Scott laughlin

executive PASTOR

Scott began attending Grace when he moved to San Diego in the summer of 2000 and has called our church home since. He served in various roles volunteering and even part-time until the Lord called him into full-time ministry as a pastor in 2014. He and his wife Susan have three boys; Aden, Henri & Maximus.

Scott leads all of our outreach ministries, both locally & globally. That includes our monthly food distribution, street teams and providing ways for our church to reach our community and the nations for Christ. He also oversee all business aspects of the church; which include finances, facilities, insurance, human resources, strategic initiatives and more. He has a passion for business and loves to see the local church leverage their resources in the culture to be good news and to bring glory to God. Scott also serves as one of the teaching pastors for our church.

Scott is currently working on a degree in Psychology & Biblical Studies at Biola University and loves learning how he can serve others through the many mental health challenges we face in our world. He is passionate about how spiritual formation shapes our psychological development, combating anxiety and depression.

Scott is a big MMA enthusiast and loves most action sports. He also love to travel and have led teams to countries like Haiti, Malawi, Peru, Cuba, Japan, Mexico, Guatemala & Thailand. You will often find him at the best coffee shops in San Diego reading a leather bound book.