Pr. Rich was called as pastor of Resurrection Lutheran in March 2023. He previously served as a pastor in Denver, Colorado, and an associate and interim associate in a Lutheran and Presbyterian church. He is a father of four, spouse to Rachael, who works in medical device research, and they have two rescue dogs. Pr. Rich enjoys playing guitars, collecting baseball cards, watching baseball, and fishing.

     Before going to seminary, he worked in health care, and was the manager of business development for a physician group.

     Pr. Rich came to faith in Jesus while in prison in New York, as a teenager in the adult prison system. He worked for seven years with dying prisoners in a maximum-security prison in a unique prison hospice program under the supervision and guidance of Rev. J. Edward Lewis, Sr. (ACPE Supervisor and Pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church, Newburgh, NY).