OUR LEADERS & STAFF
ELDERS
Justin Dean (Lead Pastor - SC Davenport)
ABOUT JUSTIN
As the Lead Pastor, Justin is the primary preaching Pastor for SC Davenport and is responsible for the overall vision and direction of the church and raising up future leaders and church planters.
Justin is a graduate of Liberty University with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Masters degree in Theology and Church Planting. Justin has been married to his wife Amanda for 18 years, and they have five children. Justin and Amanda planted Sacred City Church with a few friends in 2011.
Justin enjoys reading books by old dead guys, craft coffee, CrossFit, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Mountain Biking, Bourbon, and the occasional cigar.
Rob Spykstra (Pastor of Discipleship - SC Davenport)
ABOUT ROB
The pastor of discipleship's responsibilities begins when a guest enters the doors of Sacred City. He oversees the team of volunteers who make the Gathering experience a warm and engaging experience, to personally getting to know those who are new to Sacred City. The aim is to shepherd that guest into missional community experience, through membership and on into further discipleship opportunities. The pastor of discipleship also oversees Missional Communities, a crucial community for discipleship at Sacred City.
Rob is married to Tamra. He has four adult children scattered throughout the United States.
Pastor Rob has a Master of Divinity from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He has been a lead pastor for 11 years and an associate pastor for five years before joining Sacred City. He also had the unique opportunity to be the Resident Minister at Yellowstone National Park. Besides ministering within the church, Rob has experience in classical, Christian education as a Development Director and Headmaster. His wife, Tamra, has a Masters degree in counseling, homeschooled for over 10 years and is also a classical, Christian science teacher.
Dr. Alex Arguello (Lay Elder - SC Davenport)
Sam Schmidt (Lead Pastor - SC Moline)
ABOUT SAM
DEACONS & STAFF
Kevin Knoer (Pastoral Assistant - SC Davenport)
ABOUT KEVIN
Alex Tate (Deacon of SC Youth - SC Davenport)
ABOUT ALEX
Alex is married to Bridgette and they have three boys: Michael, Camren and Quincy.
After leaving the corporate world after 12 years, Alex followed a call to launch Sacred City Youth. Alex has completed Sacred City's Pastoral Residency Program and is currently in the Elder Developement process.
Joel Bickford (Deacon of Worship - SC Davenport)
ABOUT JOEL
Beyond those responsibilities, Joel also oversees all of our online platforms such as livestreaming, social media, our church website, etc.
Joel is married to Julia and they have four children.
Joel has been serving and leading in some capaticy of worship ministry for over 15 years, and has been on staff at Sacred City since it began.
Alisha Miller (Deaconess of SC Kids - SC Davenport)
ABOUT ALISHA
Alisha is married to Jeff and they have three children: Parker, Carsen, and Sawyer.
Being an Administrator since 2019, Alisha has much experience in overseeing and training volunteers, scheduling, curriculum, and writing and implementing new policies in childcare. She was a pre-school teacher for 4 years, and has been serving as an SC Kids teacher since 2015.
She also has been coaching and training at a local gym since 2015. Alisha enjoys working out, bring outside, being with her family, watching her children play sports, and reading.
Abbey Taets (Administrative Assistant - SC Moline)
ABOUT ABBEY
Volunteering in the office since 2018, Abbey came on staff in the summer of 2022, working part-time.
Abbey is married to Eric, and they have one son, Nico.
Abbey has an Associates of Applied Science in Visual Communications (Graphic Design) and has worked as a Graphic Designer and/or Marketing Director for 8 years.
In her free time Abbey enjoys exploring, trying new foods, roller coasters, swimming, archery, and hosting events in her home.
Trent Randle (Deacon of Worship - SC Moline)
ABOUT TRENT
Kurt Schoenhoft (Director of Multimedia - SC Davenport)
ABOUT KURT
Kurt is married to Emily and they have one child (and another on the way in early 2023!)
Kurt received his Bachelors in Interatcive Media from Nossi College of Art and has been in the media field for 8 plus years doing marketing and freelance creative work.
In Kurt's downtime he enjoys hanging out in the woods either throwing frisbees, hiking/running, or dodging trees on a bike.