Kathy Copan Director of Discipleship click here to send email Bio: Kathy was born the fourth of five children in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Music was a big part of her family, and she began teaching piano lessons when she was 17 and still teaches today. Kathy graduated in 1982 from Crown College in MN with a double-major in Christian Education and Bible, and a minor in Music. While getting her M.A. in Missions and Bible/Theology at Columbia International University, she met Vic Copan. Kathy reports that the best thing she ever did, besides accepting Christ, was to marry Vic in 1984. While Vic attended Trinity Seminary in the Chicago area, she worked in Public Relation at Kraft, Inc.’s International Headquarters. From 1989 to 2004, Vic and Kathy worked as missionaries in Vienna, Austria with The Navigators. Vic’s job as a professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University brought the Copan family to Florida. The Copans have three children: Annaliesa, Andreas and Benji. Since May 1, 2006, Kathy has been serving as the Director of Discipleship and Equipping for Community of Hope. When she's not working, she enjoys reading, playing tennis, waterskiing and jogging.

Dolores Dutkovich Executive Director of Secretarial Services click here to send email Bio: Dolores is the well-loved church staffer that makes Community of Hope's office an enjoyable place to visit. She works in about every area of administration available. Dolores spends her time coordinating volunteers, producing our weekly printed material, answering the office phone, and assisting in most of the activities that happen around Community of Hope. Before coming to Community of Hope, Dolores worked as a waitress in a diner and worked in a Dean's office for a high school. She's lived most of her life in the state of Illinois, but she has lived in Royal Palm Beach, Florida since 2000. Dolores and her husband, George, have been married since 1954 and have 6 children (5 girls and 1 boy), 13 grandchildren (8 girls and 5 boys), and one great grandson. She loves spending time with family and friends.

Leah Gauthier Office / Finance Manager click here to send email  Bio: Leah is a native Floridian, and also a native of Palm Beach County. Born at Good Sam in 1967, she has lived here her entire life. As a kid, she spent her summers with her grandparents in Amelia, VA. She likes to claim Amelia as her home town. In 1985, she met and married her husband, Chip, after a whirlwind romance of 3 months! They have no children, but they have many surrogates in the form of various types of pets. Leah has had many jobs in her lifetime, including: Coffee Roaster (she doesn’t drink coffee!), Equipment Leasing, Chocolate Boxer (yep, placing chocolates in boxes) and Shipping Manager. But she has FINALLY found her place in this world. She joined the Community of Hope family in March of 2007 and couldn’t be happier. Leah and Chip brought their ministry, “Juppets, Puppets For Jesus”, to our Kids of Hope. They truly enjoy sharing the Word of God with children through the wacky characters of the puppets. In her spare time, Leah enjoys spending time with her best friend (Chip) going to movies, kayaking, and attending University of Miami sporting events. GO CANES!!!

Billy Langley Creative Arts Pastor click here to send email Bio:Billy was born fifth of five and the only boy of Bill & Ruth Langley. He was raised in a small town in North-East Arkansas where he began to explore his love for music. At the age of 17 he received a scholarship to Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he studied Church Music and traveled year-round with The Voices of Lee. At 20 years-old he graduated and started full time ministry at a church in the metro Atlanta area. There he met Jennifer, his beautiful & talented wife, and together they started a family. Billy & Jennifer have two sons, Dillon & Noah, and one daughter, Adaira. In their free time, they like to hang out with friends, go to the beach, play volleyball, football or anything fun!

Beth Locke Director of Membership Children's Ministry Director click here to send email  Bio: Beth Locke serves as the Children’s Ministry Director and Director of Membership at Community of Hope. As Pastor Dale’s wife and partner in the adventure of church planting, she has served in many areas of Community of Hope from the beginning. Currently, she helps coordinate Women’s Ministries, works with the Hospitality Ministry, and serves as often as she can on the Worship Team. Beth loves working with the children who come through Community of Hope's doors each week and she is blessed with a great team of volunteers who serve faithfully to help the kids come to know the love of Jesus in real and life-applicable ways. Beth and Dale have 2 wonderful daughters – Haley (b. 1991) and Shelley (b. 1994), and have been married since 1988. Beth is originally from Dalhart, Texas, and holds degrees in Home Economics Education from Texas Tech University and Christian Education from Asbury Seminary.

Tammy Rimel Nursery / Preschool Coordinator click here to send email  Bio: Tammy works as Community of Hope's Nursery and Preschool Coordinator. Since 1997, Tammy has developed these ministry areas with new ideas and created a wonderfully fun environment for the children of Community of Hope. She is married to George and a mother of three wonderful children (Audrey, Jarrett and Caroline). Tammy is a full time Real Estate Agent and a part time elementary substitute teacher. She also received her Associates degree in Elementary Education. She believes children are truly a gift from God and working with children brings her great joy. She is blessed to be able to serve in this way.       Student Ministry Staffers: Jonathan Grenz Executive Director of Student Ministries click here to send email Bio: Dr. Grenz has more than 20 years of ministry experience. He has served as associate pastor in youth ministry and Christian education, lead pastor and director of a parachurch ministry. His ministry experience has spanned the Midwest, northwest, southern California, western Canada, and now Florida. He has led numerous short-term mission groups and recently has enjoyed opportunities to teach pastors in the Philippines and Ukraine. Jon is a full-time faculty member at Palm Beach Atlantic University, teaching Ministry Leadership Studies and Student Ministries. He has a passion for emerging and equipping young Christian leaders for the church and the world. Jon and his wife, Susan, enjoy traveling, drinking lattes at Starbucks, watching movies and hanging out with their two children. Their two children, Jesse and Phoebe, are active members of the COH student ministries. Jon's degrees in ministry are as follows: B.A., Taylor University College and Seminary; M.Div., Sioux Falls Seminary; Ph.D., Biola University. Susan Grenz (Pictured above with family) Student Ministries Administrator click here to send email Susan takes care of the daily administrative duties pertaining to the Student ministry. This is a vital service so her husband, Jon, can concentrate his energy towards ministering our youth.