Our Leadership
MIKE LECLAIRE
Senior Pastor Mike LeClaire is dedicated to the mission of Jesus Christ and Living Hope Church. He is passionate about raising up disciples for Christ.
His passion for teenagers led him to the position of Youth Director of Living Hope Church in 1994, Youth Pastor in 2006, and eventually to the position of Senior Pastor in 2014.
Mike and his wife Sally have three grown children and are the proud grandparents of eight grandchildren.
TIM MANDICH
Pastor Tim oversees a number of ministries at Living Hope Church. His desire is to do the work of the Lord in the church. He is gifted in administration and has a steadfast love for God, prayer, and preaching of the Word of God. Tim has been a part of this church going back to 1977 and met his wife, Janice, here in the mid 80s where they were married and raised their 4 children.
Pastor Tim also serves as Senior Pastor over The Able Church. He and his wife, Janice, in addition to their four adult children, have two grandchildren.
DONNY OLSON
Pastor Don is our associate pastor in charge of Pastoral Care. He will meet you wherever you are at, whether it be the hospital, nursing care facility, or your home. He will pray with you, offer words of encouragement, and provide communion if requested. Pastor Don is our overseer of the Dial-a-Prayer ministry, which has been in existence since 1977.
Pastor Don and his wife, Judy, have three adult children, nine grandchildren, and enjoy a life of semi-retirement.
AMY SOHRWEIDE
Amy Sohrweide is our Children’s and Women’s Director. Her heart is to see families connected in the local church as the church equips and supports its members in discipleship. She believes the church is more than a fellowship, it is family.
She has served in Children’s Ministry and in various capacities with her husband, Matt, for over 20 years. They have three teen-age children.
GERALD HEINS
Gerald is serving as our Youth Director referred to as “Refuge.” Gerald heard the call of God to become a pastor at the age of nine but put that on hold and went to college in St. Louis, earning a doctorate in chiropractic while at the same time rededicating his life to Christ and being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Gerald and his wife, Stephanie, have two sons: Samuel and Maximus. Gerald also oversees the LHC corporate prayer ministry.