Our Pastor

Rick Thornhill is the Lead Pastor of New Hope Community Church. He has a passion for the word of God and reaching the lost. He was raised right here in Ambridge. He is a veteran of the United States Army Infantry. He brings leadership, vision and fire to our church. He is guided his 7 principles of ministry:

1. I promise to keep Jesus as the chief shepherd of the church. I will seek his direction and will for my life as well as the direction of the church.
2. I promise to contend for the miraculous.
3. I promise to commit myself to constant and never ending improvement.
4. I promise to help people achieve their dreams, not just use people to accomplish the goals of the corporate church.
5. I promise to never ask someone to do anything I would not, could not, or have not done myself.
6. I promise to love and lead by example.
7. I promise to always try to look at people through the eyes of Jesus