OUR PASTORS FAVORITE THINGS

THANK YOU FOR LOVING OUR PASTORS!

Below is a list of all of our pastors and a few of their favorite things. We invite you into the process of celebrating and thanking them for all they do at HopeUC Nashville. We ask you to pray into what pastor you'd like to bless in this season and show your appreciation.

Pastor Dustin Smith

Gift Cards: 
Amazon

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Madhatter from 1819

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Crunchies, Maltese’s, Chomp, Cheese & crackers
 
Please list your favorite restaurants.
Stoney River, Amigos, Brunos

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
NT Wright

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Italy, Singapore 

Pastor Jeanna Smith

Gift Cards: 
Stop By Nail Lounge, Amazon, Lifetime Spa

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Sugar Free Vanilla Latte with whole milk

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Snickers, Reece's Peanut Butter Cups,  Wisconsin Brand Turkey Sticks, Cheese and crackers

Please list your favorite restaurants.
Stoney River, Asuka, Longhorn, Costa Vida, Zaxbys, The Spot

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Gold or Silver?
Both and Rose

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
Dee Henderson, Francine Rivers

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Italy, Greece, Ireland

Pastor Jim Weedman

Gift Card Ideas: Red Lobster, Hollister, Academy Sports

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
McDonald’s black coffee

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Turtles, Snickers, 1,000 grand,
Smokehouse almonds, popcorn , peanuts

Please list your favorite restaurants.
Sperry’s/ Steak n’Shake/ Red Lobster/ Chinese

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
AW Tozer

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Two week round trip observatory train westbound

What is your dream vacation?
Florida Hwy 30A on coast rental home with entire family

Pastor Sherry Weedman

Gift Card Ideas: Homegoods, Tj Maxx

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Coconut caramel latte / any caramel coffee

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Heath bar, toffee anything, almond joy, cheese popcorn, peanut butter crackers, crackers and cheese.

Please list your favorite restaurants.

Mexican any kind, steak any kind, chick Fil A, 1819

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Gold or Silver?
Gold

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
Dr Dobson, This Present Darkness series

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Travel, vacation with ALL of my children and grandkids, go to Italy

What is your dream vacation?
List as many that you are still dreaming of.
All my family trip, Italy, Switzerland, Maldives

Pastor Rick White

Gift Card Ideas: Lowes, Amazon, Tractor Supply

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Latte from 1819

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
snickers, reeces, dorritos

Please list your favorite restaurants.

Anything steak, chipotle, Amigos

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Pastor Kat Huskey

Gift Card Ideas: Andy's, Sephora, Target, Amazon

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Vanilla latte

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Smart sweets, sour patch,  kids, reese’s, sour sweetish candy,  fruit, cheese and crackers , chips and salsa

Please list your favorite restaurants.
herban market, cork and cow, circa

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes
 
 Gold or Silver?
Gold
 
What are your favorite book(s) or podcast(s)?
I love anything that has to do with understanding people better. Building teams, and leadership.

 What are 3 things on your bucket list?
NYE in NY but in a hotel eating lol, baptized in jordan river, sushi in japan

What is your dream vacation?
Greece and Italy

Pastor Ty Gilliland

Gift Cards: Amazon

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Iced latte

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Rips, sour patch watermelon, sweet tarts,
chester’s hot fries, goldfish, doritos

Please list your favorite restaurants.
Chick-fil-A, Tacos El Patron, shake shack

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes
 
What are your favorite book(s) or podcast(s)?
Leadership/bios- world leaders in history

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
C.S Lewis

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Ireland trip, Go back to childhood home in North Dakota, Visit Hamptons with Mal.

