Luke Leavit - Elder, Worship Leader

Bio coming!


Andrew Schanck - Elder, Worship Leader

Andrew is a structural engineer, originally from Pittsfield, ME, now living in Old Town. He received his Doctorate in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine in 2021 and is a registered professional engineer in Maine. He and his wife, Morgan have been blessed with three rambunctious but lovely children.

Bert Smith - Elder, Treasurer

Bert was born and raised in Hampden, Maine and attended college at the University of Maine in Orono, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration.  Amy, his wife, was born in Bangor and attended the University of Maine for much of the same time, but they wouldn't meet until the time was right, about 10 years later!  Both moved around Maine and New Hampshire before returning to the Bangor area.  Amy and Bert were married in 2010 and have been blessed with two children: Annabelle and Corbin.  


Bert operates a small company that performs air testing services, which involves a lot of travel around the Northeastern US.  The family currently resides in Brewer, and have been members of New Hope Church since 2018.

Sharon Bowman - Administrative Coordinator

Sharon works part-time for New Hope Church as the administrative coordinator. She juggles life as a wife to Eric and mom to three busy boys.