The Stories of My Life

Dr. Ronald ＂Dee＂ Vaughan is Senior Pastor of St. Andrews’ Baptist Church in Columbia, SC. He is a native of Greenville, SC and is a graduate of Furman University (B.A.) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. and D.Min.). ＂Dee,＂ as he is known to most people, has served as a student minister, a campus ministry intern, a hospital chaplain, a fire department chaplain, and, since 1982, has served as senior pastor of five congregations. Dee is married to Linda, a native of Gaffney and a graduate of Furman University. Linda teaches adult education for Lexington School District 2. The Vaughans are parents of three children; Elizabeth Davison, a special education teacher, wife of Pastor Josh Davison, and mother of Liam, Creighton, and Josiah, the Vaughan’s amazing grandsons. Josh and his wife, Jen, work as physical therapists for Palmetto Baptist Health. Andrew is a student at Midlands Technical College and works at Fatz Café in Irmo. Dee plays the guitar and banjo, occasionally writes a song, and loves to see God at work in life’s everyday experiences.