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MEET PASTOR JUSTIN - Worship and Celebration Pastor

Pastor Gary DerechinskyJustin Hibbard joined New Hope Chapel’s staff in October of 2004, having been a part of our church while he attended high school. Justin has an extensive background in music, having played the piano since he was four, and playing other instruments including guitar and violin. Having sung in the AACS Concert Choir, the Chesapeake Chorale, the Madrigal Singers, and the Houghton College Choir, he has also had experience and study with voice.

After graduating from AACS in '99, Justin went on to Houghton College to double major in communications and writing and minor in Spanish. Part of his studies included a summer term at Harvard University’s Writing Institute, and he completed a semester abroad in an intense Spanish fluency program at the Center for Cross Cultural Studies in Sevilla, Spain.

Throughout college, Justin worked with a number of ministries, including the Summer Christian Service Corps in White Cloud, Michigan, as a Teen Center staff member. In the summer of 2000, he played keyboard in the music band “Stained Glass.” The band rehearsed and recorded their album “Soul Surrender” in Half Moon Bay, California, and afterwards, they toured throughout the country, playing at tv stations, theme parks, churches, and included a concert at Solomon’s Porch.

From 2002-2005, Justin served as the Pastor of Central Seventh Day Baptist Church in Mitchellville, where he worked with a number of ministries, including a worship band, a young adult Bible Study, and two Spanish speaking churches in Southern Maryland and Northern Virginia. In December 2005, Justin returned to his alma mater, Annapolis Area Christian School, where he teaches as a high school Spanish teacher and the director of a worship music class.

In February of 2003, Justin married his longtime friend Karlene from Dodge Center, MN. While Karlene assisted Justin as a Pastor’s wife, she also finished her BA in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Maryland. Like Justin, Karlene has a heart for missions and ministry, having served the Lord throughout the world in Mexico, Jamaica, and at orphanages in Romania and Zambia. Last summer, they worked together as the worship staff at a young adult conference in West Virginia and jointly led an October youth retreat in New Jersey. In September of 2006, Justin and Karlene welcomed the arrival of their first child – Annalía Noelle.

"I'm so thrilled to be back at New Hope Chapel," commented Justin. “I love this Church. They were a vital key in training me – musically and spiritually. Pastor Gary has always positively influenced so many youth, and the Church has rallied with him to create a body dedicated to so many wonderful ministries. I believe that God has huge plans for this Church, and I’m extraordinarily blessed and humbled that I can be a part of it.” As the Worship and Celebration Pastor, Justin is responsible for managing the Church’s music, coordinating and working with the worship teams, and incorporating new aspects to the worship service in order to edify the Church and bring glory to the Lord.

If you are interested in serving on one of the worship teams or learning more about the New Hope’s worship and celebration programs email Justin at justin@newhopechapel.org.

Justin's first book, Twenty Five Sonnets, has been published. You can learn more about it or purchase one by clicking here.