Dr. Hope Italiano Lee

Pastor Hope once admitted, in public, that she was "the world's worst dresser!" And that's typical, Hope. She's a real person who happens to really love Jesus Christ and has a heart for all the people He loves -- which includes YOU! Easy to talk to and easy to get to know, Hope is truly a Florida pastor --- laid back, casual, and flexible. Although she grew up in Maryland, she graduated from Eckerd College and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in homiletics (that's just a fancy word for preachin') from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She's served pastorates on Amelia Island and in King of Prussia, PA, but spent the years before that leading youth ministry programs in St. Pete, Wimauma, Tampa, Roswell, GA, and as a campus minister at Georgia Tech.

Hope came to know Christ personally through the ministry of the Beth-El Farmworker's Mission in Wimauma, FL. And as a result, has a deep passion for the work and ministry of the mission and for the immigrants that it serves. The scripture that defines her life is Romans 1:16 : "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it holds the power of salvation for all who believe."

Hope loves the local church and really feels that there couldn't be a better time in history to "be the church." "How great is it that we get be right where are and share Christ with people right down the block? God's already doing awesome stuff here, we just need to keep finding ways to do it with Him," says Hope!

Wife to Sung, Mom to Anna and Peter, Hope has this crazy lifelong dream of owning a Jeep Wrangler, still being young enough to look cool driving it, and living in a place where you'd actually want to own one! But, in case that doesn't work out, she'd really like to see the Tampa Bay Buccaneers become our country's national football team!

Hope would love to chat with you about life, love, Jesus, or anything you want...except the Florida Gators.  For that, you will need to call Pastor Sung!

Contact Hope at hope@kpcbradenton.org or 794-6229