What is your dream vacation?
Hamptons with Mal or London with her

Pastor Mal Gilliland

Gift Cards: Amazon, H&M, Zara

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
iced vanilla latte // black tea

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
hot tamales, chocolate covered gummy bears, butterfingers, soft pretzels, fries, tomato basil wheat thins
 
Please list your favorite restaurants.
Perenn, Circa, Superica, Bar Taco, Slice House

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes
 
Gold or Silver?
gold
 
Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
Alex Michaelides, Sarah J Mass

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Taking our kids to England, owning a houseboat/airbnb in Scotland, have acreage to build a legacy for our kids

What is your dream vacation?
Taking our kids to the UK, going to Italy with Ty, taking Tilly on a girl’s trip to Paris, east coast vacation with Ty 

Pastor Jacob Kabela

Gift Cards: AMC, Dicks Sporting Goods, Chipotle

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Ice Caramel Macchiato

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Reese, Sour Punch Straws, Dots, Popcorn

Please list your favorite restaurants.
Chipotle, Slice House, Mojo's

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes
 
What are your favorite book(s) or podcast(s)?
Study Bible,John Maxwell leadership books, Leading second podcast,


What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Attend a Basketball game at Duke University 

Pastor Amy Roldan

Gift Cards Ideas:  Amazon, Lowe's, Target, Home Goods, Wayfair

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
1819- Thompson

What are your top 3 favorite snacks / candies?
Dark chocolate, nerd rope, gum, Beef jerky, popcorn chips, belvita bars
 
 Please list your favorite restaurants.
Don Arturo's, Anything Steak, Texas Road House, tropical smoothie

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes
 
Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
Alicia Britt Chloe, Francine Rivers, Jane Austen
 
What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Swim with Dolphins, Write a Book (even if it’s just for my kids to read), Disney with Kids

What is your dream vacation?
Australia.. Disney with the Kids

Pastor Esteban Roldan

Gift Cards Ideas: H&M, Zara, Lowes, Amazon

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
A Thompson (1819)

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
HARIBO Twin Snakes Gummies Original,
Town House Pita Oven Baked Crackers, salami, cheese & grapes.

Please list your favorite restaurants.
Texas Roadhouse, Vuis

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
Cash Luna
 
What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Go to key west, set up a Recording and podcast room in my house for kids, Ride horses in montana

What is your dream vacation?
Lake Michigan, Hawaii with family, Uruguay! Ha

Pastor Tom Trout

Gift Cards Ideas: Amazon

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Hot Black Tea

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Pretzels, mixed nuts, ice cream

Please list your favorite restaurants.
Stoney River Steak House, Olive Garden

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
NT Wright and David Chilton

What is your dream vacation?
Israel, Hawaii

Pastor Diana Trout

Gift Cards Ideas: Amazon

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Hot Black Tea

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Caramel, fudge, twix, ice cream, cookies

Please list your favorite restaurants.
Longhorn, Olive Garden

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

What is your dream vacation?
Hawaii

Pastor Jordan Smith

Gift Cards: Starbucks, Stop By Nail Lounge, Lifetime Spa

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Iced Cuban

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Dorritors, snickers, beef chomps, popcorn

Please list your favorite restaurants.

Asuka, El Patron Tacos, Stoney River, Zaxby's

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
Swim with dolphins, see the world, learn the guitar and knit lol

What is your dream vacation?

Greece / Italy

Pastor Randall Packard

Gift Cards: Amazon, Bass Pro, Lowe's

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Americano

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks?
Almond Joy, Ghirardelli, any dark chocolate,
fruits, protein bars, nuts

Please list your favorite restaurants.

Anything steak, Culver’s, Taco Bell

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
John Bevere

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
See the world, save hundreds of thousands, clear a hospital

What is your dream vacation?

Hawaii in the summer

Pastor Desiree Packard

Gift Cards: Amazon, Stop By Nail Lounge, Target

What is your favorite coffee and/or tea drink
Hot Roderick from 1819

What are your top 3 favorite candies / snacks ?
peach rings, reeces butter cups, snickers,
chips and dip, cheese and crackers, fruit

Please list your favorite restaurants.

Asuka, Jonathons, Stoney River, Culvers, Amigos

Do you enjoy going to the movies?
Yes

Gold or Silver?
gold

What are your favorite book(s) or podcast(s)?

not really a podcaster, but i like max lacado

Who is your all time favorite Author(s) or book(s)?
max lucado

What are 3 things on your bucket list?
see all 7 wonders of the world, take River and Randall to western Canada to see the mountains!

What is your dream vacation?
greece or italy