H.O.P.E. Recovery Center of Maine

Staff Bios

Executive Director and Pastor Ron Petersen believes that addiction is not a hopeless condition, but we cannot beat addiction on our own. The good news is that we don't have to since there is hope and strength from our Higher Power. The Bible tells us that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13). Ron and his team at H.O.P.E. are committed to helping people grow both spiritually and personally.

Ron’s achievements and skills include:

Bachelor degree in Theology - Concentration in Christian counseling
Graduated from International Seminary Florida
Started a Church in Buxton, Maine
Developed & Facilitated Men’s Support Groups
Program Director and Classroom Facilitator for a local Drug & Alcohol Recovery Center
Individual & Group Counselor

Reverend Ralph Knight

Business Development Manager for H.O.P.E. Recovery Center
Ordained through the ministry of Reverend William Gorman in 1975
Graduate of Lynn Mass. Trade School - Electrician
Founder of Gospel to the Multitudes and Gospel Tent Ministries
Travels into Liberia Africa, India, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and other nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ
Holds Gospel Tent Ministry meetings during the spring and summer months in the U.S.
On the Board of the Bible Society of Maine since 1975
Coordinator of the Annual National Day of Prayer Portland
Pastoral counseling

H.O.P.E. Recovery Center 147 Washington Street Rte. 11 Limerick, Maine 04048

Staff Bios
	Executive Director and Pastor Ron Petersen believes that addiction is not a hopeless condition, but we cannot beat addiction on our own. The good news is that we don't have to since there is hope and strength from our Higher Power. The Bible tells us that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13). Ron and his team at H.O.P.E. are committed to helping people grow both spiritually and personally.
Ron’s achievements and skills include: Bachelor degree in Theology - Concentration in Christian counseling Graduated from International Seminary Florida Started a Church in Buxton, Maine Developed & Facilitated Men’s Support Groups Program Director and Classroom Facilitator for a local Drug & Alcohol Recovery Center Individual & Group Counselor Reverend Ralph Knight Business Development Manager for H.O.P.E. Recovery Center Ordained through the ministry of Reverend William Gorman in 1975 Graduate of Lynn Mass. Trade School - Electrician Founder of Gospel to the Multitudes and Gospel Tent Ministries Travels into Liberia Africa, India, Egypt, Israel, Jordan and other nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ Holds Gospel Tent Ministry meetings during the spring and summer months in the U.S. On the Board of the Bible Society of Maine since 1975 Coordinator of the Annual National Day of Prayer Portland Pastoral counseling

H.O.P.E. Recovery Center 147 Washington Street Rte. 11 Limerick, Maine 04048