Pastor James spent more than a decade in Youth Ministry, but that didn't set any boundaries in his heart for loving people. For several years he had felt God calling him towards something new. In February of 2016, that the Lord made it clear to him that he was to plant a church. This calling was confirmed several times in a short period of time and James knew that God was telling him to go. Elevate Church was planted and they had their first service in the living room of Pastor James' home. After three years of setup/teardown services in rented venues they received an invitation in 2019 to share a building with Good Shepherd Evangelical Church. After a few services and a lot of prayer it was decided that the two churches would merge. In 2020 the two churches became One Hope Church.

Pastor Jacob joined Elevate Church in 2017. He previously served on staff at a church in the Texas Panhandle and was a teacher at a Christian school for 6 years. He began serving at Elevate in the sound department, an area in which he is very passionate. He became an elder of One Hope in 2020 and joined as an associate pastor in 2022.