Our Staff

Interim Pastor - Reverend Dr. John P. Chandler

John, a North Carolina native, leads the Ray and Ann Spence Network for Congregational Leadership, a network that connects leaders with each other and with best ministry practices.  Since 2007, the Spence Network has been the catalyst for starting nearly two hundred new networks serving nearly two thousand ministry leaders. 

Prior to that, John served as leader for the Courageous Churches team at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, where he has served since 1999. While leading this team, Virginia Baptists quadrupled the annual number of churches planted, reversed a seven-year trend of declining state baptisms, increased attendance at its annual evangelism conference five-fold, and saw 4,463 recorded student decisions for Christ at its Youth Evangelism Conference (double any other four-year period in the event’s history).

Chandler served as Pastor of Effort Baptist Church in Palmyra, Virginia from 1987-99. During his tenure, the church grew from 17 to 440 in attendance and baptized over 350 people, most of whom were un-churched adults. The church also increased its annual receipts twenty-fold, and increased its annual missions giving from one percent of the church’s budget to seventeen percent.

John and his wife, Mary, a nurse practitioner, have two great adult sons, Preston (and wife Maria), and Roland.  John enjoys playing tennis, motorcycling, and pulling for the Tar Heels.

 

 

Sheri Crawford - Spotswood Site Coordinator

Sheri and her family have been part of Spring Hill since they moved to Charlottesville in 2004.  She has a Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University and worked in broadcasting, publishing and public relations.  In addition to being a reporter and news anchor, she was Senior Editor for Word Publishing, Managing Editor for Anzea Scripture Union, National Public Relations Director for Habitat for Humanity Australia, and Public Relations Director for New Life League International before starting her own media company. Sheri and her husband Scott have three sons in college--John, Steven and Mark.


Mary Buckner - Associate Minister

Mary joined Spring Hill in July of 2000 and is responsible for the 11:00 worship service music and the choir, special needs ministry, women's ministry, and community ministries. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Charleston Southern University, a Master of Church Music from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and has done extensive work on a Master of Elementary Education at  Virginia Commonwealth University. Mary and her husband Mark are parents of one son, Jon. Please email Mary (mary@springhillbaptist.org) with any questions.

Office Hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 9:00-5:00 p.m. 

 

Mike and Christine Alley - Youth Ministry Leaders

Mike, Christine and their son Peyton have been part of the Spring Hill family since 1997. Mike and Christine joined the staff in June of 2003.  Mike has served as a coach in this community for more than 16 years and also previously worked with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, working at UVA and the area high schools. His passion is to teach Christian values and good character to athletes and coaches on and off the field. Christine coordinates many of the youth events, leads our 9:30 worship service at Frays Mill, and serves in a number of other roles at the church. Together they have committed their lives to working with teenagers from all walks of life. Please contact Mike and Christine (alley@springhillbaptist.org) for questions about youth. 

 

John Green - Pastoral Care Minister

John serves as Pastoral Care minister for Spring Hill. His responsibilities involve ministering to the fellowship and friends of the congregation as needs arise. In addition, he leads one of the 9:30 am Sunday morning Bible study classes, a Monday evening small group hosted by Keith and Kathy Livingston, and other special studies. John and his wife Donna Ruth have two daughters now finishing graduate school in North Carolina and California. They also have a granddaughter, Linden, who is in first grade! John’s career has been bi-vocational. He graduated from Auburn University in engineering and has worked for Westinghouse, Tektronix, Ball Aerospace and Comdial/Vertical Communications. He is also a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has served as pastor in Utah, Oregon, Colorado and Virginia. He continues both careers through leading Bible studies, supply preaching and, when time allows, operating amateur radio as KX4P.

 

Joey Clark - Church Administrator

Joey Clark joined the Spring Hill family in February of 2011.  She has lived here in Virginia since 1996, moving from her hometown of Pensacola Beach Florida.  She is married to Robin, who is the Lieutenant Director of Madison County EMS and also a part time instructor of UVA.  They have one daughter, Chloe who attends William Monroe Middle School.  Prior to the Administrative job here at Spring hill, Joey worked in a pediatric office for eight years and prior to that was the office manager of a Veterinary Clinic. She has 5 loving dogs and one cat which are her furry children.  In her free time she loves to scrapbook, create cards with her photography and anything to do with the beach.  If you ask Joey where she is vacationing, you can bet she says the Outer Banks.  Come check out her office and you can see signs of the beach everywhere.  She is very eager to help anyone that needs her assistant here at Spring Hill Baptist Church. If you have any questions regarding the church, please contact her at (joey@springhillbaptist.org).

 

Zach Scully - Office Administrator

Zach Scully joined Spring Hill in September of 2009.  He has grown up in the Charlottesville area since he was 9 years old, went to Albemarle High school, and then graduated from Wheaton College, IL, in 2005. He was recently married to Jean Miller as of this July.  Jean works as a nurse at UVA.  Zach takes care of the general office and administrative needs of the church, as well as managing Dover-Foxcroft reservations for our cottage and retreat center next door.  For Dover-Foxcroft reservation inquiries, or general church questions, please contact Zach at 973-7473 or (office@springhillbaptist.org).