Hope Leadership

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 DeMik 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. 

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 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 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. 

Natalie DeMik grew up outside of Houston and graduated from Valparaiso University in May of 2004 with a Bachelor's degree in Theology and Greek. In December of 2005, Natalie was Consecrated as a Lutheran Deaconess through the Lutheran Deaconess Association (LDA). She spent years working at daycare and childcare facilities in Detroit, Pennsylvania, and Missouri while eventually landing at an inner-city middle school in St. Louis as the Librarian and then in the Social Work department. Natalie is passionate about family discipleship, serving the community, and spending time with her husband and 4 children.