Rich was born in Oklahoma City. After graduating from Midwest City High School he attended Rose State College where he became a Christain through the ministry of the Baptist Student Union. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Youth Ministry from Oklahoma Baptist University and his Masters of Religious Education with a concentration in Student Ministry from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Ministry: Rich has been ministering to teenagers & college students for twenty-one years. Ten of those years have been at Arrow Heights. Rich previously served at North Peachtree Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Family: Richard and his wife Jennifer met at Oklahoma Baptist University. After graduation they married on June 5, 1993 at First Baptist Church Lawton. They have been married for seventeen years and have three beautiful daughters: Braelyn, Skylar, and Landrey.
Favorite Thing to Do: Spend time with family, coach soccer, play tennis w my wife, cheer for OU, fantasy sports, watch UFC w the guys, movies, and love checking out new gadgets/technology.
Favorite Movies: Where to start…Christmas Vacation, The Patriot, What About Bob, Saving Private Ryan, Brave Heart, Schindler's List, Rudy, Hoosiers, Remember the Titans, Father of the Bride, Gladiator, Passion of the Christ, and more…
Favorite TV Show: 24, Lost, & Survivor
Currently Listening to: Charlie Hall, Flyleaf, DecembeRadio, Tenth Ave North & Jason Crabb.
Dream Vacation: Long vacation with the family to New York City & Orlando, Florida then end it with a fun relaxing cruise to the Caribbean Islands.
Favorite Food: Italian
Life Verse: Philippians 3:7-11
“But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.”