NewHope Church Hires Chief Financial Officer

Meet NewHope Church

NewHope Church is a significant regional church in the heart of the Carolinas. The church was founded in 2002 and has seen remarkable growth over the years. NewHope is well known for its relevant biblical teaching, upbeat and contemporary worship, missional outreach, life group gatherings in homes, excellent children’s programs, and high-impact student ministries.

Opportunity

After recently closing a successful search with Vanderbloemen for a Senior Pastor, NewHope Church began a search for their next Chief Financial Officer. This person would manage the church through planning, implementing, and facilitating financial-related activities. Among other tasks, the CFO would be entrusted with banking, accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, purchasing, and investing for NewHope Church. Once hired, the right person could play a major role in pursuing NewHope Church’s vision.

Solution

Director of Executive Search Eugene Lee began to build a profile of exactly what NewHope Church needed in a CFO. In addition to relevant education and years of experience, the ideal candidate would have to be dependable, skilled, and a joy to follow. More than their background, this person’s heart would need to align with NewHope Church’s beliefs and mission in order to lead the team toward their common purpose. 

Result

Eugene compiled an impressive presentation of the first slate of candidates for the search team at NewHope Church to sift through. One candidate stood out as the future hire - a local candidate named Aaron Stork.

Living just 25 miles down the road, Aaron Stork joined the team from Raleigh, NC. Aaron’s resume checked all the right boxes, with relevant skills acquired through years of experience and a master’s degree in finance, as well as community involvement in his local church and nearby nonprofits.

“Aaron brings a wealth of experience and a local connection, having previously crossed paths with the Senior Pastor in NYC,” Eugene says. “We're confident he'll be a valuable asset to the NewHope team.”

Also conducting a search for a new Student Pastor, NewHope Church continues to partner with Vanderbloemen for a third search in one year. In these partnerships, NewHope Church remains committed to building a strong, dynamic team to lead their congregation toward their vision.

Benefit

The benefit of hiring Vanderbloemen is that we have the search capabilities to find the ideal fit for your organization, whether the right person is already working for you or is living halfway across the globe. We can provide an extensive reach and a full-staff approach for organizations that otherwise would be limited to their local networks and would need to sacrifice other responsibilities to invest in a quality search. We are able to bring schools and organizations executive position candidates they could not find on their own.

If you’re ready to start the conversation around hiring, contact our team. We’ll guide you through the hiring process at every level, from job descriptions to signing the offer letter.