John Richter- Senior Pastor
John and Kim planted Oxford Vineyard with their four children (Ana, Sarah Beth, Jonathan, and Maria) in 2009 after a transformational encounter with God. They are responsible for overseeing the vision and mission of the church. Equipped with a Master’s degree in engineering from the University of Dayton, John is a former professor at Miami University and works as an engineer. John leads the teaching team, provides ministry oversight to the executive staff, and is an enthusiastic catalyst for power and servant evangelism and prayer ministry at the Vineyard.
Contact: johntrichter@gmail.com
Office Hours: by appointment only
Kim Richter- Senior Pastor
Also a graduate of the University of Dayton and a lifetime resident of Southwest Ohio, thanks to her experience as a mom, educator, and coach, Kim brings a compassionate angle to ministry at the Vineyard as a Spiritual Director. Serving in various capacities including prayer, kids ministry, hospitality team, leading small groups, preaching occasionally, and providing a directional voice to the staff, Kim builds for the kingdom and drives Oxford Vineyard toward its mission and vision in everything she does.
Josh Jones- Executive Pastor
Josh is a member of the teaching team, small groups director, and Oxford Vineyard’s location leader for School of Kingdom Ministry. A lifelong learner, film buff, and foodie who loves to give away what he’s been given, Josh has worked to equip the church in different aspects of prayer ministry for years. He brings decades of crucial experience from his time ministering in Hawaii, Kansas City, and the Cincinnati area. Josh brings profound friendship with God and a knowledgeable, prophetic voice to the Vineyard family.
Contact: 513.joshua.jones@gmail.com
Office Hours: by appointment only.
Ana Isadore- Executive Director
Ana recently joined the team in 2024 after working in Marketing/Event Planning and is excited to jump into her role on staff spending her time coordinating volunteers, event planning, creating social content, and equipping leaders behind the scenes. After leaving Oxford to pursue her college basketball career in 2016, she felt the Lord drawing her back to Ohio to start a family. Ana and her husband Dominic (who serves on the worship team) enjoy cultivating friendships, using their home as a place to share the gospel, and raising their kids to be passionate lovers of Jesus.
Contact: anaisadore.oxfordvineyard@gmail.com
Lynne Jones- Executive Pastor/ Worship Pastor
Lynne brings invaluable experience to the team having served as a worship leader with other Vineyard churches and para-church ministries before joining the Oxford Vineyard team in 2015. Lynne, her husband Josh, and their two kids (Isaiah and Maeve), have a history of cultivating forms of community in Oxford for years. In addition to teaching and equipping in different capacities, Lynne plays a critical role in organizing the weekend service, volunteers, church events, outreach, and worship training.
Contact: Lynnemjones7@gmail.com
Office Hours: Tues 1pm - 3pm, or by appointment
Darrin Harding- Associate Pastor
Darrin is passionate about Jesus & His Kingdom and loves to get involved in people’s lives. He is a teaching team member and brings valuable experience to Oxford Vineyard in foreign missions. He has been very involved in small group ministries since the 1990s and also helps care for our facility. He served Jesus in YWAM (Chennai, India) and was a full-time missionary in India from 1999-2007. He has also shared the love of Jesus in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Mexico. He graduated from the Vineyard Leadership Institute in 2010, majoring in missions. He passionately loves and adores his wife Sandhya, whom he married in India back in 2006.
Contact: darrin.harding55@gmail.com
Office Hours: by appointment only