Michelle Hutchcraft
Director of Operations
Michelle loves the local church. Her experience working for churches and non-profits, in everything from leading volunteer engagement programs to finance, enables her to bring keen insights to challenges faced by church leaders. Growing up as a Pastor’s kid, Michelle has a real understanding of the internal workings of a church and how that facilitates an outward Kingdom impact. Her passion is to help churches effectively administer so they can freely minister.
Contact Michelle
Email: mhutchcraft@churchway.com
Phone: (239) 565-5800
Michelle Hutchcraft is a dedicated ministry leader with a deep passion for serving the church, ministry leaders, and the body of Christ. With a lifetime of experience in ministry, from growing up as a pastor’s daughter to holding key leadership roles both within and outside her church, Michelle brings a unique perspective on church operations and outreach.
Her specific expertise lies in helping churches efficiently administer programs, enhance communication, recruit leaders, and expand discipleship efforts. Her skills in financial management, organizational strategy, and team development have contributed to the expansion and success of multiple church and nonprofit initiatives.
Michelle’s leadership roles include Business Manager of a Christian K-12 academy, League Director for Upward (a youth sports ministry), and Disaster Relief Coordinator. In these roles she created and implemented effective, repeatable systems that fostered growth and community impact.
She also has extensive administrative experience from her position at Next Level Church in Fort Myers, Florida, where she developed systems for event planning, volunteer recruitment, budgeting, and communications. Early in her career she served as a bookkeeper and accounts payable specialist.
Recently relocating to Houston after 37 years in Florida, Michelle has been married to her husband, Mitch, for 36 years and is a proud mother of two recently married daughters, Grace and Claire.