Dr. Rik StevensonSenior Pastor
Dr. Stevenson has served as the Senior Pastor of City Hope since September 20, 2003. He is also the founder and of the William C. Abney Institute for Biblical and Theological Studies in Grand Rapids.
Before moving to Grand Rapids, Dr. Stevenson and his wife Denise were co-founders of the Strait Gate Church of Los Angeles. There, in addition to his pastoral responsibilities, Dr. Stevenson was the founder and Director of Research for the Los Angeles Black Church History Project, a collaborative research effort between the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Southern California and Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also the former Assistant Director of African-American Ministries at Fuller Theological Seminary and was a member of the adjunct faculty at Fuller Seminary from 1991-2002.
Finally, Dr. Stevenson was the Director of Doctoral Research Projects at the Southern California School of Ministry in Inglewood, California. His wife Denise is the newly appointed New Church Development Leader for the Christian Reformed Church of North America and Canada.
Alvin ShieldsMaintenance Engineer
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ron Jimmerson
Sue Boylan
James Brown
Myra Timmons
Albert Anderson
Jeff Mills