Our Leadership Team
Dr. Aaron Veach was born in Portland and raised in Roseburg, Oregon. After serving four years in the Navy, he enrolled in community college to pursue a degree in Forestry. But God had other plans. After a year of study, he transferred to Northwest Christian College in Eugene, OR (now Bushnell University) and began preparing for ministry as a Pastor.
Following college, he served two years as an Associate Pastor in Texas before enrolling at Emmanuel Christian Seminary of Milligan College in Johnson City, Tennessee where he earned a Master of Divinity in Honors.
Upon graduation from seminary, he moved his family back to Oregon where he served as the Pastor of the First Christian Church in Mill City, Oregon for over ten years. While there, he began pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA. This was completed during a three-year ministry in Portland. He was then called to a thirteen-year ministry in Central Point, Oregon before he began serving the Gold Hill Christian Church in June 2015.
Alongside him throughout all these experiences has been his wonderful wife whom he married in 1974. In every church they have served, she has offered her gifts of music and teaching to help people understand who Jesus is and how much He loves them. She has published a Bible Study for women entitled Beautiful You! (Inside and Out!) which focuses on the Book of Esther in the Old Testament.
Aaron and Lisa Veach have two sons, one daughter-in-law, and three wonderful granddaughters. All live in the Rogue Valley area and the family gets to spend time together laughing, sharing, and enjoying life.
Worship Leader/Director of Music Lisa Veach
Lisa Veach is a wife, mother of two sons and a grandmother of three darling granddaughters. She and her husband, Dr. Aaron Veach have served in churches for over thirty years; her husband as the senior pastor and she as the Worship Leader/ Director of Music. In that capacity she has led worship, been a soloist, directed choirs, and written and directed dramatic musicals.
Lisa has Bachelor’s degree in theology and double minor in music and Christian education. She has gift for teaching and has taught all ages, often augmenting or writing the curriculum. She has a passion to help people come to know Jesus, grow in Him, and develop a walk of love and integrity with Him.
Lisa’s hobbies include hiking, biking, swimming, gardening, reading and various kinds of needle work.
Lisa has spoken at women’s retreats and other gatherings, and is available for future engagements.
Lisa also shares her thoughts and bible knowledge on her website “Life for the Soul” to reach people that need to be know that God loves you and can help in troubled times. You can also find her book Beautiful You! (Inside and Out!), a Bible study on the book of Esther, focuses on women’s desire to look beautiful with a fashion show and a study that help you discover your body build and the fashions that will enhance you! You will learn which clothing colors make you “shine.” A cosmetic party, beautician, and games are all included to help your external “package” look very attractive!
Dick Hamilton, elder, GHCC
Jane Hamilton, Church Secretary
Dick and Jane Hamilton met in the fifth grade in the old brick building of Central Point Elementary School. They were high school sweethearts and married right after high school. Dick served some years on the Medford Police Department and later owned a Chevron Service Station and 24 hour garage. His pastimes included building and racing stock cars and drifting the white water of the Rogue River
Dick and Jane went to Kenya, Africa in 1976 and served full time on the mission field for thirteen years, drilling water wells and establishing churches and schools
After returning to the valley, Dick served as pastor of Gold Hill Christian Church for 25 years and continues to serve on the church board of elders. For many years Dick spent his spare time doing tractor repair and restoration of antique tractors and engines, and served as president of the Rogue Vintage Tractor and Old Engine Club.
Jane now serves as secretary of the Gold Hill Christian Church. After returning from Kenya, she worked as Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center, serving child abuse victims and as Director of the Regional Child Abuse Center, traveled across the state training law enforcement and child advocates in responding to child abuse reports, until her retirement in 2006.
The Hamiltons are now enjoying retirement, gardening, grandchildren and three great grandchildren and they love being a part of the Gold Hill Christian Church family.
