OUR STAFF
OUR STAFF
CALEB PETTICREW
LEAD PASTOR
Caleb and his wife Becka are both born and raised Houstonians. His passion for music and songwriting began at age four, and he’s been playing in various bands and music ministries across town since he was a preteen. Caleb and Becka met serving on a worship team together and they’ve been married since 2018.
Caleb graduated from the College of Biblical Studies with a minor in pastoral ministry. It's his desire at Real Hope to encourage people to delight in the knowledge of God, and freely worship in spirit and truth that comes from a gospel-centered faith and love for God.
Lightning round: Caleb is also a huge fan of concerts, museums, monster movies, forests, Nintendo, being at home, cheeseburgers, learning to play as many instruments as possible, food from around the world, and especially enjoying all of the above together with Becka.
LUIS MARRERO
COMMUNITY PASTOR
Luis Jose Marrero Ramos grew up in Camuy, Puerto Rico where he was fortunate to be raised in a Christian home. While in Puerto Rico, he dedicated his free time to serve in various church related areas such as missions, sound engineering, and university youth director. He served in the US ARMY from 2013-2017 as an Aviation Operation Specialist. In 2017 he moved to Houston Texas after living in Europe for 3 years. As a community focused person, he wants to share God’s love with everyone.
Luis earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theology at Houston Baptist University and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Christian Leadership. Luis produces a podcast called Theology Today where he discusses theological relevance. In 2020 he was a graduate teacher assistant to two undergrad classes in the Christianity Department at HBU.
In his free time, Luis likes to spend his time reading, playing board games, and hunting.
LESLIE HINSON
CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR
ZAC AIKMAN
FAMILY PASTOR
Zac Aikman grew up in Houston, Texas. He left for a few years to attend Texas A&M University, but moved back after graduating to work in student ministry. He met his wife Sydney while working in Katy, and they were married in 2022.
Zac is passionate about meeting families where they’re at and providing them with support and encouragement while pointing them to Jesus as they wrestle through all of life’s problems together across every stage of life.
Zac enjoys ultimate frisbee, disc golf, board games, and generally doing anything that involves spending time with other people (especially his wife).