CRAIG OKPALA
Lead Pastor
Craig and his wife Kaitlyn moved to Jersey City in the spring of 2017 with a vision to plant a vibrant, diverse, Christ-centered church to serve the people of their new neighborhood. A Texan by birth, Craig grew up in Nigeria, where he first received his call to ministry, before moving to New York in 1996. For nearly 10 years, Craig served as a Worship & Creative Pastor, eventually helping launch the Hope Church NYC movement and equipping and training worship and production teams before taking the next step of planting a church on his own and taking on the role of Planter/Lead Pastor at Hope Jersey City. Craig completed his Masters of Divinity at Alliance Theological Seminary in New York.