James Colegrove Sr.
Pastor Colegrove is a 1974 graduate of Soo High, and has returned to Sault Ste. Marie to plant a church. The vision started in 1954, when Pastor Colegrove's father came to the Soo to start a church. That church continued for many years, but was closed permantly over 20 years ago. In October of 2006, Jim Colegrove and his wife Sonja felt the call to come back to the Soo to restore the vision and redeem a city.
Sonja is originally from St. Joseph, Michigan, and has a Bachelor's degree in education from Western Michigan University.
The Colegroves have four children: James Jr. is Youth Pastor at Apostolic Faith Tabernacle of Shreveport, LA. He and his wife Natalie have a son, Xavier, and are expecting another child in October of 2015; Andrea and her husband Shawn Grey of Dunn, NC. They have three children: Hayden, Alina, and Isabelle. Jennifer and her husband Joseph Mascher of Scottsbluff, NE. have two children, Hannah and Caleb. Stephen joins his parents for their work in the Sault during his breaks from studying Computer Science at Michigan Tech University in Houghton, MI.
