Pastor Hurmon Hamilton
Pastor Hurmon was born in San Francisco and raised in Coushatta, Louisiana. He is married to Rhonda Hamilton, M.D., and they have two children: Jonathan and Lauren. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy and History from Grambling State University and his Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary.
For seventeen years, Pastor Hurmon served as Senior Pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church (RPC) in Boston, MA. During this time, he also served as an adjunct professor at Harvard Divinity School and Gordon-Conwell Seminary; a lecturer at Yale University; and a guest preacher at Princeton and Boston Universities.
Pastor Hurmon returned to the Bay Area in 2011 and served as the Teaching Pastor of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship (ALCF) in Mountain View, CA for two years. Through his weekly messages, leadership and pastoral care, countless lives were deeply touched, transformed and blessed. Following his tenure at ALCF, Pastor Hurmon led the birthing of New Beginnings Community Church in April 2014, where he passionately serves as Senior and Founding Pastor, leading a large and rapidly growing, diverse church community.
Todd Slechta
Todd is the President of Covenant Ministries of Benevolence, a non-profit organization that seeks to advance innovative Christian initiatives that serve the vulnerable.
More importantly, Todd is a husband, dad to two daughters and sons-in-law, grandpa to his first granddaughter, teacher, percussionist, consultant, soccer fanatic, duffer, preacher, skier, coffee “enthusiast” (addict?), hiker, and novice kayaker!
A gifted storyteller, communicator and facilitator—Todd is a Chicago-born, Canadian-resonating, Ecuadorian-influenced, Colorado-longing, empty nester who is credentialed as an ordained pastor and possesses a love of the Old Testament and Jewish thought and theology.
Todd has been a Pastor, Bible College Administrator and Instructor, Elementary School Principal, and an executive in the health care industry in a tenure that has so far spanned 34+ years and garnered experience in all sectors; private, non-profit and public, within three countries on two continents.
He and his wife, Sheryl (a professional educator) celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary anniversary and live in Chicago where they attend Uptown Church, a new community of faith serving one of the most ethnically and socio-economically diverse neighborhoods in Chicago.
