New Hope Staff & Elders

Get to know our staff and elders. Here are the photos and biographies of each of the New Hope Church staff and elders.

Todd Stewart

Pastor

Todd joined the New Hope staff in the summer of 2004. He and his wife Jennifer grew up in Kansas and they both attended KSU. They have 4 kids - 3 boys and girl. Todd graduated with an education degree in December 1996, and completed his Master’s of Divinity at Midwestern Baptist Seminary in 2010. Prior to joining the New Hope staff, Todd was the director of Crosswalk Ministries at The Ohio State University. He also served as a missionary for 2 years in East Asia, and for 2 years on the KSU Christian Challenge staff.

Todd oversees New Hope staff and leaders, and also serves on the elder team. He is the primary teacher at the weekly central gathering, and heavily invested equipping and empowering New Hope's servant leaders.

Ben Deaver

Equipping Pastor

Given the Great Commission and an increasingly globalized world New Hope wants to go glocal; think globally and act locally. Ben’s role as Director of Glocal Affairs exists to help God’s people pursue relationships here in the Little Apple that change the world.

Ben joined New Hope staff in June of 2006. Both he and his amazing wife, Maris, graduated from KSU in May of 2004. Prior to his role at New Hope, Ben worked with the Navigators, a collegiate ministry, at Kansas State for two years. Ben and Maris are excited to help the New Hope community share their lives and the love of Jesus Christ with the many internationals that reside in Manhattan. Ben's main focus is to inform, equip, and connect the New Hope community with the international community in Manhattan. He graduated from Emmanuel Household Seminary in May of 2009 and is the proud father of Kate Corinn.

Dave Geldart

Administrator

Dave began serving as Administrator in June of 2008. He works full time in the church office processing financial information, coordinating communications with visitors, members, and friends of New Hope, and overseas New Hope's facilities.

Dave started coming to New Hope soon after moving to Manhattan to go to KSU in 2001. He graduated KSU with a Bachelors in Business Administration. Dave then attended Emmanuel House Seminary and where he earned his Masters of Divinity. He is married to his beautiful wife Jenn.

Ryan Nutter

Fusion Youth Pastor

Ryan is the director of Fusion Youth Ministries at New Hope. He moved to Manhattan and joined New Hope in the Fall of 2004 then joined staff in May of 2008 as a volunteer director. Ryan is married to his wonderful wife, Camala, who is also deeply involved with Fusion. Ryan graduated from Kansas State in December of 2006 with a Bachelors in Business Marketing and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Christian Education from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Mindi Sturm

KidsLIFE Director

Mindi is the part-time director of KidsLIFE, New Hope's children's ministry. She came on staff in 2008 and has a heart to see children get to know God. Her husband, Brian, is the Associate Director of Christian Challenge, a campus ministry at K-State. Together they have four children - (from eldest to youngest) Elijah, Emma, Cooper, and Zeeke.

Robbie Nutter

Worship Team Director

Robbie volunteers as the director for New Hope's worship teams. He graduated from KSU in 1997, and a year later, was married to Gail. They became members of New Hope in 1998. Robbie and Gail have 3 kids - Levi, Sarah, and Jason.

For 2 years after college, Robbie worked on staff with the KSU Christian Challenge ministry where he served as the worship leader. He and his wife then left K-State to do mission work in East Asia. Now that he's back in the States, Robbie works full-time on staff with Christian Challenge. His heart is to see Christ’s church come alive as the people bring all of who they are before all of who God is in worship.

Bob Anderson

Elder

Bob Anderson and his wife, Sandie, originally started New Hope as a small group back in 1987. He also started and currently serves as Director of Christian Challenge, a campus ministry at K-State. Bob also leads a New Hope LIFE Group and helps preach on occasion. Bob and Sandie have three grown children.