Meet Our Team
Pastors

Brett Baranic
Senior Pastor
pastorbrett@sugargrovechurch.com
Pastor Brett joined our staff as Student Pastor in 2014 and now serves as our Senior Pastor. He has served in ministry for over 10 years and he’s incredibly passionate about helping families in our church thrive and take their next steps with Jesus.
He and his wife, Erin, have two children (Ella & Owen). They enjoy spending time outside, going to the zoo, cookouts, and Disney movie marathons.

Ryan Nord
Administrative Pastor
pastorryan@sugargrovechurch.com
Pastor Ryan joined our staff as Administrative Pastor in 2022.

Rick Donald
Adult Ministry Pastor
pastorrick@sugargrovechurch.com
Pastor Rick joined our staff as Adult Ministries pastor in 2021. He has been in ministry over 40 year and has served in many different ministry roles such as small groups, assimilation, pastoral care, addiction, and marriage ministries to name a few.
He and his wife, Lynda, have two married children, Shauna (Peter) and Jordan (Roxie), and four granddaughters (Madison, Aubrey, Kylie, Harper and Bella) who have brought great joy to their lives. In their free time, Rick and Lynda enjoy spending time with family, especially their grandchildren.

Jason Hobbs
Worship Pastor
pastorjason@sugargrovechurch.com
Pastor Jason joined our staff in August of 2025.