Meet Our Staff
Neil Watson, Executive Pastor
Neil was called as Pastor in April, 2005, having served previously as Executive Pastor at The Bridge Community Church in Mesa, AZ. Prior to coming here, Neil worked eleven years at Motorola, was a youth pastor for nineteen years in Mesa, and was the Chaplain for the California Angels for fourteen years in Mesa. Neil is married to Lisa and has two sons and six grandchildren.
Jeff Crandall, Worship Pastor
Jeff joined the staff at SCC in October of 2011 after being on staff at High Desert Church in Victorville, CA for 17 years. Before entering local church ministry, Jeff was co-founder/drummer with the Christian power pop/punk band “Altar Boys” for 11 years. He received his
Christian education from the International School of Theology with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling. Jeff’s passions are leading worship, discipleship and mentoring. He is married to Jenny, his high school sweetheart. They have 3 sons.
David Norton, Pastor of Student Ministries
A Graduate of Southwestern Bible College, David has worked with Junior and Senior High students as a volunteer and Pastor for over ten years. David was called by God to Saguaro Canyon in April of 2007 as Pastor of student ministries. David was blessed to marry the love of his life, Mari Diane Norton, on May 13th 2007. They were both blessed when Mari gave birth to their son Asher in Nov. of 2008 and their daughter Zoe in Jan. of 2011. David is passionate about seeing students experience the deep love of God and the relationship He desires to have with them.
Sergio Mireles, Pastor to Manantiel en el Desierto
Sergio and his wife Petra live in Tucson. Sergio serves as the Pastor of Manantiel en el Desierto which meets on the campus of Saguaro Canyon and Ministers to the Hispanic community.
Ashley Chapman, Director of Children’s Ministries
I am very blessed to have the opportunity to work with the children and families of Saguaro Canyon. I can see the growth potential of the children’s ministry so clearly. I spent ten years at Valley Springs Presbyterian Church in Roseville, California before Patrick wisked me off my feet to Del Rio, Texas and now Tucson. Coming from a non-Christian family, Valley Springs was my home away from home. I taught Sunday school and worked with the Junior High and Highschool Ministries during my time there. I saw the Children’s Ministry grow from 5-10 students on a given sunday to over 50. I also assisted the Children’s Ministries Director in preparing lessons for Sunday morning and administrative tasks. I look forward to working with you all to grow the Children’s Ministry at Saguaro Canyon.
Rose McCormick, Church Administrator
Tom Laflin, Administrative Assistant
Lisa Vernon, Newsletter Editor
