About Us
It started in our local church.
Before Hope Local existed, our home church began intentionally serving kids and families in and around foster care. We recruited families to foster and adopt, built support communities around those who said yes, and advocated for children waiting for a family.
As we learned, we looked for other churches doing the same work so we could learn from them. Instead, we discovered how few churches were meaningfully engaged.
That realization raised a bigger question: How had the Church become so disconnected from caring for vulnerable kids and families?
Throughout Scripture, caring for vulnerable people isn't presented as an optional ministry for a select few. It flows from the character of God himself. He draws near to people who are hurting, forgotten, and in need. Jesus did that for us, and as his followers, we're called to do the same for others.
So in 2015, we launched Hope Local to help local churches re-engage with this foundational expression of the Christian faith and turn that conviction into action.
Our vision is More Than Enough.
What would happen if local churches engaged at scale? We believe we could see a foster care system no longer defined by scarcity, but by more than enough.
More than enough foster families.
More than enough adoptive families.
More than enough support for families that say yes.
More than enough help for struggling families trying to stay together.
That’s the future we’re working toward.
And when that happens, everyone wins.
Kids and families are better supported. Churches become healthier. And believers experience the joy and growth that comes from putting their faith into action.
Meet the Team
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Mark Reidland
President
mark@hopelocal.com -
Chelsea Reidland
Advocacy Director
chelsea@hopelocal.com -
Rachel Neal
Advocacy Coordinator
rachel@hopelocal.com -
Barbara McMahon
Finance & HR Director
barb@hopelocal.com -
Karly Pancake
Family Support Director
karly@hopelocal.com