Our Team

Get to know the Sanctuary Church team

Meet Our Staff

Our goal at Sanctuary Church as a leadership team is to submit ourselves to the authority of Scripture and use our God-given talents for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Richmond Howard | Lead Pastor

Richmond serves as the Lead Pastor and planter of Sanctuary Church. He is passionate about building a Spirit-led, disciple-making community rooted in God’s Word and prayer.

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Jared Stavinoha | Ministry & Operations Coordinator

Jared has a deep passion for the church and is thrilled to see people and his city renewed through the gospel.

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Ryan & Danielle Ford | Connections & Hospitality Team Lead

Ryan and Danielle have a heart for serving others and cultivating genuine community, desiring to reflect God’s love through hospitality and meaningful connection.

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Oscar Jaimes | Setup Team Lead

Oscar is passionate about ministry and discipleship, driven by a desire to serve others selflessly and lead them closer to the living love of Jesus.

Advisory Board

Over the next few years, Sanctuary Church will be working towards raising up a plurality of qualified men who can serve as local elders to help carry out the ministry of word and prayer. We want men who meet the character qualifications of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and have a demonstrated track record within this new local church. We also want to follow the biblical wisdom of Paul to Timothy to not be too quick to raise up elders (1 Tim. 5:22). While we give time for elders to emerge, we will have an advisory board in place who will help give support, care, and accountability, while serving as a sounding board for the lead pastor.

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Reid Squires | Lead Pastor of Sojourn Montrose and Acts 29 Houston Lead

Reid serves as the Lead Pastor of Sojourn Montrose and is the sub-regional director of Acts 29 Network in Houston.

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Kylen Perry | Pastor of ThePorch at Watermark

Kylen Perry serves as the Executive Director of The Porch at Watermark in Dallas, TX.

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Evan McCord | Internal Member of Sanctuary Church

Evan and his family are founding gospel partners of Sanctuary Church and serve in a number of areas, personally, he uniquely contributes in areas of stewardship and church governance.

Richmond Howard

Lead Pastor

Richmond serves as the Lead Pastor and planter of Sanctuary Church. He’s passionate about seeing the church be both grounded in the Word of God and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit. His prayer is for Sanctuary Church to become a Spirit-led, disciple-making church with an underlying desire to have a culture of prayer for revival and spiritual awakening in Houston.

He and McKinzie met freshman year of college at Texas A&M and they’ve been married since 2015. They now have three young daughters: Hadley, Tatum, and Harper. They’ve lived in the Spring Branch area of Houston their whole marriage and have a deep love for this community.

Before planting Sanctuary Church, Richmond was on staff at Christ Community Church for nine years where he served as the youth pastor and then executive pastor. He graduated with a finance degree from A&M and then a Th.M from Dallas Theological Seminary.

Jared Stavinoha

Ministry & Operations Coordinator

Jared is a Houston native who recently returned to the city he loves. He began following Jesus in 2016 after life-changing encounters with God’s love and truth at Breakaway. Though he graduated in 2017 with a finance degree and planned a career in lending, God redirected him to minister to men just like him. 

For seven years, Jared served with Student Mobilization in College Station. During that time, he discovered pastoral giftings and a deep passion for the church. After a short residency at Faith Bible Church and a 42-hour seminary program at Shepherds Theological Seminary, God led him to join the staff of Sanctuary Church. Jared is thrilled to see people and his city renewed through the gospel.

Ryan & Danielle Ford

Connections & Hospitality Team Lead

Ryan and Danielle Ford have been married since 2022 and are lifelong residents of the Houston area. Ryan works as an engineer, and Danielle is a pediatric speech-language pathologist. They are proud parents to their son, Graham, and are excited to welcome another little one soon.

The Fords joined the Sanctuary core team in October 2024 and serve as ministry leaders for the Welcome and Hospitality teams, overseeing the Sunday experience and equipping volunteers to lead with excellence and compassion. Their heart is to create a welcoming space where people encounter God’s love and presence. They have a heart for service, hospitality and building meaningful relationships, whether through sharing a meal with friends or spending intentional time with family.

Oscar Jaimes

Setup Team Lead

Oscar is most passionate about three things — helping people know the truth of the living love and Word of Jesus, making his wife Khyara fall more in love with him every day, and being the ultimate protector to his newborn daughter, Selah Reign. 

Those who know Oscar best describe him as selfless and servant-hearted. His time in church planting in Miami, Florida, strengthened his call to pastoral ministry. Now pursuing a Master of Divinity, he continues to serve with joy wherever God leads, always pointing others to Christ. He currently oversees all setup, AV, and production logistics for Sanctuary Church, creating a seamless and spirit-filled environment where people can encounter God freely.