Pastor Richard has been serving in Belleville since January 2017. He was born in Brockville, ON but very quickly moved on to live in Quebec, Nova Scotia, Kentucky, Indiana, Manitoba, Virginia, Missouri, Florida, and now back to Ontario. He has been married to Korie-Lynn since 2004 and they are the parents of two teen boys. He is proud to admit to being the 4th generation of pastors in his family.

Pastor Richard holds a Bachelor of Church Music from Winnipeg Bible College (now Providence University College and Seminary) and a Master of Divinity degree from Providence Theological Seminary.

He enjoys music, having sung professionally with the CBC Hymn Sing program. He enjoys cake decorating, cooking, musicals and travelling and is a self proclaimed “tacky tourist.”

As a pastor, he loves to see the lightbulbs go on as people realize the love that their Heavenly Father has for them and loves the fact that Jesus wants to have a personal relationship with all of his children!