Andre Hastick Elected Chesapeake Conference President

Story by Evan Knott

Today, the Chesapeake Conference Executive Committee elected Andre Hastick as president of the Chesapeake Conference. Hastick accepted the call and will begin his duties January 1, 2026, following Jerry Lutz’s retirement at the end of the year. 

The committee reviewed the conference’s bylaws outlining the role and responsibilities of the president, identified qualities they were seeking in a new leader and engaged in multiple seasons of prayer throughout the deliberation process.

“We agreed the process was to establish a process, work the process, and then affirm the results of the process,” says Marcellus T. Robinson, president of the Columbia Union Conference, who chaired the meeting. “We’re thoroughly believing that the Lord has selected Elder Hastick at this time to serve as president.” 

Hastick has served as the conference’s executive secretary since 2021. He began his ministry in the Chesapeake Conference in 2011 when he accepted a call to serve as pastor of the Aberdeen (Md.) church and later the Reisterstown and South Carroll churches in Maryland. In 2017, he was elected to serve as Communication director and then as assistant to the president for Communication in 2020.

“I’m extremely humbled to be given the opportunity to serve the Lord in this capacity in the Chesapeake Conference as president,” says Hastick. “Working for God is a privilege, and it flows from the grace of Jesus Christ. Jesus left us with a commission to go into all the world, and, for us, that begins with going into all of Chesapeake. I love our Chesapeake family. I look forward to coming alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ in every region to complete the mission before the soon return of Jesus.”

Hastick and his wife, Heather, met while attending Columbia Union College (now Washington Adventist University) in Takoma Park, Md. The couple has three daughters: Brianna, Ashlyn and Aubrey.