ABOUT LIFE CHURCH VINEYARD

At Life Church Vineyard, we are a Family on a Mission. A place to be Needed & Known, Discipled & Equipped. Our mission is to help bring the Kingdom of God “here on earth as it is in heaven.” Every person is needed, and our hope is that everyone feels known.

 

WHO WE ARE

A FAMILY ON A MISSION

We believe God created us for relationship and to share that within a community context. That’s where the family part comes in. But we’re not just family, we are a family on a mission. We are followers of Jesus Christ and our mission is to help bring the Kingdom of God ‘here on earth as it is in heaven.’ Every person is needed and our hope is that everyone feels known. And as pastors and leaders, our role is to show you the extravagant love of Jesus for you in hopes you will embrace it and experience it yourself and choose to follow God. We will also do our best to teach you the Word of God from the Bible and give you tools to help you become a disciple and equip you for the good work that we believe God has for you!

OUR BELIEFS

We believe the very nature and purpose of God is revealed in His Church. We hold to the truths of Scripture from who God is, to His call on us to make disciples of all nations. We believe the atmosphere of the church should be mercy, forgiveness, acceptance, and love.

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Our VALUES

As a family on this mission, we’re guided by values, not rules — choosing grace over judgment, mercy over punishment, and restoration over separation. We equip every person to participate in God’s work rather than sit on the sidelines.

 

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meet OUR LEADERSHIP

MITCH & LARA PRICE

Co-Pastors of Life Church Vineyard

Serves as the “Dad & Mom” of our church family. Mitch enjoys digging into God’s Word and being one of our primary Bible teachers and Lara enjoys serving as a Worship Leader and connecting with people and helping everyone find their place within the Body of Christ. They have a son, Zack, who is in high school and enjoys being a part of the football & basketball teams. As a family they enjoy adventures together like camping in their RV and skiing/snowboarding… preferably in the mountains of Colorado! Lara & Zack like to cook together and family dinner time is important. Often after dinner, you can find them playing a board game, or watching Wheel of Fortune and seeing who can solve the puzzle first. Mitch is a bi-vocational pastor as he also helps run the family custom home building business, Price Custom Homes. They are passionate about following Jesus closer today than yesterday…and encouraging others to do the same. 

Todd & debbie Hamilton

Todd and Debbie Hamilton have served on our Leadership Team since 2019. Debbie has played the piano since she was 5 and loves serving on the worship team as a keyboardist & has a passion for songwriting. Todd & Debbie are founders of N8 Family Chiropractic clinics, where their mission is to teach people the benefits of wellness chiropractic adjustments: to heal, prevent and maximize performance, allowing the body to work the way God designed. Todd & Debbie love learning and following the leadership qualities of Jesus and bring that style of servant leadership not only to their business but to the church as well.  Todd & Debbie desire to honor God with every aspect of their lives. They have 2 boys, Drew and Adam, and enjoy travel and family date nights where they play cards and games.

David & sherry rauch

David & Sherry Rauch have served on our Leadership Team since 2020. David serves on our Worship & Media team and serves as our Church Administrator. Sherry teaches in our Saplings (preschool) class and leads our Home Meals team. Together they help lead our Visitation Ministry and Bickford Nursing Home Ministry alongside Sherry’s parents, Jerry & Anna Wentz. They are also certified SYMBIS facilitators which is a ministry to our engaged couples and struggling marriages. David retired from Rockwell Automation as a business lead for several product lines for Ohio. Sherry was a preschool teacher but in 2011 decided to stay at home to help with the care of their grandchildren, which she thoroughly enjoys! For recreation, they enjoy riding bikes together and travelling abroad. Through their 32 years together, and all the ups and downs life brings, they say “Life is grand with Jehovah leading our life!”

Scott & Stephanie Van Den Berg

Scott & Stephanie Van Den Berg have served on our Leadership Team since 2023 and prior to that served in Vineyard church leadership for 17 years. Stephanie serves on the Operation Christmas Child team, leads our funeral meals team, and contributes to several other ministries as well. Scott and Stephanie have 2 children, Jessica and Joseph, and six grandchildren. Scott and Stephanie are both retired, Scott from Supply Chain engineering and operations, and Stephanie from culinary research and development. They enjoy their time renovating their 1863 home, traveling, attending their grandchildren’s sporting events, and sharing their gift of hospitality with others.

Meet Our Founders

Founding Pastors Ron and Marilyn Grubb

Ron and Marilyn were raised in rural, central Ohio. Ron, near Sugar Grove and graduated from Berne Union High School in 1967; Marilyn, raised near Somerset, graduated Sheridan High School in 1967. 
They officially became a couple while attending church camp as 15-year-olds. Dating through high school, Ron went onto Fort Wayne Bible College after high school (now Taylor University) while Marilyn traveled south to Bob Jones University in Greenville South Carolina to study office clerical work.
Married on August 10, 1969.

After Ron’s graduated Bible College in 1971, he accepted the position of Associate Pastor at Trinity Missionary Church in Flint Michigan. Marilyn was also employed there as the secretary to the Senior Pastor.
In 1973, they moved back to a home on Marilyn’s family’s farm near Somerset and raised their two sons Jason and Ryan. Ron worked in retail furniture sales and eventually established himself as a custom and classic-car upholsterer by the 1980’s.
In 1995, Ron felt the draw of the Lord to resume pastoral ministry and was hired by New Hope Church of Pickerington as an Associate Pastor. By 1997, Ron was convinced the Lord was calling him to plant a church in Lancaster, Ohio. Together with Marilyn’s help, beginning with a small home Bible study group, Lancaster Community Church (LCC) began to blossom.  Eventually, they completely renovated a 33,000 square foot warehouse in downtown Lancaster and fostered that church to over 1000 people.
In October of 2010, Ron and Marilyn released the headship of LCC to younger leaders and “retired” from ministry.
Soon they agreed to plant a second church which has become Life Church Vineyard.  The new congregation was healthfully established by 2020, and as 70-year-olds decided to re-retire.
As members of the Leadership team, they now serve Life Church Vineyard faithfully in whatever capacity is needed, including preaching, teaching and nursery duty.

 

ADDRESS

Life Church Vineyard
5550 Lancaster-Newark Road NE
Pleasantville, OH 43148

Call

855.235.4525 ext. 0

email

info@lifechurchvineyard.com

mailing address

Life Church Vineyard
PO Box 185
Pleasantville, OH 43148