THE TEAM

Wow…. you look familiar!…

Aw come on, we’re just playing about – the bio’s might be correct but the photo’s sure aren’t. To get the real us you’re just going to have to pop in!

Shane Read

Shane spends so much time around Hope it’s like he’s the head cheese. We’ll let him keep thinking that as long as he keeps meeting with people, mentoring youth, taste testing Hope Kitchen Café’s coffee concoctions, holding the fort in goliath-like fashion…

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Lydia Read

Lydia’s international woman-of-mystery gig can only last for so long, so we’ve let her come and go as much as she wants at Hope until she settles down. To help earn her keep we’ve got her speaking, mentoring, dreaming and scheming but never, ever, singing.

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Gail Marquet

Meet this blond bombshell and you’ll know what we mean when we say amazing! She’s a social worker, adoptive Mum to international students, Te Araroa walkers, retired greyhounds and anything else that needs loving…. and feeding. Including the pastors team, which she’s one of.

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TeMiri Bevan

Floats like a pastor, strums like a bee, this pastor serves all the eyes can see. A coffee date with TeMiri will sort out all your woes, and solve a couple of world problems while you’re at it. Come and connect with one of the nicest Pastors on the team!

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Brigitte Te Awe Awe-Bevan

World famous in Palmerston North our Brigitte sings like a Te Reo teaching angel, tells a good yarn of the history of Aotearoa, and ministers like ol’ Flo Nightengale at the hospital for good measure. Pastored to the Hope Vineyard team in 2019 meet Pastor Brigitte!

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Sam Read

Sam might look like a personal trainer, young Dad extraordinaire, international globetrotter, but beneath that buff exterior lies a mind as sharp as a tack and a sense of humour to rival any 5 year old. You’ll likely meet him at the 11am service where he does his bit to host.

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Gráinne Read

Grace Kelly has nothing on our very own international import. A woman of skill, learning and infinite patience she’s got just the right skill mix for the 11am gathering. Join her there and enter the sweepstake on how to say her name.

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Heather Butler

Life is made up of all sorts. Including our Heather who is one of those amazing ones that kids, toddlers and parents just love. It’s hard to figure the equation. We’ve given her the preschool and playgroup brief to study the phenomenon close range on a Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning.

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Lauren Tate-Davis

Stories of pied pipers and breadcrumb trails have nothing on Hope Kid’s leader. She’s as nimble with the Holy Spirit as a cat burgler, as sharp in prayer as a super sleuth and as masterful in games as The Joker. Come meet our very own Lauren on a Sunday at 11am.

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Samantha Perez

Exploring new worlds, like databases, balance sheets and many, many spreadsheets is Sam’s specialty as she keeps the Hope Vineyard ship flying. All nerds need a raise and all administrators need chocolate, so feel free to grab a kit kat for Sam any time during the week at Hope!

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Chris Morgan

Ask Chris to lead worship or make people laugh- he can do both! He’s always in tune, cool and calm. By all measures, it seems he’s never had a bad day! You can catch him in The Square saying hello to someone new, or on a bus late Saturday night getting people home safely. Catch Chris jamming almost every Sunday at 11am and 5pm.

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