship for the church and also the music program for the school. She graduated from WTAMU with a bachelors in Elementary Education. She also attended South Plains College and completed the Commercial Music Program.

Heather Hiner, School Director  hhiner@hopelubbock.com

Heather began teaching at Hope in 2014.  She received her Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and has her Lutheran Teaching Diploma as well. She has been teaching in the Lutheran school system for 11 years. She has tremendous experience in the classroom and in early childhood education.  She is married to Eric and has three daughters; Kathryn, Lauryn and Madelyn.

Tammy Voight, School Administrator tvoight@hopelubbock.com

Tammy joined the Hope family in the summer of 2018 and she stepped into the roll of School Administrator soon after. Tammy has years of experience being a school administrator. She is married to Randy and has 4 children and 7 grandchildren.

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Our Core Values

• A worship service where God’s grace is approachable, and our response is reverent

• Service to our community with the love of Jesus 

• A genuine love for people’s souls

• A desire to show everyone they belong in God’s family

• A care for the next generation and their families

• Every Christian has a Godly purpose

Our Mission and Ministry Board (2024-2025)

President- Chris Lewis ( chrislewisdistributing@gmail.com )

Vice President- Bill Jarman ( bcjarmanjr@yahoo.com )

Treasurer- Mike Thomann ( mwthomann@gmail.com )

Secretary- Dawn Moore ( dmoore@parkhill.com )

Members at Large: Beckie Crawford, Ameri Gurley, Brian Hiner, Lance King and Gretchen Koen