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Employee Spotlight: Michael Hoving

Published on Feb 22, 2016by Christian Art Gifts
Michael attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI and earned a BS in Accountancy. Upon graduation, he began his career working for a small public accounting firm, after which he spent 11 years as the Accounting Manager for a civil engineering form. These two positions helped Michael gain valuable experience in accounting as well as a variety of other business disciplines.

In this month’s Employee Spotlight, we would like to introduce you to Michael Hoving. As Vice President of Finance, Michael is someone that many of our customers will come in contact with at some point in time.

In the Fall of 2006, Michael was approached by an acquaintance at church who asked if he was looking for a new job. He was indeed looking, but wondered how this person might have known. He cautiously and suspiciously answered in the affirmative.

Referring to this point in his life as guided by God, Michael says, “As it turns out, this person did not know I was looking for a job, but God did and I marvel at how He guided me through my search that year and opened the doors that brought me to Christian Art Gifts as the Accounting Manager.”

Christian Art Gifts was a young company when Michael came on board. As Christian Art Gifts grew over the years, so did his responsibilities. Michael was able to contribute to the financial, operational, and administrative aspects of the company. Now accounting, accounts receivable, customer service, and warehouse all report to him.

“It is a blessing to be part of a company that designs and ships scripturally inspired gifts to people around the world,” says Michael, “Many of them share stories about how a particular devotion was just what they needed or how the simple word ‘Trust‘ on their coffee mug got them going for the day. I enjoy the opportunity to work with so many Christians colleagues and customers here and from around the world. It is a constant reminder that God’s kingdom has no borders.”

Outside of his career at Christian Art Gifts, Michael has been married to his wife Joy for 23 years and together have three children, Morgan, Paige, and William. They love spending time together at home and outdoors enjoying God’s creation through camping, biking, running, and hiking.