About our staff

JAY KRUMEICH, Senior Pastor 

Pastor Jay comes to Hope Church with over 20 years pastoral care and experience in large and small churches throughout Illinois and Kansas.  He earned his B.S. in Physical and Christian Education from Wheaton College in 1980 and a Master of Divinity from St. Paul School of Theology in 1984.  Other unique qualifications include a specialization in Gerontology (study of aging), family therapist, and counseling and crisis intervention training and experience.  Continuing education training has included domestic violence, drug abuse, parenting, sexual abuse, and depression.

Family has always been very important to Pastor Jay, he is married with two grown children.  He has a son who lives with his wife in Ohio and a daughter who is a professional dancer in Las Vegas in the show “Jubilee”.  His wife is an associate pastor at Union United Methodist Church in Belleville.

CAROL WILKINSON, Associate Pastor

Pastor Carol, like Pastor Bob, started out as a lay minister at Hope. She officially joined Hope's staff as Lay Minister of Evangelism in 1998 and was ordained on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2003. Her ministry at Hope has grown to include many of Hope's community care ministries, including our Women's Ministry, our ministry through the Belleville Christian Center, our Evangelism Ministry, our Hospitality Ministry, and the new Manna Ministry, which provides meals to members who are recovering from illness or surgery. Pastor Carol is also a qualified pastoral counselor.

NATALIE PANNIER, Director of Music

Natalie has been our Director of Music since 2006. She coordinates worship service and special music for Hope along with sharing her own musical talents to enhance our worship experience. Her extensive education and experience are evident in the excellent praise and worship music she produces for Hope.

BONNIE JONES, Church Secretary

When you call Hope, you'll most likely speak with Bonnie who manages our office. If she doesn't have an answer to your questions, she'll find the information you need. She has been our secretary since January 1992 and does much of the "behind-the-scenes" work that keeps our church rolling.

JUDY BRINDLEY, Custodian

As Hope's principal custodian, Judy oversees our physical facilities and makes sure things are "in place" for ministry.

Nursery Attendants

Hope has two paid nursery attendants that alternate Sundays. They are both mothers who will provide the loving care to your children as if they were their own. The nursery staff is augmented with volunteers from the congregation each Sunday, but our paid attendants provide consistency and continuity to the nursery program.