Our pastors govern our local church and we believe that having multiple pastors is the wisest way to assure the best care of the local church (Acts 20:17, Titus 1:5). We are grateful to have the following leaders.
Spencer Vaughn, Senior Pastor
Spencer was born in Kingsport, Tennessee (thus the Southern accent) and has spent most of his life in the beautiful mountains of Southwest Virginia. He attended Virginia Tech for three years, and left to start his own business. Before becoming a pastor, most of his working career was spent in the automotive industry as a business owner, manager and insurance claims adjuster.
In 1997, God increased the desire in Spencer’s heart toward pursuing full-time pastoral ministry. He eventually went to the Sovereign Grace Pastors College and graduated in 2003. Upon graduating, he and his family returned to Roanoke and began serving the wonderful people of Sovereign Grace Community Church, where he has served as associate pastor and worship leader. In August 2025, he was ordained to full-time Senior Pastor, as the former senior pastor (Bruce Chick) moved to serve in a sister Sovereign Grace church after serving SGCC for 23 years.
Spencer and his wife, Sherry, live in Roanoke City with their youngest daughter. Spencer enjoys reading, hunting and camping with his family and friends.
Colin Campbell, Associate Pastor
Colin has called Roanoke home since he was seven years old. While growing up, he spent much of that time building with LEGOs. He is a Mechanical Engineer (Virginia Tech class of 2000). In 2001, he became a lay-youth director in another church, which fanned a flame in his heart that God may one day call him to pastoral ministry. In 2004, Colin met Jennifer on a Christian dating/relationship site and it worked… they married 16 months later, joined SGCC that same year, and since then had 5 children who they say are their favorite kids in the world. Their whole family has been dramatically affected as they’ve better understood the Gospel’s effects on everyday life.
In 2013 Colin left his full-time engineering job, and he and his family moved to Louisville, KY for Colin to attend the Sovereign Grace Pastors College. He graduated in June of 2014 and has served bi-vocationally since then, being ordained in December 2017. As a pastor, he focuses on relationships in the church and his neighborhood, and oversees our SG Kids ministry. During the week he operates an engineering consultancy.
For fun, Colin loves acting and making short films with his family. He and his wife are also DIYers who enjoy working on their house together. He also loves conversations with small-business entrepreneurs.
Deacons
In addition to pastor/elders, we are blessed with some wonderful deacons who oversee various aspects of church life. These men have been gifted by God to help lead and serve the congregation in these particular areas:
Vic Abbott: Deacon of Community Impact
Jason Desai: Deacon of Technology
Chris Uliana: Deacon of Finance