Our Hope Has a Name

Amanda Essenmacher has a deep love for Jesus and a passion for the church. She and her husband, Mark, have three daughters. Since returning from mission work in Chile, she has served full-time as a minister at Grace Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She also has extensive experience in Christian education as both a teacher and an administrator. Amanda is eager to develop leaders, and she speaks frequently at her church and at various events across the Southwest US, telling the story of Jesus in fresh, insightful ways. The themes of grief and hope regularly surface in her teaching. She earned a bachelor’s in social work from the University of Kansas and a Master of Education from the University of Phoenix. Currently a ThM student at Dallas Theological Seminary, she expects to graduate in May 2025.