Our Leadership
Meet Our Pastors
Eric & Julia Pickerill
Eric and Julia Pickerill serve together as the Senior Pastors of Vineyard Columbus.
Julia & Eric planted and co-pastored Vineyard Amsterdam (Netherlands) for seven years before moving to Columbus in 2015. They stepped into their current role in January 2021.
Eric has a BA in Art Education from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in Theology from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Julia received her BA in English Literature from The Ohio State University and is a trained Spiritual Director. They've been married for 30 years and have three children... two teens at home and one living in Colorado.
Campus Pastors
Irene Casale-Petrarca
Viña Westerville Campus Pastor
Daniel Hernández
Viña Grandview Campus Pastor
Zach White
Pickerington Campus Pastor
Insoo Kim
Associate Pastor of Campuses and Grandview Campus Pastor
Ryan Snow
Sawmill Campus Pastor
Eric Gonzalez
Pastor of Next Steps & Outreach, Viña Westerville
TJ Tillman
Pastor of Next Steps and Outreach, Grandview Campus
Novica Olinger
Pastor of Next Steps and Outreach, Pickerington Campus
Michael Williams
New Albany Campus Pastor
Teaching Pastors
Dr. Charles Montgomery
Teaching Pastor
Rich Nathan
Founding Pastor and Director of Pastors Residency Program
Senior Leadership Team
Julia Pickerill
Senior Pastor
Eric Pickerill
Senior Pastor
Mailin Young
Head of Staff
Insoo Kim
Associate Pastor of Campuses and Grandview Campus Pastor
Joshua Miller
Associate Pastor of Ministries and Pastor of Weekend and Worship
Daniel Nathan
Executive Pastor of Finance and Development
Amanda Pershing
Associate Pastor of Communications
Shawn Steward
Executive Director of People & Operations
Gina Watts
Executive Director of Mission
Pastoral Ministries
Joshua Miller
Associate Pastor of Ministries and Pastor of Weekend and Worship
Craig Allen
Worship Arts Pastor
Shareena Casey
Worship Arts Pastor
Eric Gonzalez
Empowered Life Pastor
Nikki LeMire
Weekend Pastoral Resident
Paige Goslin
Ministry Leader of Next Steps
Adrienne Ash
Westerville Community Pastor
Eric Gonzalez
Pastor of Next Steps & Outreach, Viña Westerville
Gregg Hay
Central Small Groups Pastor
Dan Kidd
Pastor of Discipleship
Jason Loehr
Pastor of Marriage & Family
Novica Olinger
Pastor of Next Steps and Outreach, Pickerington Campus
David Richardson
Next Steps Pastoral Resident
Brooke Simwero
Westerville Small Groups Pastoral Resident
TJ Tillman
Pastor of Next Steps and Outreach, Grandview Campus
Stephen Van Dop
Small Groups Pastor
Paul Cullen
Pastor of Next Gen & Young Adults
Santos Chaparro
Central Next Gen Pastor
Hannah Chaparro
Central Next Gen Pastor
Myra Gaiters
Pastor of Early Childhood
Maddie Johnson
VC Students Pastor - Westerville Campus
Ricky Kelley
VC Students Pastoral Resident
Rhonda Trupiano
Pastor of Elementary
Gina Watts
Executive Director of Mission
Daniel Hernández
Pastor of International Ministries
Ximena Holle
Global Missions Pastor
Nikki Mills
Missions Operations Director
Brooke O'Neal
Pastor of Evangelism Strategies
Jenney Rice
Pastor of Community Outreach
Jerome Smith
Pastor of Vineyard Community Center
Daniel Nathan
Executive Pastor of Finance and Development
Kyle Benedetti
Director of Information Technology
Justin Brown
Stewardship Pastoral Resident
Bernie Larsen
Director of Business Operations
Shawn Steward
Executive Director of People & Operations
Rebekah Van Dop
Director of Human Resources
Debbie Warren
Comptroller