Senior Pastor

Kathy Sanders was raised in Shreveport and attended Oral Roberts University.  She majored in Learning Disabilities at ORU and then completed a masters degree at Louisiana Tech in Special Education. She has been employed by Caddo Parish Schools as an Educational Diagnostician for several years.  Doug and Kathy have two grown children and four grandchildren.

Kathy is married to Doug and helped plant the Shreveport Vineyard in 1985.  They have worked side by side in establishing the church and pastoring the church.  Kathy has worked with women’s ministries and children ministries.  They have served on short term mission trips together, including one wonderful opportunity in Australia with John Wimber.

Kathy has served in the role of Senior Pastor for the past one to two years while the church family continues to pray for healing for Doug from Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease.  Kathy is committed to the Vineyard distinctives including welcoming Holy Spirit, intimate worship, ministry to the poor, the already and the not yet of the Kingdom, and everybody gets to play.  She says, “Vineyard has been home to me for over 30 years.  They are my tribe and I will continue to facilitate the values of this tribe during my time as pastor. I want us all to create an environment in our services and in hearts that welcomes Holy Spirit.” 

 

 

Pastor Emeritus

Doug Sanders was born and raised in Minden, Louisiana. He lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for eight years where he attended Oral Roberts University and received degrees in Biblical Literature in Undergraduate and Graduate study and also completed his Seminary Training at ORU.

During Doug’s time in Tulsa he worked with the Chaplain’s Office as a Wing Chaplain, Spiritual Life Dorm Director, Graduate Housing Chaplain and Chapel and Vesper’s Worship Leader. He spent two summers on the road traveling primarily in the Southeastern part of the United States leading outreach music and drama teams from ORU.

Doug and his wife Kathy moved to Shreveport in 1980. After serving on the staff of a local church for five years, Doug and Kathy began the Shreveport Vineyard Church in the Fall of 1985. He has served on the National Board of the Vineyard & also on the National Vineyard Leadership Team in the capacity of Area Pastor Coordinator for Vineyard pastors in North Louisiana and also in the state of Arkansas. Doug & Kathy have been involved in short-term mission trips with the Vineyard in Australia, Costa Rica and Colombia.

Doug loves to play with the grandkids!