Vance Pitman responded to God’s call to plant a church in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2000, sent from First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia. With a passion for God’s kingdom, he had a vision to launch a church focused on joining in God’s activity locally and globally. Through that vision and with God’s grace, Hope Church was born in the fall of 2001 in Las Vegas. From a small group of eighteen adults in a living room, Hope grew to become a thriving multi-ethnic, multi-generational fellowship of over 4,000 members who, today, speak some 54 languages and have in common the singular desire to connect people to live the life of a Jesus follower. Vance led Hope to understand that what God is doing is bigger than one church. Since its launch in 2001, Hope Church has sent hundreds on mission out of its fellowship, invested millions of dollars in God’s global activity, and has commissioned more than 75 churches in the Western United States.

As the newly appointed leader of Send Network, the largest church planting organization in North America, Vance speaks across the country and all over the world from the passion of his apostolic heart to inspire people to join in God’s eternal, redemptive mission of making disciples, by multiplying the church all over North America that the nations may come to know Him.

Vance holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in history and a minor in business management from the University of North Alabama, and a master’s degree in divinity from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Vance and wife Kristie live in Georgia, and have four children and four grandchildren.