Pastors and Elders

John Stevens

Elder

John Stevens and his family have been attending Sovereign Grace Church since the first Thursday evening meeting in August of ’06. Through leading small groups, prayer and building friendships in the body, his heart and desire to shepherd continues to grow. Laura and he have been married for 25 years and have 4 children; Keith, David, Carolyn and Abigail, ranging from 21 to 9 years old. His family loves the truth of Scripture preached at Sovereign Grace every week and the passion for Jesus Christ that is evident among the believers. He has a BS/MS degrees in Chemical Engineering, is a Professional Engineer and works as a technical consultant for an oil company.

Randy Prine

Elder

Randy Prine is self-employed as an automation consultant in the oil industry. Randy is an example of consistent, faithful service to the Lord and His church. He is currently serving as a small group leader and teaches the toddlers at Sovereign Grace Church. He is married to Karen, is the father of 3 children, and has one grandson.

Randy Lovegreen

Worship Pastor

Randy Lovegreen is a native of Bakersfield, CA. He has served at Sovereign Grace Church since shortly after the church began. He currently serves as a small group leader and as Director of Music and Technology. Prior to coming to SG, he served as Pastor of Music and Worship at Olive Drive Church in Bakersfield. In his 15th year of marriage to his wonderful wife Victoria, they have three awesome boys, Jonas (11), Elijah (9) and Silas (5 months). Randy desires to glorify Christ through his life, his marriage, his children and through the incredible gift of music.

Jason Faber

Assistant Pastor

Jason Faber is one of the original four men whom God called to co-plant Sovereign Grace Church of Bakersfield. The son of a pastor and church planter, Jason grew up planting churches alongside his father and has been doing ministry most of his life. He attended BIOLA University for two years and went on to graduate from Fresno Pacific University in 2006. His desire is to be used by God to “bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among all the nations.” (Romans 1:5)

jason@sgcb.org
(661) 333-1995

Chad Vegas

Lead Pastor

Chad Vegas is the founding pastor of Sovereign Grace Church. After completing his MA in Theology at Talbot, and being the high school pastor at RiverLakes Community Church, Chad was called to plant a church in Bakersfield. His passion is to know Christ and to make him known. He has been married to Teresa since 1994, and they have 2 children.

chad@sgcb.org
(661) 333-1995